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Ukraine's envoy to international organisations in Vienna, Yurii Vitrenko, told the OSCE Permanent Council on 13 November that Russia's leadership lives in a parallel reality about its battlefield advances. Ukrinform reported that Vitrenko said Russia's claims to control more territory than it holds can be checked with modern intelligence, and that Ukraine's Defense Forces have stabilised the front and carried out several successful counteroffensive operations. He also said Ukrainian missiles and drones regularly hit military targets, including deep inside Russia, and that the war weighs heavily on Russia's economy and manpower. Vitrenko said the Kremlin must acknowledge what he called unacceptably high Russian losses and that Russian troops are holding their positions without advancing. He accused Moscow of using attacks on civilians and freezing temperatures as weapons, and said Ukraine supports a full ceasefire that would open the way to a diplomatic settlement. He added that Russia would not end its aggression out of goodwill, so decisive international action and sustained support for Ukraine are needed. Ukrinform also noted that President Volodymyr Zelensky had said Russia shifted to targeting civilians after failures on the battlefield.