Commentary unless otherwise noted from the Russian defense ministry
Following commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:
[ColonelCassad]After yesterday's talks between Russia and Turkey, the Russian Defense Ministry today announced the resumption of the Grain Deal.
Turkey reported that some written guarantees were transferred to Russia through it (the text of the document was not published anywhere)
The “grain deal” resumed Following commentary by Russian defense ministry
After the commission by Ukraine on October 29 of this year. terrorist act against ships of the Black Sea Fleet and civilian vessels involved in ensuring the security of the "grain corridor", the Russian Federation suspended the implementation of the agreement on the export of agricultural products from Ukrainian ports ("Black Sea Initiative"). This position of Russia was brought to the attention of the Secretary General of the United Nations A. Guterres and the UN Security Council.
Thanks to the participation of an international organization, as well as the assistance of Turkey, it was possible to obtain the necessary written guarantees from Ukraine on the non-use of the humanitarian corridor and Ukrainian ports designated for the export of agricultural products for conducting military operations against the Russian Federation, sent to the Joint Coordination Center on November 1, 2022.
In particular, the Ukrainian side officially assured that "the Maritime Humanitarian Corridor will be used only in accordance with the provisions of the Black Sea Initiative and the related regulation on the SKC."
The Russian Federation considers that the guarantees received at the moment seem sufficient and resumes the implementation of the agreement - the Initiative for the safe transportation of grain and food from the ports of Ukraine (the "Black Sea Initiative"), suspended after the terrorist attack in Sevastopol.
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Following commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:
Regarding the trust in "Ukrainian guarantees" - the day will come when we will see official oohs on the topic - oh, they violated the written guarantees.
As if 8 years of profanation of the signed Minsk agreements and the Steinmeier formula were not enough...
Russia resumes participation in the Black Sea grain initiative
Russia received written guarantees from Ukraine not to use the grain corridor for combat operations against the Russian Federation, the Russian Defense Ministry said
Mdaa... "Written guarantees from Ukraine". They have already signed a hundred times, guaranteed. AND? History teaches nothing? They can give any guarantees, but they will not fulfill anything.
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[LB] In general, Poltava, Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, Luhansk, and Donetsk regions were shelled during the night and evening.
by Iryna Lysohor
The night was relatively calm in Volyn Oblast, Transcarpathia, Rivne Oblast, Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv Oblast, Odesa, Vinnytsia, Kirovohrad Oblast, Zaporizhia, Khmelnytskyi, Chernivtsi, Ternopil Oblasts, Cherkasy Oblast, Zhytomyr Oblast and Kyiv Oblast.
In the Poltava region, four enemy drones fell on civilian objects at night. Appropriate services are working at the sites of the hits. According to preliminary information, there were no victims, the details are being clarified. This is stated in the information from OVA.
In the Sumy region, 10 mines from the territory of Russia arrived in the Znob-Novgorod community yesterday evening. Without victims and destruction. Also, at midnight, the Russians hit the Znob-Novgorod community with mortars: eight mines. Fortunately, without consequences. Detailed information is being clarified.
In the Dnipropetrovsk region this night, anti-aircraft defense shot down three enemy kamikaze drones. Also tonight, the Russians shelled the communities of Nikopol and Marganetska. Previously, there were no casualties. In Nikopol, 14 high-rise and private buildings, a kindergarten, a pharmacy, shops and bank premises were damaged. A power line was damaged in Marhanka. The water supply pumping station was de-energized. Restoration work is ongoing.
In the Kharkiv region, during the past day, the occupiers attacked the settlements of the Kupyan and Chuguyiv districts. Yesterday evening, the occupiers attacked Kupiansk, an apartment building was destroyed. There are no victims or injured. As a result of the shelling, one person was hospitalized in Kivsharivka, Kupyan district, the patient is in serious condition.
In the Luhansk region, the occupiers continue to shell the settlements from which they were expelled by our military. During the past day, the Russians used tanks, mortars, barrel and rocket artillery to attack Stelmakhivka, Myasozharivka, Bilogorivka, Grekivka, and Nevsky - populated areas in the Kupyansk and Lymansk directions. In total, during the past day, the enemy launched five airstrikes against the positions of our fighters and carried out seven assault attempts, inflicting 20 artillery barrages.
In the Donetsk region, there were two rocket attacks on Kramatorsk at night. Consequences are established. Also tonight - shelling of the Toretsk community. The situation is tense, but under control in the area of New York, Kurdyumivka, Shumy, and Zalizne. Information on civilian casualties is being clarified.
Several buildings were destroyed, a railway track was damaged, a power line was damaged, there is no mobile communication in Toretsk, repairmen are working to restore the power supply.
At night, during the shelling, a house and outbuildings were damaged in Toretsk, Nelipivka settlement; shelling by the Russian occupying forces of the outskirts of the settlements of the village of Veselii Gai and the village of Trudove. In the morning, there was shelling in the city of Kurakhove, a private residential building was destroyed. No injured or killed.
