Ukraine Invasion - Part 62

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My own view fwiw is keep three weeks' of water and dried/tinned food, not three days, and ensure you have a few decent med kits around, at the least. If you need much more than that, all the cards are in the air and we're in genuine trouble.

A lot will depend on where I am in the "only two months' worth at a time" medications cycle. There are one or two I am likely to die without, and if the emergency happens when I have to order the supplies for the next two months, I probably won't manage very well, and there is no way I can get more than that in order to have a safe buffer.

For what it is worth, even before I had so many meds myself I was always concerned for people in any war zone who might be dependent on (say) insulin, and would die because the supply chain for that was smashed. I don't know how many people in towns occupied illegally by Russian troops may have died simply because their medication was suddenly unavailable. (One is too many, but these people are uncivilised. Нет культуры.)

NATO is currently conducting live-fire drills in the Baltics to practice the response to a Russian invasion.

Nato’s eastern flank is preparing for tomorrow’s war today - Drones, AI and robot machine guns tested in live-fire drills to protect Baltic states on Putin’s border

In addition to improving operational readiness, exercises like this also send a useful message to the Russians. It's also good to see some progress in integrating new kit.

@AskingQuestionsAllTheTime I fear that in a severe situation very many people will not make it. Without specialized medical help the number of deaths in childbirth will rise too. Skills are vital, but there's just no replacement for medications at times. I dread the thought of what happens if supplies of morphine / strong pain killers are interrupted too.

In the occupied territories one of the ways that Russia forced inhabitants to take out Russian passports was by withholding insulin and vital meds. It works, I'm afraid. When Mariupol was under siege a lot died there too, apparently, despite Ukraine trying to get some meds in.

I mean, the weather is the most likely thing to cause power cuts where I live - 32 hours outage a couple of years ago when a storm brought a tree down on the wires.

The other reference they could make is the Iberian blackout.

Any thoughts on last night’s false alerts? I’d have thought the Russian one was a false flag except apparently a Ukrainian group is claiming responsibility. But it’s odd that both Russia and Ukraine had fake emergency alerts.

I’ll eat my hat if it’s not a Russian false flag. I thought Ukraine were also blaming Russia for the hack on theirs? Did the Ukrainian group actually claim responsibility or just post about the hack?

Live:Ukraine

⚡️ Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has condemned the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruling allowing Russian national ice hockey teams to return to international competitions under the auspices of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), calling the decision unacceptable.

Sybiha said Russia’s participation in international championships would grant Moscow the international legitimacy it seeks while continuing its war against Ukraine.

“Russia has not stopped the war. It has not stopped killing Ukrainians. It has not stopped its relentless attacks on our cities. So, what exactly has changed to justify the return of Russian national ice hockey teams to international competition?” Sybiha wrote on X.

He called on the international sports community and Ukraine’s partners to oppose Russia’s return, stressing that sporting relations cannot return to normal while Moscow continues its aggression.

“This shameful decision must be overturned. I also urge the governments of nations that have not lost their moral compass to deny entry to Russian ice hockey players,” he added.

“Russia’s war must have consequences—including in the realm of international sports,” Sybiha concluded.

⚡️ A Russian strike on the Koziatyn community in the Vinnytsia region has killed two adults and injured three children, according to Nataliia Zabolotna, head of the regional military administration.

The strike hit an area between a dormitory and an educational institution. A man was killed at the scene. A woman later died despite efforts by emergency medical teams to save her.

Three children are hospitalized with moderate injuries: two five-year-olds and a 16-year-old boy.

⚡️ President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he is ready to meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Türkiye and hopes President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will help arrange the meeting.

Zelenskyy added that only the two countries’ leaders can reach agreements on issues that negotiating teams have been unable to resolve.

⚡️ Russia launched nearly 1,940 attack drones, more than 1,580 guided aerial bombs, and 44 missiles, including 36 ballistic missiles, at Ukraine over the past week, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

He added that Russian strikes targeted energy infrastructure in four regions overnight: Dnipropetrovsk, Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, and Khmelnytskyi. The attacks hit substations, transformers, and power lines, leaving hundreds of thousands of families without electricity.

“Repair crews are working everywhere. As of now, hundreds of thousands of families remain without power,” Zelenskyy said.

He warned that Russia continues to intensify attacks on critical infrastructure and is taking advantage of Ukraine’s shortage of ballistic missile interceptors.

Zelenskyy said Ukraine remains in daily contact with the United States, European countries, and other partners over its urgent need for Patriot missiles.

Although the U.S. and several European nations announced new aid packages this month, he stressed that air defense deliveries must arrive without delay.

“Russia is destroying infrastructure and killing our people right now, and is banking on the use of ballistic missiles this winter. Consequently, decisions regarding air defense must be implemented immediately,” he said.

Zelenskyy thanked all partners supporting Ukraine’s efforts to defend its airspace.

⚡️ “Russia is demanding security guarantees. But they are the aggressors. What are they afraid of? Us?” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

He questioned why Moscow needs security guarantees when it was Russia that launched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

A few days ago, Zelenskyy raised for the first time the possibility of discussing security guarantees for Russia as part of a future peace agreement. However, he stressed that the war must first end and Ukraine’s own security must be ensured before Moscow’s demands can be considered.

