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🔹 The Ukrainian delegation is heading to Abu Dhabi for scheduled trilateral talks on November 10–11, Rustem Umerov announced.
Umerov, head of Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service, added that representatives of European nations, including the E4 group (the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Italy), as well as NATO and the European Commission, will also be in Abu Dhabi. The Ukrainian delegation will hold separate coordination consultations with them.
Umerov emphasized that Kyiv seeks to maintain close coordination with its partners and ensure Europe’s participation in the diplomatic process.
He added that Ukraine’s goal remains to achieve lasting peace, secure reliable security guarantees, and create conditions for the country’s post-war reconstruction.
🔸 Russia exploited protests in France to discredit the country’s authorities on social media, Reuters reports.
A Russian network known as “Operation Overload” circulated fake videos falsely attributed to Western media outlets. The videos blamed migrants for unrest and warned of alleged upcoming terrorist attacks.
The campaign sought to spread fear and social discord while portraying French authorities as unable to control the situation.
🔹 Italy will raise the issue of cyberattacks at the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting, which begins Monday in Paris, ANSA reports.
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani intends to discuss recent cyberattacks allegedly carried out by a pro-Russian group.
“We are in the midst of a hybrid war. That is why I have asked the G7 nations to make this issue a central topic of discussion,” ANSA quoted him as saying.
Tajani previously reported that hackers had published confidential personal information about him and his family on the dark web. He believes the attacks are linked to Italy’s support for Ukraine.
🔸 Ten Northern European countries, led by the United Kingdom, plan to combine their naval forces to deter Russia, the Financial Times reports.
According to Richard Knighton, the UK’s Chief of the Air Staff, the initiative involves establishing a maritime alliance within the framework of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF). He told the Financial Times that the partnership is essential to strengthening efforts to counter Russian submarines in the North Atlantic, Arctic, and Baltic Sea, ensuring that “they cannot target or threaten shipping.”
The agreement is expected to be signed aboard the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales. In addition to the UK, the JEF includes the Netherlands, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Iceland, Denmark, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia.
The participating countries aim to move beyond information sharing and consultations toward practical, integrated cooperation among their naval, air, and land forces.
Knighton noted that the UK needs to “catch up” with its European allies in addressing the Russian threat. He explained that countries closer to Russia’s borders feel the consequences of the war in Ukraine—and the potential risks to their own security—more acutely.
“This is the most dangerous period I can remember,” Knighton said. He believes Moscow’s willingness to escalate has “clearly increased” and that the term “hybrid activity” no longer captures the full gravity of the situation.
“We are talking about targeted killings, acts of sabotage, and cyberattacks. These are very real actions by the Russian state, for which there is evidence in Europe and, to some extent, in the United Kingdom,” Knighton emphasized.
🔹 President Zelenskyy spoke by phone with the Prime Minister of India.
“I briefed him on the diplomatic situation. We are actively preparing for every item on the agenda for the meeting in Abu Dhabi. Ukraine always maintains a constructive approach, and we need a corresponding willingness from Russia to pursue de-escalation,” President Zelenskyy said.
He emphasized the importance of India identifying concrete steps and engaging in dialogue with other leaders to help bring the war to an end.
“Food security is one potential area of cooperation. We discussed how Russia is blocking grain exports in the Black Sea. India is prepared to act as a mediator in establishing food corridors, and we look forward to continued efforts in this regard,” President Zelenskyy added.
❗️Canada has imposed new sanctions on Russia over its war against Ukraine.
The Canadian government said the new measures aim to weaken Russia’s military capabilities and increase the economic costs of its war against Ukraine.
The sanctions list includes 38 entities and 24 individuals linked to Russia’s defense-industrial complex, ballistic missile development, and cyber activities.
The restrictions also target financial institutions, including cryptocurrency exchanges, that Ottawa says support Russia’s war economy.
Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand said Canada would continue to pressure Moscow until it ends its aggression against Ukraine.
🔸 Rosneft has once again introduced limits on gasoline sales in Russia, just two weeks after lifting previous restrictions.
The new measures were announced today by the Ministry of Economic Development of Zabaykalsky Krai. According to the local operational headquarters, motorists can now purchase no more than 30 liters of gasoline at filling stations within cities and 50 liters at stations along highways.
Rosneft lifted its previous restrictions only on October 23. Those limits had been in place since late June, following a fuel crisis triggered by Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian oil refineries.
Over the past 11 days alone, eight Russian oil refineries with a combined annual processing capacity of 98.25 million tons have come under attack.
🔹 Two Rescuers and Service Dogs Injured in Zaporizhzhia Region in Double-Tap Russian Strikes
In Komyshuvakha, Russian drones attacked emergency responders as they were dealing with the aftermath of a shelling. Specialized equipment was damaged, and two State Emergency Service (SES) personnel were injured.
A Belgian Shepherd search dog named Mria suffered an injury to her front paw, while another dog, Targan, sustained a severe concussion and is experiencing a stress reaction.
Both dogs from the Mobile Rapid Response Center have been sent for veterinary treatment. Targan’s condition puts his future service as a rescue dog at risk.
🤦♂️ Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said Moscow is seeing an increase in what he called “malicious activity” by NATO in the Baltic region. He also claimed that Russia is aware of plans to blockade the Kaliningrad region.
“If we face aggression, we will be forced to respond. Europe is preparing for war, and if it starts one, we are ready,” Ryabkov said.