At night there were also shelling of the Avdievka community, in the morning there was a massive shelling of the central part of Avdievka. Information about the injured civilians is being clarified. Along the line of defense around the city, shelling continued in the areas of Pervomaiskyi, Vodyanyi and Opytnoye. Over the past day in Donetsk region: three dead, three wounded.
At midnight, four missiles from the S-300 anti-aircraft system launched an enemy attack on Mykolaiv . As a result, the buildings of educational institutions were partially destroyed, a two-story building was completely destroyed, private houses were damaged, and a fire broke out in a five-story residential building. One person died. The shelling of the territory and adjacent settlements of the Berezneguvat community, located on the demarcation line, continues. Information on victims and damage is being clarified. This morning – shelling outside the Shirokivska hromada settlement, hitting open territory. There are no casualties.
Active hostilities continue in the Kherson region. The Russian occupying forces shelled the communities of the Berislavsky district with artillery, "Hrads" and mortars.
As a result, civil infrastructure was destroyed. As a result of the projectile hitting the house, there are civilians who died. According to OC "South", the enemy continues to defend and tries to hold the occupied lines. Another Ka-52 enemy attack helicopter was shot down in the region. According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the occupiers are dismantling the equipment of cell towers in the Kherson region and taking them to the Donetsk region.
We will remind you that the Russians are forcibly removing people along the Dnipro in the Kherson region. Ukrainians sent to the war are being mobilized in their homes.
[LB] Enemy air targets were eliminated by fighters of the anti-aircraft missile unit of PC "Center".
by Vera Perun
A Russian Mi-8 helicopter and a drone were shot down in Donetsk region
In Donetsk region, Ukrainian defenders shot down a Russian Mi-8 helicopter and a drone today.
This was reported in the press service of the air command "East" .
Air targets were eliminated at 9 and 12 o'clock by fighters of the anti-aircraft missile unit.
We will remind, another Mi-8 was shot down by fighters of the 54th separate mechanized brigade in Donetsk region yesterday.
In total, Russia lost 276 aircraft and 257 helicopters during the war.
Russians admit that they killed men and raped women during the retreat from Liman, - intelligence
Now the invaders were ordered to storm the city again.
[LB] The Russians killed men and raped women during their retreat from Lyman in Donetsk region.
This is stated in the intercepted conversation of the occupiers, which was made public by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine .
The invader said that the Russian units were forced to leave the city during the offensive of the Defense Forces of Ukraine. When the Rashists left the settlement, they committed atrocities against the civilian population .
"There, when we retreated from that, from Liman, they all cut them there... Those men... Everyone there... They killed... The old men... The women were raped and also killed... They cut them they are beating there. The boys who were left there, abandoned there, came out, told how they screamed and shouted there...", the intercept says.
Now the Russians were ordered to storm the city again.
We will remind you that 1,367 bodies of people who died during the Russian occupation were found in Kyiv region .A total of 200 bodies still remain unidentified.
The bodies of five people who died during the occupation were found in Donetsk region . The dead were found in Korovyny Yar, Sviatohirsk and Lyman.
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[Vesti] November 1 is the 251st day of the war between Russia and Ukraine. Briefly about the main thing that happened in the country on that day, about the situation in the regions, the exchange of prisoners, as well as all the relevant information from key departments - online Vesti.ua .
07:00 . The main thing from the morning summary of the General Staff:
During the day, the Russian Federation launched 60 missile and 15 air strikes, carried out more than 45 attacks from the MLRS. More than 50 settlements of Ukraine were affected.
Aviation of the Defense Forces over the past day inflicted 14 strikes on the Russians. The areas of concentration of weapons and military equipment, strong points and positions of air defense complexes of the Russian Federation fell under the defeat.
In different directions, Ukrainian air defense units shot down: four helicopters, two UAVs, 45 cruise missiles.
The soldiers of the missile forces and artillery hit in a day: two command posts, three areas of concentration of manpower, weapons and military equipment, and other important military facilities of the Russian military.
08:00 . Kyiv. Water supply and power supply in the homes of Kiev residents have been fully restored, Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said. But blackouts will apply, he warns.
Poltava region. Drone attack reported. Four drones fell on civilian targets. There are no prior casualties. There are emergency shutdowns of electricity consumers.
Dnipropetrovsk region. The Nikopol and Marganets communities suffered from strikes from "Grads" and heavy artillery at night . There are no victims. A total of 40 Russian shells flew into Nikopol - 14 multi-storey and private houses, a kindergarten, a pharmacy, a hairdresser, shops and a bank were damaged. In the Marganets community, there is a power line and a water utility pumping station is de-energized. More than 40,000 families were left without water, more than 10,000 without electricity. Also, three kamikaze drones were destroyed over the area.
08:30 . Nikolaevkskaya area. Mykolaiv was bombarded with S-300 rockets. A retired woman died. A two-story residential building was completely destroyed. Also, a blow was struck at one of the schools and the university. The blast wave knocked out windows in multi-storey buildings, private houses, as well as in commercial facilities.
09:00 . Kherson region. The Russians are forcibly evicting residents of Kakhovka from their homes along the Dnieper, the General Staff reported. Around civilian housing, Russian troops are equipping engineering fortifications and minefields.
