Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22:12 Zelensky in an evening video message announced an important day for tomorrow: “We are expecting a historic conclusion from the European Union - a report on Ukraine’s implementation of the recommendations of the European Commission... Ukraine will be in the EU. And we will get to this, in particular, thanks to the transformation of our state - internal transformation, "which absolutely meets the interests of our people. The EU for Ukraine is economic security and social stability, and Ukraine for the EU is the strengthening of the entire community."
21:38 In the US, Democratic senators blocked a Republican bill to provide emergency assistance to Israel separately from Ukraine. Democrats who control the Senate are writing their own additional funding bill and hope to introduce it this week.
19:56 The Russians launched two missile attacks on civilian infrastructure in one of the settlements of the Mikhailovsky community of the Zaporozhye region, said the head of the OVA Yuriy Malashko. No casualties were reported.
19:30 The leader of the “DPR” Denis Pushilin said that as a result of a three-time shelling of the center of Donetsk from the HIMARS MLRS, six people were allegedly killed and 11 were injured.
19:24 Denmark will provide Ukraine with a package of 40.2 million euros for reconstruction needs, including for heating in Nikolaev, the country’s government reported.
18:11 In the Sumy region, the curfew time is changing: from November 9 it will be in effect from 23:00 to 05:00, the OVA reported.
17:35 US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and USAID Director Samantha Power called on Congress to approve the allocation of $11.8 billion in budget support to Ukraine. In a joint letter, they explain that direct budgetary support for Ukraine is inextricably linked to its success on the battlefield, "ensuring the functioning of the government and economy and allowing Ukraine to focus its resources on defense."
17:07 Donetsk public pages write about a missile attack on the center of Donetsk. According to some reports, the building that was struck housed the “Republican Center for Unmanned Systems of the DPR named after Vladimir Zhoga,” which trains UAV operators.
16:23 Due to the large number of Russian prisoners of war, a new camp for holding prisoners of war will open in Ukraine in the near future. In parallel with this, work is underway to prepare for the launch of another camp, reports the I Want to Live project. The increase in the number of prisoners of war is associated both with the situation at the front and with the blocking of prisoner exchanges by the Russian side.
16:19 After the explosions and fire at Taganrog airport, the Russians partially and temporarily relocated some of their combat helicopters to the area of the Mariupol airport, said advisor to the mayor of the city Pyotr Andryushchenko.
15:34 The Russians will launch the third wave of attack on Avdeevka after the weather improves, predicts the head of the Avdeevka MVA Vitaly Barabash. According to him, the situation near the Avdeevka coke plant is difficult, but the Defense Forces control it and repel all attacks.
14:58 Five Dutch F-16 fighters are now being sent to the European F-16 Training Center (EFTC) in Romania to train Ukrainian pilots, the Dutch Ministry of Defense reported.
14:25 The political director of the Hungarian Prime Minister Balazs Orbán said that Budapest will block the start of negotiations with Ukraine on accession to the EU until the Hungarian requirements for the language of education are met.
13:29 The British Foreign Office said that London and its NATO allies are suspending participation in the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) after Russia withdraws from it.
13:10 The Russians attacked an infrastructure facility near Krivoy Rog, no people were injured, said the head of the OVA Sergei Lysak.
13:07 Additional NASAMS systems from partners have gone on alert , Zelensky said following a daily conference call.
12:45 Ukraine has fulfilled four of the seven criteria for joining the EU, Radio Liberty reports, citing a secret document. The other three criteria - the fight against corruption, limiting the influence of oligarchs and legislation on national minorities - are accompanied by recommendations for further implementation.
12:11 Experts from the specialized publication Defense Express analyzed photos of the consequences of the attack on the Russian missile boat Askold, which was stationed at the Zaliv plant in Kerch. According to their estimates, the SCALP missiles hit the center of the ship’s hull, where eight vertical installations for launching Kalibr and P-800 Oniks cruise missiles are located. Its main weapon system is completely destroyed, its on-board equipment and diesel engines, also located in the central part, are unlikely to be repaired.
12:03 On the outskirts of the Russian city of Taganrog, near the airport, a powerful explosion occurred, after which clouds of smoke rose into the sky, local public reports report. Governor Vasily Golubev stated that “the air defense systems did not work, but please take into account that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation constantly carry out tasks to engage fire units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.”
“They report from Taganrog that helicopters are on fire at the airfield after the explosion,” wrote advisor to the mayor of Mariupol Pyotr Andryushchenko.
11:38 Russia has finally completed the procedure for withdrawing from the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE). The document “has ceased to exist for Moscow,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
10:59 Russian DRGs are trying to enter the territory of the Chernigov and Sumy regions bordering the Russian Federation 9-10 times a month, said the commander of the Joint Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Sergei Naev. According to him, these are professionally trained military personnel of the Special Operations Forces and the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Federation, so Ukrainian forces must always be ready. “For this purpose, joint actions of the Security Service, the National Guard, Special Operations Forces, the State Border Service of Ukraine, as well as combined arms units covering the state border of Ukraine are being worked out. This interaction, a clear distribution of responsibilities and coherence give us an advantage,” Naev said.
10:08 The SBU reported that it had detained a traitor who on October 6 aimed Iskander at residential buildings in the center of Kharkov, as a result of which two people were killed and 30 were injured. The Russian GRU agent turned out to be a local resident, whom the enemy intelligence service recruited remotely through the Telegram messenger. The attacker faces life imprisonment.
08:34 In the occupied territory of the Kherson region, the Russians are mining critical infrastructure, reports the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense. In particular, they bury explosives near fixed gas control points, electrical substations and critical infrastructure. Intelligence believes that such actions indicate the probable intention of the occupiers to destroy elements of critical infrastructure when they have to retreat.
08:17 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of November 7:
- personnel - about 306,860 (+890) people,
- tanks - 5293 (+5),
- armored combat vehicles - 9974 (+16),
- artillery systems - 7410 (+21),
- MLRS - 869 (+2),
- air defense systems - 570 (+0),
- aircraft - 322 (+0),
- helicopters - 324 (+0),
- UAV of operational-tactical level - 5557 (+3),
- cruise missiles - 1556 (+0),
- ships/boats - 20 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 9767 (+23),
- special equipment - 1049 (+2).
07:42 Since the evening of November 6, the enemy fired three times from heavy artillery at the Nikopol district of the Dnepropetrovsk region, said the head of the OVA Sergei Lysak. In Nikopol, one person was injured, a temple, seven private houses, power lines and gas pipelines were damaged.
07:21 Over the past 24 hours, 78 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report . In the Kupyansk direction, the Defense Forces repelled enemy attacks in the areas of Sinkovka, Ivanovka, Kharkov region and Stelmakhovka, Lugansk region; on Bakhmutsky - near Bogdanovka, Khromovo and Andreevka, Donetsk region; on Avdeevsky - in the Stepnoy, Avdeevka, Tonenky districts of the Donetsk region; on Maryinsky - in the areas of Krasnogorovka and Maryinka; on Shakhtarsky and Zaporozhye - near Staromayorskoye, Donetsk region, as well as Chervonoye, Rabotino and north-west of Verbovoye, Zaporozhye region.
At the same time, the Defense Forces continue their offensive in the Melitopol direction and assault operations south of Bakhmut, Donetsk region.
05:17 The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that Ukraine attacked Crimea with 17 drones, air defense allegedly destroyed nine and intercepted eight drones over the Black Sea and the peninsula.