He also claimed that Russia “poses no threat to anyone” and has “no intention of attacking” anyone.
🔸 A charity concert titled “Songs of Freedom” will take place in Manchester on February 3, 2027, in support of Ukraine. The event is already being compared to Live Aid, The Telegraph reports.
Bob Geldof, Madness, The Doobie Brothers, Chrissie Hynde, Midge Ure, and other musicians are set to perform at the Co-op Live arena. The concert aims to draw attention to the humanitarian consequences of Russia’s war against Ukraine and raise funds to support the Ukrainian people.
Paul McCartney, Barbra Streisand, actor Sean Penn, and Ukrainian band Okean Elzy will also take part in the initiative remotely.
🔹 Russian forces have once again struck the Trypillia Thermal Power Plant (TPP) in the Kyiv region. According to PJSC Centrenergo, the consequences of the attack are extremely serious.
The company says it is too early to assess the full scale of the destruction. Specialists must first conduct a detailed inspection of the damaged equipment and infrastructure. Only then will they be able to determine the extent of the damage and the scope of the required restoration work.
Centrenergo CEO Serhiy Isachenko said protective structures had been installed at the plant. However, Russia has significantly intensified its attacks and changed its tactics, using various weapons—including ballistic missiles and attack drones—against the same target within a short period.
In the spring of 2024, a Russian missile strike effectively destroyed the plant. After extensive restoration work, Russian forces attacked it with two dozen strike drones in the autumn of 2025, undoing all the progress. The plant sustained further damage in another Russian attack on September 30.
🔸 For centuries, Russia has masked its imperial ambitions and colonialism behind the rhetoric of a “friendship of nations.” Documented abuses show a different reality. Home to nearly 200 ethnic groups and Indigenous peoples, Russia’s minorities have been disproportionately mobilized, while ethnic Russians in Moscow and St. Petersburg have largely remained removed from its effects.
Many Indigenous peoples are treated as second-class citizens. More than nine Indigenous peoples are at risk of extinction, with populations of fewer than 1,000 people.
In Russia, xenophobia and racism are embedded in politics, putting ethnic minorities and people from abroad at risk.
⚡️Georgia expelled more Russian citizens in the third quarter of 2026 than in the entire previous year, DW reports.
Between July and September 2026, Georgian authorities expelled 109 Russian citizens for violating migration laws—nearly 1.5 times the total for all of 2025. According to Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs, more than 3,000 foreigners, including 254 Russians, left the country during the first nine months of 2026 due to violations of stay regulations. By comparison, 1,311 migrants, including 73 Russian citizens, were expelled throughout 2025.
Georgia stepped up its efforts to combat illegal migration in 2025. The country’s parliament tightened migration laws and streamlined deportation procedures.
🔹 Latvia has updated its rules for intercepting drones following a failed attempt to shoot down a UAV that entered the country’s airspace last week, Latvian Defense Minister Raivis Melnis said, according to Delfi.
The military has streamlined its decision-making process to enable a faster response. Interception teams operating in the field have been granted greater authority and can now act independently.
The command center can still abort an operation if allied aircraft are present in the threat zone and their safety is at risk. Previously, the need for additional coordination with allied aircraft caused delays.
Melnis noted that additional radars had been installed along Latvia’s eastern border to detect drones earlier. Since the interception system was deployed only at the end of September, the military is still learning how to operate it.
On November 1, Latvia launched a Blaze interceptor drone against an unidentified UAV that had entered from Belarus. The target crossed the Latvian-Russian border, prompting the military to activate the Blaze’s self-destruct mechanism near the Russian border to avoid violating it.
🔸 Two employees of the occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) and neighboring Zaporizhzhia Thermal Power Plant (ZTPP) were killed in separate drone attacks on November 9, according to the IAEA. Another strike near a bus stop used by plant personnel killed one person and injured 16. The IAEA did not identify those responsible.
IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi condemned the attacks and called for an immediate halt to such assaults. Another ZNPP employee was killed by a drone just days earlier.
The ZNPP has not generated electricity since September 2022 but still depends on external power to cool its nuclear fuel. On November 8, it lost external power again, marking the 16th complete outage since the start of 2026, according to Energoatom.
🔹 Trilateral talks between delegations from Ukraine, the US, and Russia have begun in Abu Dhabi.
🔸 In three Russian regions, one in every three men who died between the ages of 18 and 49 was killed in the war against Ukraine, Bloomberg reports.
In Buryatia, Tuva, and Zabaykalsky Krai, approximately one-third of men in this age group who died between the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion and mid-2024 were victims of war-related causes. This is according to leaked Rosstat (Russian Federal State Statistics Service) data analyzed by Bloomberg.
By comparison, the share was 10% in Moscow and St. Petersburg. As of October 30, 2026, Mediazona and the BBC Russian Service had identified 5,879 deaths in Buryatia, 2,421 in Tuva, and 5,736 in Zabaykalsky Krai, compared with 3,505 in Moscow and 2,362 in St. Petersburg.
The Rosstat dataset, obtained by the Belarusian hacker group Cyber Partisans and the Ukrainian group Silent Crow, contains more than 11 million death certificates covering the period from 2021 through the end of August 2026. The records include information on age, place of residence, and circumstances of death.
According to Bloomberg’s analysis, nearly 392,700 deaths are directly linked to the war. This classification is based on specific codes and terms such as “military operation,” “shelling,” and “drones” used to categorize causes of death.