In Novochernomorie, Skadovsky District, civilians are psychologically and physically put under pressure, driven out of their own homes. The houses vacated in this way are planned for settlement by the military.
09:30 . Ukrenergo reported that without electricity on November 1, there will be Kiev, Kiev, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Zhytomyr, Sumy, Kharkiv and Poltava regions. About 20,000 residents of the Kyiv region are already without power due to shelling.
10:30 am . Kyiv region. On November 1 and 2, schools in the Kyiv region will work remotely. Kindergartens will work on duty groups.
12:00 . Donetsk region. In the middle of the night, the Russians launched2 missile attacks on Kramatorsk - 14 missiles hit the industrial zone. A private house was destroyed in Kurakhovo, and there were also arrivals in the outskirts of the villages.
In Avdievka - single night arrivals, two massive shelling in the morning. In the Ocheretinsky community shelling in the outskirts of the villages - the power line was damaged. In Bakhmut, one person died and two were injured, a private house and a high-rise building were damaged.
Four houses were destroyed in Kurdyumovka, a house was damaged and livestock was slaughtered in Nelipovka. In the Soledar community, single shelling near villages, in Razdolovka, a private hangar was damaged. In the Lisichansk direction, the shelling of Torsky and Zarechny in the Limansky community does not stop.
12:20 pm . Donetsk region. In uncontrolled Volnovakha, an arrival at the Akhtamar hotel and restaurant complex was recorded. According to some sources, the Russian commandant's office was located there, according to others, the Kadyrovites were located. It is reported about the destruction of up to 10 pieces of equipment.
13:00 . Zaporozhye region. In uncontrolled Berdyansk, the so-called. "First Deputy Mayor for Foreign Policy and Mass Communications" Pavel Ischuk, I am writing to Russian Media. An explosive device went off, according to them, near the house. It was stuffed with metal balls or nails. Ishchuk was taken to the hospital, is conscious, but in serious condition.
13:30 . At night, six Shahed-136 kamikaze drones were shot down , the Ukrainian Air Force reported. three - over the Poltava region and three - over the Dnepropetrovsk region.
14:20 . Erdogan will hold talks with Zelensky and Putin over a "grain deal" in the coming days, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said.
15:00 . The European Union is ready to supply Kyiv with electricity in case of its shortage as a result of Russian shelling, said European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson. On November 1, she arrived on a visit to Kyiv.
16:00 . French President Emmanuel Macron promised Zelensky to help Kyiv strengthen its air defense. In a telephone conversation, Macron also confirmed the full mobilization of his country to increase military support for Ukraine as soon as possible.
17:30 Turkey, Ukraine and the UN have not planned the movement of ships on the "Black Sea Initiative" for November 2. This was announced by a representative of the organization.
17:51 The European Commission has allocated an additional 100 million euros to seven member states that accept a large number of refugees from Ukraine.
18:18 Volodymyr Zelensky called for the creation of a platform to support the Ukrainian economy, including the energy sector, following the example of the Contact Group in the Rammstein format.
18:44 The RF Armed Forces are conducting offensive operations in the Bakhmut, Avdeevsky and Novopavlovsky directions. During the day, four missile and 26 air strikes were carried out, more than 27 attacks from the MLRS were carried out. The main thing from the evening summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
18:59 The Cabinet of Ministers has simplified the conditions for obtaining preferential mortgages for IDPs. Innovations relate to the program implemented in Ukraine by the German bank KfW. IDPs can get a loan at 3 percent per annum. Winners are chosen randomly
19:20 Russia is looking for ways to replenish the occupying forces through private military campaigns, so it is withdrawing the contingent of private military campaigns from the Republic of Mali. It is reported by the GUR.
19:42 Ukrainian aviation inflicted 22 strikes on the areas of concentration of weapons, military equipment and anti-aircraft missile systems of the Russian Federation. Air defense shot down two Orlan-10 UAVs and six Shahid-136 attack drones.
20:00 Iran is preparing to transfer about 1,000 weapons to the Russian Federation, including attack drones and ground-to-ground short-range ballistic missiles. This is reported by CNN with reference to Western officials.
20:22 40% of Ukrainian energy facilities were damaged by strikes, thermal power plants, thermal power plants and hydroelectric power plants were destroyed. President Volodymyr Zelensky told about this to the Commissioner of the European Union for Energy Kadri Simson, who is visiting Kyiv today.
20:49 Putin and Erdogan discussed the situation around the grain deal, the Kremlin reported. The Russian president spoke about the reasons for the decision to suspend Russia's participation in the grain deal. According to him, Kyiv used the grain corridor to strike ships in Sevastopol, which ensured the safety of the route.
21:21 "The evacuation of the population in the event of a critical situation with the energy sector is an emergency measure that the authorities can apply as a last resort," - Denis Shmihal. He noted that "evacuation plans have been developed for each region, but we are doing everything to prevent this."
21:44 From tomorrow, there will be no trolleybuses on the routes in Kiev, they will be replaced by buses to save electricity, - Klitschko.