Zelenskyy also said Russia is seeking more than guarantees of non-aggression. Moscow wants a separate agreement with the United States or NATO that could potentially reshape the entire European security architecture.

⚡️ The United States sees growing international interest in a limited ceasefire in the Black Sea to ensure the safe passage of grain and energy shipments from Russia and Ukraine, Reuters reported, citing U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Rubio said Washington is reviewing proposals from Türkiye and India to resume grain shipments while continuing to push for a broader negotiated settlement to Russia’s war against Ukraine.

He noted growing support for partial agreements, including a halt to attacks on vessels carrying grain and, in some cases, energy resources.

“This jeopardizes global food security, and to some extent, energy security as well,” Rubio told reporters after a two-day G20 foreign ministers’ meeting, where disagreements over the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East remained evident.

“We would like to achieve this. It won't end the war, but it would, at the very least, address one specific aspect of the problem,” he added.

⚡️ U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington supports maintaining dialogue with Russia, arguing that negotiations involving both sides are necessary to reach a peaceful settlement to the war against Ukraine. He made the remarks following a meeting of G20 foreign ministers in Atlanta.

“To end the war in Ukraine peacefully, a negotiated settlement is required. Between whom should such a settlement take place? Between Russia and Ukraine. How can agreements be reached between Russia and Ukraine if there is no way to communicate with both parties?” Rubio said.

He added that U.S. President Donald Trump supports Russia’s participation in G20 discussions, stressing that allowing Russian representatives to attend international meetings does not mean endorsing Moscow’s actions.

Rubio also said Washington considers it important to maintain communication channels with Russia, given its nuclear arsenal, to help prevent further escalation.

❗️Swedish special police forces have raided a vessel suspected of possible links to Russian hybrid attacks, Swedish broadcaster TV4 Nyheterna reported.

The operation took place on the night of November 1 off the northwestern coast of Gotland.

Authorities are questioning the crew of the 80-meter dry-cargo ship and examining their travel documents. The vessel remains detained as investigators look into its possible connection to Russian hybrid operations.

⚡️ Pope Leo XIV expressed hope that the humanitarian operation to evacuate civilians from the occupied city of Oleshky would encourage further dialogue and lead to new peace initiatives.

“A humanitarian action was recently carried out for the benefit of the civilian population of the city of Oleshky. I express the hope that the cooperation between the parties—which made this necessary gesture of humanity possible—will foster a greater desire for dialogue and lead to new, concrete initiatives for the sake of peace,” the Pope said.

⚡️ Ghana says Russian leader Vladimir Putin has pledged to stop the recruitment of its citizens to fight in Russia’s war against Ukraine.

Ghana’s Deputy Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said Putin made the commitment during the Russia-Africa summit. It covers both illegal recruitment and the voluntary enlistment of Ghanaian citizens in the Russian armed forces.

The two countries also agreed to cooperate on the construction of a 2,000-megawatt nuclear power plant in Ghana. Moscow further pledged support for Ghana’s agricultural sector and an increase in scholarships for Ghanaian students studying in Russia.

⚡️Ukraine liberated more territory than Russia captured in October, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

According to Zelenskyy, Ukrainian Defense Forces regained control of 96.2 square kilometers, 10.4 square kilometers more than Russian forces captured during the month.

Russia also suffered its highest monthly personnel losses since the start of the full-scale invasion, with 54,400 troops killed or severely wounded, Zelenskyy reported. The highest daily losses were recorded on October 21, when Russian forces lost 2,250 personnel.

Zelenskyy stressed that Russia could put an end to these losses by agreeing to a ceasefire and pursuing a diplomatic settlement.

⚡️ Russian forces used a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine’s southern Kherson region, introduced to facilitate a humanitarian mission in the occupied town of Oleshky, to reinforce their military positions, rotate personnel, and replenish ammunition supplies, Ukraine’s General Staff confirmed on November 2.

In a statement, the General Staff said Russian troops had taken advantage of the pause in hostilities to strengthen defensive positions, expand anti-drone protection along roads, and improve logistical support, including the delivery of ammunition.

Ukrainian military officials emphasized that units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces had maintained the ceasefire and operated strictly within the framework of the agreed arrangements.

The reported Russian military activity was also documented in drone footage published by Sky News on Novemebr 1, which showed Russian forces moving personnel and heavy military equipment during the humanitarian pause.

The footage also appeared to show Russian troops removing bags containing the bodies of deceased people from a local hospital.

Read more: https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/russia-exploits-oleshky-humanitarian-ceasefire-to-rearm-and-reinforce-troops-in-kherson-23990

⚡️ Ukraine’s nationwide air raid alert app was targeted in a cyberattack overnight, pushing fake warnings of nuclear and chemical threats, street battles in Kyiv, and impending strikes by Russia’s hypersonic "Oreshnik" missile. The Ukrainian Air Force urged calm, confirming zero radiation danger and exposing the breach as a hostile psyop.

⚡️ The number of people injured in a Russian attack on Izium in the Kharkiv region has risen to eight, including an 11-year-old boy, the regional military administration reported.

The strike damaged a five-story apartment building, destroying its first three floors, as well as a four-story residential building.

At least 14 private houses, two shops, and six vehicles were also damaged in the city.

❗️Russia has withdrawn from the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, effectively ending independent monitoring of its detention facilities, the Council of Europe reported.

