Yeah, the war in 2014 was when Russia invaded Crimea.
A bit late, but:
ISW Key Takeaways
Wagner Group financier Yevheniy Prigozhin seeks to obfuscate his efforts to strengthen his independent power base with an appeal to the concept of Russia’s historic unity.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian confirmed that Iran began providing Russia drones before February 24, but strangely denied that Russian forces have used them in combat.
DNR military commander Aleksandr Khodakovsky claimed that Russian friendly fire may have caused up to 60% of total Russian losses since mid-May.
Ukrainian troops reportedly continued counteroffensives along the Svatove-Kreminna line.
Russian forces continued to set up defensive positions along the Dnipro River.
Ukrainian forces continued to target Russian logistics and transportation in Kherson Oblast.
Russian forces continued to attack around Bakhmut and claimed unspecified advances.
Russian forces continued unsuccessful offensive operations in the Avdiivka-Donetsk City area and in western Donetsk.
Continued poor conditions for mobilized soldiers catalyzed a large-scale protest in Kazan.
Unknown actors reportedly attempted to assassinate high-profile Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR) Supreme Court Judge Aleksandr Nikulin.
Russia continues to deploy personnel to staff administrative positions in occupied areas.
Russian forces continued forced evacuations in Kherson Oblast. Over 80% of Kherson residents reportedly have evacuated. [given how little their care for civilian deaths, this is about a power play not care for the civilians. "Either you become one of our resources by joining us or you die" seems to be the attitude]
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⚡️ Politico: Russia hasn’t destroyed (kyivindependent.com/uncategorized/politico-russia-hasnt-destroyed-single-himars-in-ukraine) single HIMARS in Ukraine.
Politico cited an unnamed Pentagon official saying that Russian forces haven't destroyed any of the U.S.-provided High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, despite the claims in Russian media.
⚡️ Zelensky: Next week, Ukraine to start fundraising (kyivindependent.com/news-feed/zelensky-ukraine-to-start-fundraising-for-marine-drones-fleet) for marine drones fleet.
⚡️IAEA: External power at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant restored.
Two days after the occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant lost all access to external electricity following Russian shelling, it was reconnected to power, Rafael Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Nov. 5.
⚡️Russian media: Hundreds of Russian conscripts killed in Luhansk Oblast (kyivindependent.com/news-feed/russian-media-hundreds-of-russian-consripts-killed-in-luhansk-oblast).
According to Russian media outlet Verstka, Ukrainian forces attacked the battalion of mobilized Russians, killing hundreds near Makiivka village in the embattled Luhansk Oblast on Nov. 2.
⚡️ Russia kidnaps 34 children from Kherson Oblast.
⚡️ New York Times: Kyiv to evacuate all civilians in case of total blackout.
Kyiv authorities have begun planning the evacuation of the city's three million residents if the Ukrainian capital suffers a complete blackout, according to the New York Times. [there is controversy over this claim, some say the Ukrainians have said it, others say they haven't]
see: ⚡️Kyiv City Council: ‘There are currently no reasons to talk about evacuation.’
⚡️ Governor: Air Force hits 7 Russian positions in Luhansk Oblast.
⚡️ Accounting Chamber: Russia's damage to Ukrainian soil, air, forests worth at least $37 billion.
Almost one-third of Ukrainian forests – three million hectares – has already been affected; some of the forests are lost forever, the government agency wrote.
"Russia has also turned our fertile black soil into the world's most contaminated with explosive materials land," it stated.
⚡️Russian mercenary group Wagner to create paramilitary training centers near Ukraine’s border.
Yevgeny Prigozhin, close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, said the so-called “training centers" located in the Kursk and Belgorod regions northeast of Ukraine’s border should consist of residents of these regions.
⚡️Ministry: Russia damaged over 1,000 hospitals since Feb. 24.
Russian forces damaged 1,100 medical facilities and destroyed 144 of them over the course of the nine-month-long full-scale invasion, the Health Ministry reported on Nov. 6.
⚡️EU Commission to propose monthly package of up to 1.5 billion euros to Ukraine for 2023.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told President Volodymyr Zelensky the support would contribute to covering Ukraine’s needs in 2023.
The package, totaling up to 18 billion euros, will cover part of the country’s state deficit through long-term loans.