22:02 The speaker of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Yuriy Ignat, noted at a briefing on November 1 that Russia is likely to deploy Iranian ballistic missiles on the northern border of Ukraine. According to him, missiles from there will threaten the whole of Ukraine.
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[Korrespondent] 23:27 The EU will allocate 25.5 million euros to Ukraine to support the energy system, as well as provide energy equipment, the European Commission said.
23:26 After Russian shelling, Ukraine needs help in two areas: replacing damaged equipment and increasing the ability to import electricity from Europe, said Vladimir Kudrytsky, chairman of the board of Ukrenergo, following a meeting with European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson.
According to Kudrytsky, now 500 MW is the maximum limit for electricity imports from Europe to Ukraine. "We would like this volume to be much larger, about 1000-1500 MW. Then we could potentially import electricity from European countries if necessary," he explained.
23:19 Germany transferred 17 bridge systems and 22 protected vehicles to Ukraine. According to the German government, another 478 vehicles are being prepared for shipment.
22:52 Zelensky said that during a meeting with European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson, they discussed the initiative to create such a format as the military Ramstein, which will be able to work "for the sake of our common security, but precisely in the energy plane." "Means, technical support, transformers, generators, energy carriers - this is what is vital for our defense," the president stressed.
22:23 Turkey will continue to fulfill the agreements within the framework of the grain initiative in the same way as it did before the suspension of Russia's participation in it, said Defense Minister Hulusi Akar: "Immediately after the signing of the agreement, grain prices fell significantly. We strive for it to be so We, as Turkey, have fulfilled and will continue to fulfill our obligations in this regard."
The head of the Turkish Defense Ministry repeated that Ankara is negotiating with the Ukrainian and Russian sides on the full resumption of the grain agreement: "As of yesterday, the ships that left the Ukrainian ports and move to the sea continue on their way. There are no problems with the exit of Turkish ships. They will continue go out."
22:14 The British law firm McCue Jury & Partners announced that it has filed a lawsuit against Yevgeny Prigozhin and PMC Wagner due to participation in hostilities in Ukraine. The lawsuit is based on an illegal conspiracy between Prigozhin, PMCs and Putin's military machine to terrorize the Ukrainian people using illegal means. In particular, we are talking about the use of torture, murder and rape as a means of warfare to terrorize the civilian population in order to force them into obedience.
"According to our records, this is the first time in history that a private military company has been sued for using terrorism and conspiring with a rogue state that finances it to wage an illegal war," British lawyers say.
The lawsuit will first feature a "small group of plaintiffs" - citizens of Ukraine who suffered from the actions of PMC Wagner, and it will be financed through crowdfunding. If sufficient funds can be raised, the amount of refunds in question could reach billions of pounds.
21:41 The Pentagon is concerned about the possible intentions of the Russian Federation to acquire Iranian missiles, spokesman for the department Patrick Ryder said: "If we see that Russia is using such weapons in Ukraine, we will definitely take all measures to make this public. This information clearly indicates a conspiratorial nature relations between Russia and Iran in order to attack Ukrainian citizens".
21:28 The "authorities" of the occupied Kherson region announced that coercive measures would be applied from November 6 to evacuate residents from the Kakhovka region due to the "high level of military threat".
20:53 Shmygal urged Ukrainians to prepare for a difficult winter: "The state is preparing and stocking up on additional equipment, and Ukrainians should also prepare for a difficult winter and have stocks of everything they need."
20:32 The enemy is conducting offensive operations in the Bakhmut, Avdeevsky and Novopavlovsky directions, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said in the evening summary . Meanwhile, the Russian occupation administration of Kherson was moved to the city of Skadovsk. The invaders continue the forced displacement of the population in the Kherson region, intimidate residents, spreading information about a possible undermining of the dam of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station. At the same time, the local population is deprived of means of communication.
19:41 The draft state budget-2023, which the Cabinet of Ministers submitted to the Verkhovna Rada, provides for more than 1 trillion hryvnias for the army and the country's security, Shmyhal said. Other key expenses are pensions, medicine and education. The budget deficit will amount to 38 billion dollars, negotiations are underway with the European Commission on a program of macro-financial assistance for 18 billion euros, similar amounts are planned to be raised from programs with the United States and the IMF.
19:29 The US is not looking for a conflict with Russia and wants a negotiated solution in Ukraine, said John Kirby, coordinator for strategic communications at the National Security Council: "The president's goals were clear from the very beginning. We do not want a conflict with Russia. This is number one."
Also among the tasks, Kirby listed strengthening the eastern flank of NATO and helping Ukraine so that it approaches negotiations with the Russian Federation in the most advantageous position: “So that they will be successful on the battlefield when this war comes to a negotiated resolution. The President is very keen to see that it's come to this."
19:13 Ukraine, Turkey and the UN decided to suspend the grain corridor on Wednesday, November 2. The UN office stressed that the suspension is temporary and urgent. The UN also reported that during Tuesday, November 1, UN and Turkish inspectors conducted 36 inspections of ships in Ukrainian ports, and reports on them were handed over to the Russian and Ukrainian delegations.