Russia had been a party to the convention since 1998. Following its withdrawal, the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture said it would no longer be able to conduct independent inspections of Russian prisons and other detention facilities.

Since 2022, the committee has received numerous reports of alleged torture in Russian prisons and in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.

Apologies the above news reports came from United 24 Media this is:

Live:Ukraine

⚡️ The second round of the presidential election is taking place in Bulgaria. Pro-Ukrainian former Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov and the country's incumbent President Iliana Yotova, who supports dialogue with Russia, are competing.

Today at 07:00, about 9,300 polling stations opened in Bulgaria; they will operate until 20:00. Another 613 polling stations opened abroad. Over 6.5 million Bulgarians are eligible to vote.

The first round took place on October 25. At that time, slightly more than 22% of voters cast ballots — a record low turnout in Bulgaria — and no candidate secured enough support to win. Yotova received 34.75% of the vote, and Gyurov — 31.95%.

▪️Iliana Yotova, who has led the country since Rumen Radev's resignation in January, does not support military aid to Ukraine and advocates an immediate ceasefire. At the same time, she does not directly criticize Russia for its aggression.

▪️Gyurov, by contrast, holds a clear pro-Western position and supports Ukraine. In particular, in March, during a visit to Kyiv, he signed a security agreement between Bulgaria and Ukraine with Volodymyr Zelensky.

⚡️ Ukrainians returned from Oleshky, and actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau spent the night in the Kyiv metro. The week's top stories.

🔴 Actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, known for his role as Jaime Lannister in "Game of Thrones," arrived in Kyiv. He spent the night in the capital's metro, attended a performance by veteran Volodymyr Tuka, and called on the world to keep talking about Ukraine.

🔴 In Konotop, Sumy region, power supply was restored after a five-day blackout. Due to Russian strikes, energy facilities in the city were completely destroyed.

🔴 Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre held a phone conversation with Putin about ending the war in Ukraine. This was Putin's first conversation with European leaders since Macron's call in July last year.

🔴 Residents of occupied Oleshky in the Kherson region returned to Ukraine as part of a humanitarian mission. The oldest person rescued is 94 years old; the youngest is just over a year old. Animals were also evacuated.

🔴 The Verkhovna Rada extended martial law and general mobilization for another 90 days — until January 29, 2027. This is the 21st such vote since the start of the full-scale invasion.

🔴 The administration of Donald Trump is promoting Viktor Orbán's candidacy for the post of UN Secretary-General. According to journalists, the former Hungarian prime minister is interested in the proposal but has not yet made a final decision.

⚡️ In Russia, overnight, one of the largest oil transport hubs — the Samara LPDS — came under attack.

This linear production and dispatch station receives, stores, and pumps oil through main pipelines from Tatarstan, Western Siberia, and other Russian oil-producing regions.

In October alone, Ukraine attacked this facility at least three times. After previous strikes, OSINT analysts reported significant damage to the tank farm.

⚡️ Incumbent Bulgarian President Iliana Yotova has won the second round of the presidential election.

After processing 99.68% of the protocols, she has 57.66% of the vote. Her opponent, pro-Ukrainian former Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov, receives 39.38%. He has already conceded defeat.

Iliana Yotova, who has led the country since Rumen Radev's resignation in January, does not support military aid to Ukraine, advocates an immediate ceasefire, and supports dialogue with Russia.

⚡️ Overnight, the Russians launched 193 drones at Ukraine, 75 of them jet-powered Shaheds. Air defense neutralized 154 UAVs.

However, impacts were recorded in 26 locations, with debris falling in 9. Here is what is known about the aftermath in the regions:

🔴 Kharkiv region. Late in the evening, the Russians struck the village of Vashcheve — 12 people were injured, including a child.

🔴 Odesa. Houses and infrastructure facilities were hit. Four people were injured.

🔴 Dnipropetrovsk region. The enemy attacked the Nikopol district nearly 30 times — a man was injured.

🔴 Poltava region. In the Kremenchuk district, a UAV fell on the territory of a private house. Four neighboring houses and cars were damaged. One person was injured.

🔴 Kirovohrad region. The Russians struck a transport enterprise — a fire broke out. No casualties were reported.

Also, due to overnight shelling in Kyiv and a number of regions of Ukraine, emergency power outages were introduced in the morning.

⚡️The regime of silence in Oleshky, in effect since October 27, has ended.

Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets stated that during this period the sides did not violate the agreements. This allowed humanitarian aid to be delivered to the city and willing civilians to be evacuated.

US First Lady Melania Trump, who facilitated this humanitarian operation, wrote that the mission was completed successfully. According to her, nearly 800 people were evacuated from Oleshky.

At the same time, the General Staff notes that the Russians used the regime of silence in Oleshky for the rotation of their troops, strengthening positions, and delivering ammunition.

⚡️ Sky News has obtained exclusive footage from Ukrainian drones showing how Russia used the "silence" in Oleshky to strengthen its positions.

The video shows the Russians bringing heavy equipment and ammunition into the city, placing armored vehicles on the streets, and entering houses with basements carrying large backpacks. Dmytro Pulinets, commander of the 34th Marine Brigade, said that previously Russian soldiers could not even dream of moving freely around the city — neither day nor night.