19:10 Moldovan President Maia Sandu said that the political parties that started the protests together with the special services of the Russian Federation are working to undermine the situation in the country: "We have evidence that a coalition of corrupt groups that have stolen a lot of money in Moldova and the Russian special services, pro-Russian parties in Moldova, all have a common goal - to destabilize Moldova. They use to their advantage the difficulties faced by citizens. We are determined to defend democracy."
19:05 In Kiev, about 1,000 heating points will be ready in case of emergencies in winter, Klitschko said. According to him, due to the aggressor's missile attacks on critical infrastructure facilities, local authorities are considering various scenarios for the development of events, the worst of which is when there is no electricity, water and heat supply at all. It is for this case that heating points are being prepared. For this, electric generators have already been purchased, water supplies and everything necessary for these points to receive people have been made. They will be able to warm up, drink tea, recharge phones, get the necessary help.
19:01 Russian media and telegram channels today massively published reports that Russian hackers allegedly hacked the secure Ukrainian military situational awareness system Delta. This is a fake and the Russian IPSO, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine said.
18:53 The Finnish police do not have specific facts of the transfer of weapons supplied to Ukraine to criminal groups from Europe. The previously voiced statement about this was based on an intelligence report that is not tied to specific cases, but is only the subject of an investigation, Markus Välimäki, deputy head of the Central Criminal Police, said: “We have signs that are being investigated. These links are based on intelligence information that is not possible here. disclose or identify. We are not aware that the weapons being transferred have fallen into the hands of criminals."
18:38 British insurance company Lloyd's Ascot suspends insurance coverage for new deliveries through the grain corridor after Rossi withdraws from the deal. "We are taking a break until we understand the situation," said Chris McGill, head of the company's cargo department. He clarified that already concluded insurance contracts remain in force.
18:01 Medvedev again threatens the world with nuclear weapons and declares that the West is pushing Russia to this: “If it is not Russia that wins, then, apparently, Ukraine. from Russia. This is a threat to the existence of our state and the collapse of today's Russia. And therefore, a direct reason for the application of paragraph 19 of the Fundamentals of the State Policy of the Russian Federation in the field of nuclear deterrence."
17:47 Putin, in a conversation with Erdogan, said that Kiev used the grain corridor "for strikes on ships in Sevastopol, which ensured the safety of the route." According to the Kremlin, the Russian president noted the need to obtain from Kyiv "guarantees not to use the gum corridor for military purposes."
17:40 In Ukraine, as a result of Russian shelling, about 40% of the entire energy infrastructure, in particular, thermal power plants, thermal power plants and hydroelectric power plants, was seriously damaged , Zelensky said during a meeting with EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson.
16:54 The Russian Foreign Ministry said that Ukraine should provide "guarantees not to use the humanitarian corridor in the Black Sea for military purposes."
16:52 Shmyhal said that yesterday's Russian attack is part of a large, pre-planned strategy of the Russian Federation to destroy the Ukrainian energy system: "And we must understand that strikes against our energy infrastructure will continue. There will be attempts to destroy both generation and distribution of electricity "There will be strikes against water and heating systems... Each of us must now accept this new reality and adjust to consume as little electricity as possible. Especially during peak hours in the morning and evening."
16:48 Shoigu held telephone conversations with his Turkish counterpart, discussed Russia's suspension of the implementation of agreements under the grain deal. The conversation was initiated by Ankara, the Russian side said.
16:46 In Kiev, from November 2, buses will operate on all trolleybus routes, Klitschko said: "We are doing this to reduce the load on the energy system and save electricity."
16:39 Macron said following a telephone conversation with Zelensky that he promised to help Ukraine survive the winter. According to him, France will help restore the water and energy infrastructure damaged by Russian strikes, as well as strengthen Ukraine's air defense. In addition, Macron said that an international conference will be held in Paris on December 13, the purpose of which is to support the civilian population of Ukraine in winter. A bilateral conference on December 12 will also be aimed at increasing support for Ukraine from French companies.
16:27 Kuleba said that there are formal grounds to consider Russian attacks against Ukrainian civilian infrastructure as part of genocide: "Their officials, TV presenters openly admit that their goal is to 'freeze' Ukrainian cities... Deliberate Russian strikes against Ukraine's critical civilian infrastructure - these are war crimes.Given their systemic nature and the comments that accompany Russian propaganda and officials, these strikes should be considered part of the genocide of the Ukrainian people.The 1948 Genocide Convention clearly states: deliberate influence on the living conditions of a certain group with the expectation of its physical destruction, part or all is genocide."
16:22 Ukrainian refugees who have returned home from Europe can again come to the EU for the winter, said Czech Interior Minister Vit Rakusan: "If someone left for Ukraine, but has already received temporary protection in one of the EU countries, he has the right to return to the EU to spend the winter."
16:03 The main ideologist and lobbyist for the destruction of Ukraine's energy infrastructure is Deputy Putin Administration Sergei Kiriyenko, Danilov said. He noted that Kiriyenko, from his work in Rosatom, is well versed in the energy sector. "Ukraine knows by name who and for what in the Russian Federation must answer," the NSDC secretary emphasized.