During the truce, they restored artillery systems and previously lost positions, conducted rotations, brought in new forces and equipment, and increased aerial reconnaissance and fuel reserves. The Russians removed more than 30 bodies from the morgue. Locals told journalists that these people died violent deaths, and the Russians did not allow them to be buried. "There will be no investigation here," notes the report's author, Stuart Ramsay.

Ukrainian intelligence confirmed to Sky News that one of the vehicles in the humanitarian convoy returned to the Russian military and brought them supplies. And after the convoy left, the occupiers took for themselves the food and supplies that had been brought for civilians.

▪️The regime of silence in the Oleshky area was in effect from October 27 to November 1. According to US First Lady Melania Trump, nearly 800 people were evacuated from the city. At the same time, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated that the Russians used the pause to strengthen their positions and logistics.

⚡️ Russia has begun launching a new version of the Gerbera drone at Ukraine — it can fly up to 1,200 km and carry a warhead of up to 25 kg.

The HUR notes that initially the Russians used Gerberas mainly as cheap decoy targets to overload Ukrainian air defense. Now the drone has been significantly modernized: it received more complex navigation, modems, and cameras to detect interceptors.

The Gerbera-2 has a wingspan of three meters, can stay in the air for up to 10 hours, and accelerate to 200 km/h. The sample studied by the HUR had a 10-kilogram warhead and additional bags of incendiary mixture. Although the Russians claim that the Gerbera-2 can carry up to 25 kg of explosives.

Additionally, the increased range of the Gerbera-2 allows Russia to use it not only against Ukraine. According to Ukrainian intelligence, in September it was precisely this drone with a warhead that was found on the Baltic coast of Poland.

BBC reported that apparently it was a Ukrainian espionage group claimed fake warnings of nuclear strikes inside Russia had been sent to users but it was odd for them to have occurred simultaneously with the Ukrainian alerts. These days, it could easily be a Russian operation pretending to be a Ukrainian espionage group. That makes the most sense to me.

▪️The regime of silence in the Oleshky area was in effect from October 27 to November 1. According to US First Lady Melania Trump, nearly 800 people were evacuated from the city. At the same time, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated that the Russians used the pause to strengthen their positions and logistics.

That ‘humanitarian’ ceasefire worked out well for Russia. Just another helpful step from the current US administration.

Kyiv Independent:

⚡Russian attacks kill 1, injure 47 over past day, leaving hundreds of thousands without electricity.

Russia continued its campaign against Ukraine's energy grid ahead of winter, targeting infrastructure in at least four regions overnight and injuring three workers from the Ukrainian energy company DTEK.

⚡Update: Ukraine liberated more territory than Russia was able to seize in October, Zelensky says.

"We thank all our defenders, all our soldiers, every brigade and every unit for this result, which is so important for our country. Russia is losing," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

⚡Zelensky confirms attack on Russian rocket fuel factory, missile launcher system.

"A ‘Pantsir-S2’ system and a command and control vehicle belonging to the S-400 ‘Triumph’ system were also struck," Zelensky said, causing an estimated $70 million in damage.

⚡Foreign Minister Sybiha calls for Russian athlete travel ban as Moscow's ice hockey return risks forcing Ukraine out.

"I call on governments that have not lost their moral compass to deny Russian players entry to their territory," said Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha.

⚡️Russian drone strike near school dormitory kills 13-year-old in Vinnytsia Oblast, injures more children.

A Russian drone strike on the grounds of a vocational school dormitory in Vinnytsia Oblast killed two people, including a 13-year-old girl, on Nov. 1, the State Emergency Service reported.

⚡️Ukraine's air raid alert system hacked, Air Force says as false nuclear, chemical warnings sound.

Ukraine's air raid alert system was hacked late Nov. 1, the Air Force said, as sirens sounded across the country and people received false alerts warning of nuclear, chemical, and street fighting threats.

⚡️Ukrainian forces evacuate civilians around Kherson Oblast during Oleshky ceasefire.

167 Kherson Oblast residents trapped on the right bank of the Dnipro River were evacuated to safer areas in the region. 22 children and 21 people with limited mobility were among the evacuated, Ukraine's General Staff said.

⚡️U.S. National Cathedral holds special prayer for Ukrainian children.

"Today it is something special because it is about Ukrainian children," Denys Sienik, acting ambassador of Ukraine to the U.S., said. "Those children who are no longer with us, those children who have been kidnapped by Russia. And it is so important to draw attention, to raise public attention to the matter, and to send a message to all Ukrainian children that no one is forgotten."

⚡️'Suspicious object' enters Latvian airspace near Belarus, Russia border.

Less than an hour after the initial announcement, the Latvia declared that the incursion had ended and the threat had left. The Latvian military later said it had deployed a BLAZE interceptor drone in response to the incursion and had activated its self-destruct protocol to avoid entering and violating Russian or Belarusian airspace.

⚡️Ukrainian forces reportedly strike oil facility in Russia's Samara Oblast in overnight attack.

Ukrainian monitoring channels reported that Ukrainian drones had struck the Samara Linear Production and Dispatch Station in the city of Prosvet, around 835 kilometers (520 miles) northeast of Ukraine's border.

⚡️ What the US midterms could mean for Ukraine

For months, Ukraine has faced mounting pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump, as he seeks to secure political gains ahead of the November midterm elections.

With both chambers of Congress at stake on Nov. 3, the key question is how heavily Republicans will lose — and whether the scale of any setback will be enough to shift Washington's foreign policy.

A Democratic victory might give Ukraine a sympathetic Congress and offer greater scrutiny over Trump's foreign policy pivots. However, experts who spoke with the Kyiv Independent say that the U.S. president would ultimately keep firm control over his country's foreign policy.

⚡️Russia-friendly Yotova wins Bulgaria's presidential runoff.

Iliana Yotova, who opposes military aid for Ukraine and calls for a dialogue with Moscow, won 57.58% of the Nov. 1 vote, with 99.95% of the polling station protocols processed.

⚡️China not interested in US-Russia summit on Ukraine, German president claims.

Chinese President Xi Jinping was surprised by the proposal and noted that European officials should be involved in resolving the war, as it is taking place on the European continent, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said.

⚡️Zelensky says he's ready to meet Putin in Turkey.

A meeting between the leaders is essential, said Zelensky, adding that Turkey can be a practical and realistic mediator of future talks between Moscow and Kyiv.

⚡️Russia lost 1 soldier every 35 seconds on Nov. 1, Ukraine's General Staff says.

Russian forces suffered a record 2,500 personnel losses on Nov. 1, Ukraine's General Staff said.

⚡️ These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Nov. 2, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Kyiv Post:

⚡️ US Secretary of State Rubio does not believe Putin will agree to any peace settlement regarding Ukraine before spring 2027.

Rubio rejected claims that a deal is imminent and characterized near-term NATO membership for Ukraine as unrealistic.

⚡️ Putin would answer a phone call from Zelensky, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said Sunday, claiming the Russian leader has never refused direct dialogue with Ukraine’s president.

⚡️ Zelensky said he was ready to meet Putin in Turkey to discuss a ceasefire, security guarantees and occupied territories, but ruled out handing over the Donbas or recognizing Crimea as Russian.

He also said Ukraine must be included in any negotiations on ending the war.

⚡️ Ukraine’s military intelligence confirmed a Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet burned down at the Akhtubinsk airfield on Thursday, attributing it to an engine startup failure due to suspected low jet fuel quality.

Russia lowered jet fuel standards in August because Ukrainian attacks reduced refinery output, though it’s unclear whether the decision directly relates to Thursday’s incident.

⚡️ Zelensky said Ukraine could halt strikes on Russian oil refineries if Moscow stopped attacking Ukrainian energy infrastructure or Washington supplied Patriot missiles for a month, with Kyiv willing to pay.

He also praised Melania Trump’s role in facilitating humanitarian efforts in the Kherson region.

⚡️ The US is pushing for Russian gas flows to Europe via Ukrainian pipelines to resume as part of proposed energy-truce talks, the Wall Street Journal reports. [Because concessions that benefit russia have been going so well in stopping the war thus far I presume!]

Washington believes restored sales could give Putin an incentive to accept a deal while providing Kyiv transit-fee revenue.

The Ukrainians certainly did the same during the ceasefire, so it didn’t advantage either side.

I’m glad if so but assume that this means that the Ukrainians were moving supplies and tanks into different areas?

Correct. Probably not tanks, but the fighting in the whole theater has evolved into a struggle to interdict the enemy’s logistics. Both sides would use it as an opportunity to resupply, reposition and reinforce their troops in the area.

And by moving back into known positions, the Russians have made themselves targets again, now without civilians to shield themselves. So it’s not the win for the Russians that it appears at first glance.

Kyiv Independent Telegram Highlights Thread

⚡️Witkoff reveals location, date for new trilateral peace deal negotiations.
U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff announced that new rounds of trilateral peace negotiations between Russia, Ukraine, and the U.S. will be held on Nov. 10-11 in Abu Dhabi.

⚡️ Russia unleashes biggest mass attack on Ukraine's energy this year.
Energy officials recorded one of the largest waves of Russian ballistic missiles targeting critical infrastructure, with Russia also launching cruise missiles, jet-powered drones, and propeller-powered drones, Vitalii Zaichenko, CEO of Ukrenergo, the country's state grid operator, told the Kyiv Independent.

⚡️Russia lost 1 soldier every 35 seconds on Nov. 1, Ukraine's General Staff says.
Russian forces suffered a record 2,500 personnel losses on Nov. 1, Ukraine's General Staff said.

⚡️Update: Russian missile attack hits Kharkiv medical facility, injuring 73.
Russian forces struck a medical facility in Kharkiv overnight on Nov. 3, with 25 people reported injured and approximately 200 patients facing evacuation, local authorities said.

⚡️ 'Exceptionally horrific strike' — Russian bombs strike school used as humanitarian aid center in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, killing 24.
Following the initial strike, Russian forces dropped another nine aerial bombs on a shelter where people were taking refuge, Zelensky said.

⚡️Update: Zelensky arrives in Berlin for meeting with German Chancellor on air defense, energy sector
“Important meetings lie ahead, as well as strengthening our air defense and supporting our energy sector. This will be the priority of today’s talks,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said on social media on Nov. 3 upon arriving in Germany.