16:00 Erdogan and Putin discussed the situation around the grain deal by phone, the Turkish presidential office said.
15:56 About a hundred Ukrainian military in Germany are completing training with Norwegian instructors in the use of NASAMS air defense systems, which should be delivered to Ukraine in the coming days, writes The New York Times.
15:27 US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Karen Donfried is visiting Ukraine from November 1 to 2, the State Department said. During the visit, Donfried is scheduled to meet with members of the Office of the President of Ukraine, officials from the Foreign Ministry and other agencies to discuss ongoing efforts to provide security assistance and energy support, as well as to assist Ukraine in reform and reconstruction efforts.
15:22 Allies have provided Ukraine with weapons worth 86% of the military budget of the Russian Federation: the total military assistance provided by Western countries this year has reached 41.3 billion euros, said Ukraine's representative to the UN Serhiy Kislitsa. According to him, the largest percentage of Ukraine's own defense budgets was allocated by the Baltic countries and Poland. In particular, the undisputed leaders in this list are Latvia and Estonia, which provided Ukraine with weapons for amounts that make up 41% and 37% of their military budgets, respectively.
15:15 In early November, Iran plans to send a batch of more than 200 combat drones to Russia. In particular, it is planned to send Shahed-136, Mohajer-6 and Arash-2 UAVs, reports the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. According to intelligence, the delivery will be carried out by the Caspian Sea to the port of Astrakhan. Drones will arrive disassembled. In the future, they will be assembled on the territory of the Russian Federation, repainted and applied with Russian markings, in particular, Geranium-2.
Since September 13, when the occupants first used Iranian kamikaze drones against Ukraine, the Ukrainian Defense Forces have shot down more than 300 such UAVs.
14:34 Iranian ballistic missiles, which the Russian Federation plans to acquire, will presumably be placed on the northern border of Ukraine, Air Force spokesman Yuri Ignat said. According to him, we have no effective defense against these missiles. He also noted that Russian daggers in Belarus will not affect the course of the war, but this is a potential threat to the countries of Western Europe.
14:32 Zelensky said that he had an "extremely important and productive conversation" with Macron: "Concrete decisions to strengthen the defense capability of Ukraine. Concrete initiatives to restore the destroyed energy infrastructure. Thank you, friend, for your unrelenting support."
14:30 If Russia continues to damage the energy infrastructure of Ukraine and this will lead to an acute shortage of electricity, then the EU will help Ukrainians, said European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson during a visit to Kiev.
14:21 Iran is preparing to send about a thousand more weapons to Russia, including short-range ballistic missiles of the ground-to-ground class and additional attack drones, CNN reports, citing officials from one of the Western countries. According to them, the latest shipment of weapons from Iran to Russia included about 450 drones. It is expected that the weapons will be delivered before the end of the year.
14:18 Erdogan plans to have a telephone conversation with Putin today or tomorrow about a grain deal, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said. They also announced the need to take concrete steps to resume the export of Russian grain and fertilizers.
14:13 The Joint Coordinating Center reported that three more vessels left Ukrainian ports after Russia suspended its participation in the grain initiative.
13:54 The monitoring group of Belarus Gayun reported that Belarus sent Russia the seventh batch of reactivated equipment, which included 20 BMP-2s, which set off in the direction of Luhansk. In total, in October, Belarus handed over to Russia 94 T-72A tanks, up to 44 Urals and 20 BMP-2s.
13:18 Yermak said that the Russians will not be able to reduce the military potential of Ukraine with their shelling: "In the Russian lunatic asylum, they no longer hide the fact that they are shelling the civilian infrastructure of Ukraine, which they call objects that affect our military potential. The terrorists officially signed war crimes, and genocide. We have recorded. The military potential of the lunatics will not be able to reduce, to break our people either. We will drive their army out of Ukraine. But then there will be something that neither these lunatics nor their children will like very much, who will also pay for their crimes nor generations of Russians who will be isolated. Madness always has consequences."
12:59 Peskov said that Putin's decree on the end of conscription as part of "partial mobilization" is not needed.
12:53 Shoigu said that by strikes on critical infrastructure, the Russian army "reduces the military potential" of Ukraine: "By strikes with high-precision weapons, we continue to effectively hit military infrastructure facilities, as well as facilities that affect the reduction of Ukraine's military potential."
12:50 Pentagon spokesman said he has no information yet that Iran is preparing to transfer ballistic missiles to Russia.
12:24 Shoigu said that out of 300,000 mobilized 87,000 people were sent to the combat areas.
12:00 In occupied Berdyansk, as a result of an explosion that occurred on October 31, "the first deputy head of the city administration for foreign policy and mass communications" Pavel Ischuk was wounded. He was hospitalized, the condition is assessed as serious, the head of the Berdyansk city military administration, Victoria Galitsyna, told Suspilny.
11:54 The United States will transfer eight NASAMS systems to Ukraine, the Pentagon said. Two of them will arrive in Ukraine in the near future, six more will be provided later. "We have also committed to providing drone countermeasures, including the VAMPIRE system," a US Department of Defense spokesman said.