⚡️Update: Russian military equipment filmed by Sky News during ceasefire in Kherson Oblast was used for demining, Ukraine’s ombudsman claims.
“This military equipment was used for demining under the strict supervision of the Ukrainian side. After the demining, the equipment returned to its previous location,” Dmytro Lubinets said, contradicting an earlier statement by Ukraine’s General Staff that Russian military equipment had been moved for non-humanitarian purposes.

⚡️UK intercepts Russian spy ship monitoring NATO military exercises.
British helicopters tracked a Russian intelligence ship, Viktor Leonov, as it was "closely monitoring" NATO military drills off the coast of Scotland, the Royal Navy said.

⚡️Russian oil refinery in Yaroslavl reportedly struck, multiple fires reported.

⚡️Zelensky confirms Ukraine targeted Russian emergency alert systems in retaliatory hack.
"I underlined it several times that we only respond to their attacks," Zelensky told PBS NewsHour. "So, of course, after the attack, when it was very clear to all our people and for all our personnel, and the intelligence, that it's [Russia's] personal attack against our people, civilians, of course, we responded."

⚡️Putin orders Russian data centers to reserve capacity to assist state IT infrastructure.
With the decree, a newly established government commission will have the authority to claim the reserved capacity, which must be made accessible within 24 hours of the government's notification.

⚡️Poland deploys counterterrorism police near Russian border amid sabotage warnings.
Poland has deployed police counterterrorism units near Russia's Kaliningrad exclave following intelligence warnings of possible sabotage in the coming days, Polish media reported on Nov. 2.

⚡️ Russian Defense Ministry to delay troop salary payments, media reports.
The Joint Group of Forces, the command currently fighting in Ukraine, would be exempted from the rule and receive their December pay before the new year, Verstka said.

⚡️Russia formally leaves Council of Europe's anti-torture convention.
"The withdrawal of the Russian Federation marks the end of the CPT's monitoring mandate in the country," said Alan Mitchell, the president of the CPT.

⚡️Russia adapts decoy drone for one-way attacks at ranges of up to 1,200 kilometers, HUR says.
According to a technical breakdown published by HUR, the new version, called the Gerbera-2, has a range of 1,200 kilometers and carries a 25-kilogram warhead.

⚡️Russian attacks increase Ukraine's need for foreign aid, Bloomberg report finds.
With economic activity expected to contract in 2026 for the first time since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, continued Western funding will be increasingly important to sustaining Ukraine’s defense and keeping the state functioning, a report by Bloomberg found.

⚡️ Kremlin rules out further humanitarian operations like Oleshky evacuation for now.

⚡️ Confrontation involving National Guard soldiers unfolds near Kyiv, police deny hostage reports.
Videos circulating on social media appear to show a tense standoff, with people demanding access to the building.

⚡️Su-57 destroyed in engine fire at Akhtubinsk airfield in Russia, HUR confirms.
HUR suggested that the fire may have resulted from deteriorating jet fuel quality linked to Ukrainian long-range drone strikes on Russian oil refineries, according to a Nov. 2 social media statement. @notimagain

Ukraine, EU split over US-backed plan to bring Russian gas back to Europe
The European Union is unlikely to accept a U.S. proposal to resume Russian gas deliveries to Europe through Ukraine, EU officials told the Kyiv Independent, despite Washington's belief that the scheme could help secure a ceasefire and provide economic benefits to Kyiv.
⠀But the plan faces a major obstacle: the EU has already legally committed to phasing out all Russian gas imports by 2027.
⠀While Ukrainian officials have so far been reluctant to comment publicly on the initiative, some privately remain cautious about rejecting it outright.

How did Vienna become safe haven for oligarchs and fugitives?
“We must never forget: in this cruel war, Ukrainians are dying every day while they are defending European values. Therefore, every European nation, and we in Austria, must help build Ukraine's future, not protect its past,” writes Cornelius Granig, an Austrian business executive, in this op-ed.

⚡️ Air raid alerts shut Ukrainian malls for record one-third of opening hours in October.
The alerts accounted for 32.5% of their operating time, up 1.7% from September and almost three times the share recorded a year earlier, according to the Ukrainian Council of Shopping Centers (UCSC).

Why Ukraine has launched a platform for citizens considering a future return
Ukraine has launched "Dodomu" ("Homewards"), a new platform designed to help displaced Ukrainians abroad navigate decisions about returning home.
The beta tool offers personalized roadmaps and profiles for 154 local communities without pushing people to return.

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⚡ RUSSIA'S WAR AGAINST UKRAINE — NOV 3, 2026
■ ISW: 🇷🇺 airstrike killed at least 18 civilians
Overnight 🇷🇺 attacks: 52 missiles intercepted, the 4th-most of the war, and improved drone interception rate, but 37 locations hit or affected by debris
■ Daytime 🇷🇺 attack on Nov 2: 171 strike drones, 81% shot down ■ 24 hours of scheduled power cuts today, the heaviest schedule since Dec 9, 2025
■ 8th-highest daily 🇷🇺 casualties of the war; land-based equipment losses above average ■ Over the last 30 days, Russian strikes outnumbered Ukrainian ones 30 to 1, the highest ratio since late December
■ Large 🇺🇦 drone attacks: Russian MoD claims 878 drones shot down, 856 of them overnight

UNITED24 Media Telegram Highlights

A protective electronic warfare “dome” has been established over Kyiv to disrupt the radio communications of Russian Shahed drones, Serhiy “Flash” Beskrestnov, an adviser to the President of Ukraine on defense technologies, said.
“All major manufacturers of electronic warfare (EW) systems were involved in the process, working around the clock to produce and install the equipment. The General Staff, the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the National Security and Defense Council, the Office of the President, and other units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine all contributed to the operation. The operation was under the constant supervision of the President,” Beskrestnov said.

The UK Royal Navy intercepted the Russian spy ship Viktor Leonov, a Vishnya-class vessel, off the coast of Scotland as it monitored NATO military exercises, The Telegraph reported.
According to the publication, Russian activity in and around British waters increased by 25% during the first seven months of 2026 compared with the same period in 2025.

Russia is seeking to exploit political instability in Poland to weaken European support for Ukraine, The New York Times reports.
Following electoral defeats suffered by its allies in Hungary and Serbia, Moscow is amplifying claims of a coup in Poland amid a prolonged dispute over control of the country’s Constitutional Tribunal.
Late Friday, Poland’s centrist government deployed riot police to block the tribunal building. Right-wing opponents accused the authorities of staging a criminal “coup d’état.”

Ukraine and Russia have agreed not to disclose the number of people evacuated from the occupied city of Oleshky, Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets said.
He explained that the decision was intended to protect a potential humanitarian mechanism that could be used to evacuate Ukrainians from other occupied settlements facing similar conditions.

Residents of the temporarily occupied city of Oleshky were evacuated through Crimea, Anapa, and Gomel to avoid clearing mines from Ukrainian defensive positions, which could have opened a route for Russian forces toward Kherson, Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets explained.

🇸🇰 Slovakia has joined the coalition working to secure the return of Ukrainian children deported to Russia.
The State Secretary of Slovakia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs also highlighted the country’s support for Ukraine. Slovakia has helped repair shelters in Ukrainian schools, organized holidays in Slovakia for children of Ukrainian emergency responders and police officers, and welcomed thousands of Ukrainian children into its schools.

🤬 Captured Ukrainian soldier Ruslan Romanov, who was facing terrorism charges in Russia, has died in Russian custody.
Following reports of his death in Russian media, the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don terminated the criminal proceedings against him.
According to journalists, Romanov died while his case was being heard in court. The cause and circumstances of his death have not been disclosed.
It remains unclear when Romanov was captured, which military unit he served in, or what circumstances led to the charges brought against him by Russia.

Tipsport, an official sponsor of the Ice Hockey World Championship, has threatened to withdraw its advertising from matches involving the Russian national team if it is allowed to return to international competition.
The Czech betting company said it would not permit its advertisements to appear during games involving Russia at the 2027 World Championship, either inside arenas or during television broadcasts.

Russia’s illegal excavations and military activities in temporarily occupied Crimea are irreversibly destroying archaeological heritage, erasing evidence of the region’s past.
A new interactive map by the Center for Spatial Technologies and the Crimean Institute for Strategic Studies documents the damage to support future heritage protection and accountability efforts. https://t.me/United24media/47630
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Russia launched a massive combined attack overnight, using ballistic and cruise missiles as well as various types of drones. Ukrainian air defenses neutralized 309 targets, including:
• 257 of 289 drones;
• 49 of 59 cruise missiles;
• all three ballistic missiles.
The main targets were the Kyiv, Kharkiv, Vinnytsia, and Dnipropetrovsk regions.
Russian forces struck critical infrastructure in Dnipro and the surrounding region. Following repeated attacks on the city this morning, one person was killed and 17 others were wounded. The strikes damaged a primary healthcare clinic and one of the city’s hospitals, Oleksandr Hanzha, head of the regional military administration, reported.

In Kharkiv, Russian forces struck a hospital in the Nemyshlianskyi district, injuring 73 people. Another 226 patients are being evacuated to other medical facilities.

Kyiv Post Telegram Highlights

Russia is nearing completion of a suspected over-the-horizon radar complex in Kaliningrad that could monitor targets up to 3,000 km away — covering much of Europe.

Russia’s FSB claimed on Monday it had intercepted a consignment of booby-trapped FPV pilots’ goggles.
This appears to have been a repeat of the February 2025 plot by Ukrainian intelligence agencies during which several users of the devices were reportedly seriously injured.

Ukrainian Ombudsman Lubinets disputed a Sky News report suggesting Russian troops used the ceasefire to regroup, saying the vehicles shown were marked with crosses and used exclusively for demining.
He said both sides monitored compliance and recorded NO violations.

Kyiv Post traced family business links around the US and Russian negotiators in Ukraine peace talks — from a Kremlin-connected businessman who helped fund Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding to a Trump family crypto venture.
US senators say the venture sold tokens to a buyer tied to a sanctioned Russian sanctions-evasion tool. The wallet’s owner remains unknown.

Zelensky said he asked Trump three or four times to lift restrictions on SpaceX’s military-grade Starshield system to help Ukraine target Russian ballistic missile launchers.
In a PBS interview, he also questioned whether Elon Musk could have imposed the restrictions without US government involvement.

A Russian drone killed a 14-year-old child in the village of Khotiv, Obukhiv district, the head of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration said.
The drone struck a private home, which was completely destroyed by fire. One of the child’s parents was also reportedly injured.