11:25 In the Kiev region, institutions of general secondary education will work remotely on November 1 and 2. This decision was made at a meeting of the Operational Headquarters of the Regional Defense Council due to threats of enemy shelling on the territory of the region, the OVA reported. Until November 2, preschool educational institutions will work in the mode of duty groups.
10:54 In Russia, the autumn draft for military service has started, within the framework of which it is planned to call up 120 thousand people. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation assured that the draft campaign had nothing to do with the conduct of a "special military operation" in Ukraine. In the meantime, oppositional Russian media cite numerous examples of conscripts ending up in a combat zone. And the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) noted that the introduced martial law in the annexed territories will now allow conscripts to be sent to the combat zone without passing preparatory courses.
10:42 In Volnovakha, Ukrainian forces attacked the Akhtamar hotel on the Mariupol-Donetsk highway, where the Kadyrovites were stationed. As a result of the strike, about ten units of military equipment were neutralized, Piotr Andryushchenko, an adviser to the mayor of Mariupol, said, citing his sources.
09:57 As a result of night attacks of Nikolaev one person was lost, five are wounded, reported in the President's Office. Two people were released from the rubble, 12 people who were blocked in their apartments as a result of the explosion were assisted.
One of the missiles hit the building of the First Ukrainian Gymnasium. Arkas, three more rockets - on the territory of the Nikolaev Polytechnic Professional College. As a result of the shelling, a four-story college building was partially destroyed. Nearby private and apartment buildings were damaged. Fires broke out in the warehouse of the college and a five-story residential building.
09:50 British intelligence reports that Russia is deploying Kinzhal missiles and carriers in Belarus. So, on October 17 satellite images show two MiG-31K fighter-interceptors at the Belarusian airfield Machulishchi. Next to them, a large container is seen in a protective earthen mound. Analysts believe the canister is linked to the AS-24 KILLJOY air-launched ballistic missile, a large munition that the MiG-31K variant has been adapted to carry.
Given the missile's range of 2,000 km, deploying the Kinzhals in Belarus gives Russia a slight additional advantage in terms of hitting additional targets in Ukraine, intelligence notes. According to analysts, the deployment of missiles is linked to two goals - to send a signal to the West, and also to present Belarus as increasingly involved in the war.
09:16 To eliminate the consequences of enemy attacks, Ukrenergo provided regional energy companies with volumes to limit power supply to all categories of consumers in the Central (Kyiv, Kiev, Chernihiv, Cherkasy and Zhytomyr regions) and Northern (Sumy, Kharkiv and Poltava regions) regions of the country.
09:08 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the enemy on the morning of November 1. The enemy suffered the greatest losses in the Avdeevsky and Bakhmut directions.
personnel - about 72,470 (+650) people liquidated,
tanks - 2698 (+12),
armored combat vehicles - 5501 (+16),
artillery systems - 1730 (+2),
MLRS - 383 (+0),
air defense systems - 197 (+0),
aircraft - 276 (+1),
helicopters - 257 (+4),
UAV operational-tactical level - 1415 (+2),
cruise missiles - 397 (+45),
ships/boats - 16 (+0),
automotive equipment and tankers - 4143 (+15),
special equipment - 154 (+0).
09:02 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, three civilians were killed - two in Bakhmut and one in Kurakhovo. In addition, law enforcement officers found the body of one civilian who died during the occupation in Rubtsy. Three more people were injured yesterday, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said.
08:53 At night, the Russians attacked Nikolaev with four S-300 missiles. The buildings of educational institutions were partially destroyed, a two-story house was completely destroyed, private houses were damaged, a fire broke out in a five-story residential building. One person died, said the head of the OVA, Vitaly Kim.
08:32 "Head" of the Kherson region Volodymyr Saldo said that up to 70 thousand residents are planned to be resettled from the 15-kilometer zone near the Dnieper, the process has already begun.
08:15 At night, Ukrainian defenders destroyed three enemy kamikaze drones over the Dnipropetrovsk region, said the head of the OVA, Valentin Reznichenko.
08:08 In Kiev, water supply has been completely resumed, said the mayor of the capital, Vitaliy Klitschko. The power supply in Kyiv has also been restored, but shutdowns are being enforced as the deficit in the power grid after enemy attacks remains significant.
07:55 In the Kherson region, the invaders are forcibly evicting the civilian population. So, in Kakhovka, citizens living along the banks of the Dnieper are forcibly evicted from their homes. Around civilian housing, Russian invaders are equipping engineering fortifications and minefields. In the village of Novochernomorye, Skadovsky District, Russian servicemen are psychologically and physically putting pressure on civilians. They are driven out of their own homes, and the vacated houses are planned for settlement by the occupiers, the General Staff said in a morning report.
07:38 The power supply line of the fourth power unit of the Zaporozhye NPP was stopped due to a mine explosion , said IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi. The explosion occurred on October 30 in the evening outside the ZNPP perimeter fence, as a result of which the 750 kV external power line between the station switchgear and the main electrical transformer of power unit No. 4 was disconnected. Unit 4 receives the electricity needed for cooling and other important nuclear safety functions from a standby line.