Live: Ukraine Telegram Highlights

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever has submitted his resignation to King Philippe following the failure of budget negotiations.
The Brussels Times reports that the five coalition parties failed to agree on where to find €10 billion by 2029 to reduce the deficit. Some propose raising taxes on the wealthiest, while others propose cutting public spending, including on healthcare.
De Wever met with the king on November 2, but the Royal Palace announced that Philippe has not yet made a decision. Tomorrow he will meet with coalition leaders, and on November 6 he will receive the prime minister again. The king called on politicians to find a compromise and avoid a prolonged crisis.
Last year, Belgium's budget deficit already reached 5.2% of GDP — the highest in the eurozone.

Ukrainian media professionals have recorded an address to colleagues around the world, calling on them not to forget about the war.
https://t.me/liveukraine_media/44525

Clashes occurred in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka near Kyiv. Social media reported allegedly 40 hostages, but police deny this. National Guard soldiers are in the building.
Initially, a number of Telegram channels wrote that armed people were holding 40 hostages in the basement of one of the buildings. In videos from the scene, people demanded to be let into the building and claimed that people were being "tortured" inside. There were also reports of a person killed as a result of the clashes.
Police explained: they received a call from medics that they were not being allowed to reach a man. Upon arriving at the scene, police officers found National Guard soldiers there, with local residents nearby.
Police deny that people were being held illegally in the building and refute the information about a fatality. However, they are not disclosing other details.

❗️Russia launched a massive attack on three thermal power plants of the DTEK company; they have stopped generating electricity.
The attacks occurred overnight and in the morning of November 3. DTEK reports large-scale destruction.
Additionally, in Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia region, the death toll from yesterday's strike on a school where humanitarian aid was being distributed has risen to 31, said acting head of the regional military administration Mykhailo Semikin on a telethon. Five people were injured, and nearly 50 are considered missing. A three-day mourning period has been declared in the region.

Overnight, Russia launched Iskander-M and KN-23 ballistic missiles, Tsirkon anti-ship missiles, 59 Kh-101, Kh-59, Kh-69, and Iskander-K cruise missiles, as well as 289 drones at Ukraine.
Air defense neutralized three ballistic missiles, 49 cruise missiles, and 257 drones, including 89 jet-powered. Data on three more missiles is being clarified. Targets were hit in 23 locations, with debris falling in 14 others. Here is what is known about the aftermath:
🔴The Russians attacked four districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region more than 20 times. In Dnipro, 15 people were injured, three of them in serious condition. In the Samara district, a thermal power plant, residential buildings, a hospital, and a police department were damaged. In the Nikopol area, attacks injured four people and damaged houses, an enterprise, and a warehouse.
🔴Overnight, Russia attacked the energy sector of the Zhytomyr region. Fires broke out at critical infrastructure facilities in two districts; over 180,000 households are without power.
🔴The Russians struck energy and civilian facilities in the Odesa region again. The strike damaged a DTEK facility and caused power outages. The attack also damaged administrative buildings, warehouses, and production workshops.
🔴In the Cherkasy region, a Russian missile and 29 drones were neutralized. In Cherkasy, four houses were damaged and two people were injured. In two districts, drones damaged a house, a non-operational enterprise, and power lines.
🔴The death toll in Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia region, has risen to 29. Another 48 people are considered missing. On November 2, the Russians deliberately struck the community with a FAB-3000 aerial bomb.
🔴The overnight Russian attack damaged a Ukrenergo substation in the Rivne region.
🔴In the Vinnytsia region, critical infrastructure facilities were hit.

The Russian casualty rates are through the roof atm.

This was good to see. The WSJ excoriates Trump for trying to get Europe to buy more Russian natural gas.

Trump’s Merkel Strategy on Russia - The U.S. is reportedly urging Europe to buy Russian natural gas. Angela Merkel and Barack Obama would approve.

He doesn't seem to grasp that Putin values his own political survival more than some additional revenue.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c65ynez5y599o

Russian strikes on Ukraine – including on an aid centre, a hospice and a hospital – have killed at least 38 civilians and injured scores of others across Ukraine over the last 24 hours.

At least 33 people are known to have died in a glide bomb attack in the southern Zaporizhzhia region on Monday night, and President Volodymyr Zelensky said the number of victims was set to rise as more than 50 people could be trapped under the rubble.

He called the strike in Komyshuvakha village "one of the largest mass killings committed by Russia during this war".

https://bsky.app/profile/antongerashchenko.bsky.social/post/3mzg2aq2zws2m

President Zelenskyy:

Ukraine-US-Europe-NATO negotiations will take place on November 4 in Brussels.

Security guarantees and joint production will be discussed, among other things.

Interesting article on current NATO strategy for responding to a Russian attack in Europe.

https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/natos-new-defense-plan-would-mean-strikes-deep-inside-russia-cd703f14?st=ydUHM1&reflink=desktopwebsharepermalink

It’s an updated version of the AirLand Battle doctrine of the 1990s, with long range precision fires largely replacing conventional air strikes by crewed aircraft. The only challenge is NATO’s very low magazine depth for such weapons, so it may not be feasible until that is addressed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AirLand_Battle

Putin/kremlin/russian army are despicable cowardly scum to attack hospitals, aid centres and a hospice.