07:27 Reznikov, following a meeting with his Czech counterpart, announced more than 50 projects with the participation of the Czech Republic to strengthen the Ukrainian army: "A great meeting with my Czech colleague Yana Chernokhova. On the agenda: 50+ projects to strengthen the Ukrainian army with the participation of the Czech Republic. We discussed: the situation at the front; the supply of weapons and equipment; the possibility of expanding projects in the field of air defense."
Chernokhova, in turn, noted that the meeting discussed further humanitarian and military assistance in the fight against Russian aggression, as well as the participation of the Czech Republic in the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine.
06:14 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) states that Yevgeny Prigozhin is establishing himself as a political force, allowing himself to criticize the oligarchs and the elite of the Russian Federation. In particular, according to analysts, he is trying to raise his status among the Russian elites, for which he announced on October 31 the creation of a Wagner PMC center in St. Petersburg. He uses his status and affiliation with Wagner to criticize his opponents in elite circles and institutionalize his own authority. Prigozhin criticized the Russian oligarchs and the elite for "living in a state of comfort" and preventing the full mobilization of society.
In the meantime, the occupiers again changed their minds about the risk of the destruction of the Kakhovka dam by Ukrainian forces, ordering the evacuation of areas that could be flooded. There is no scenario in which Ukraine would benefit from the destruction of the dam, and this rhetoric is likely intended to speed up the evacuation and provide informational cover for the withdrawal of Russian troops from the West Bank, analysts say.
04:42 The head of the Poltava OVA, Dmitry Lunin, announced an attack by enemy drones on the region. Three UAVs were shot down, four enemy drones fell on civilian targets, and a fire broke out. According to preliminary information, there are no victims.
Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.
[NewsFrontInfo] 22:56 Explosions are heard in the Kharkiv region, according to the Ukrainian publication Zerkalo Nedeli.
“Kharkiv region, local public reports about explosions,” the publication said.
21:30 Forced evacuation will be carried out in the Kakhovka district of the Kherson region from November 6, authorities said
Residents of the Kakhovka district of the Kherson region were urged to immediately leave the settlements due to the high level of military threat.
19:10 Fresh footage from the front line: a Ukrainian infantry fighting vehicle, escorted by an assault column of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, sneaked and stole and blew up on a mine openly laid out on the road near Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region. Judging by frame only one soldier managed to escape.
19:00 Kupyanskoe direction. SubdivisionAPUleft the chat. In full force.
17:21 They recruit indiscriminately into the Armed Forces of Ukraine: a captured Ukrainian soldier spoke about how he was hiding from the mobilization call:
“A special operation began, and I was afraid, I began to hide from the Ukrainian army so as not to return back. Hiding in Nova Kakhovka for eight months."
During the inspection, the captured serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine showed tattoos with Nazi symbols and said that he had previously served a sentence in a correctional colony for inflicting grievous bodily harm.
17:15 Artillerymen of the 1st Slavic Brigade destroy enemy. Barrel artillery of the 1st Slavic Guards Brigade supports infantry with fire in the direction of Vodyany-Opytnoye. Two strong points of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed by accurate fire from cannon artillery.
15:17 In Kherson, an SBU agent was detained, who held senior positions in the personnel department of the regional GUMVD. As a representative of law enforcement agencies told RIA Novosti, in July, operational data was received against Igor Kanivets that he employed people with anti-Russian views, and also transmitted information about the staff and activities of the GUMVD.
13:53 The attack on the Sevastopol bay was directed and coordinated by the British intelligence services. Such actions should not be left alone. We will think about further steps - Peskov.
13:30 Almost 200 foreign mercenaries have been destroyed over the past two weeks in the zone of the special operation - Shoigu.
10:14 Air raid alert announced in Kyiv.
09:50 The Armed Forces of Ukraine lost about 70 people when they tried to attack in the Berislav direction on October 31 - Stremousov.
09:24 Rolling blackouts in Kyiv will continue to be used after yesterday's explosions, which caused significant damage to the energy system - the mayor of the Ukrainian capital Klitschko.
09:08 Russian artillery is working on the equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kherson region. Previously, two tanks were destroyed. Corrected the impact calculation of the drone.
08:50 Pushilin told the TASS news agency that allied forces were advancing in the Uludar direction.
08:00 In Dnepropetrovsk, "Gerani-2" worked at night - several objects were hit. Several objects were hit in Dnepropetrovsk tonight, and local air defense failed to bring down the UAV, again. As a result, a serious fire broke out at the place of arrival, which could not be extinguished for a long time. It is still unknown what kind of object was hit.
In addition, explosions were also heard in Poltava and Nikolaev, where the arrivals began before the air alert was announced. Infrastructural objects were hit there.
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Looks like Erdogan called Vald's bluff and Vlad backed down. Anyone look at Black Sea fleet comparisons? Turkey would put Russia's pitiful fleet at the bottom of the sea if forced to.
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[NewsFrontInfo] 22:49 The DPR representative office in the JCCC provides additional information about the damage as a result of shelling of the Ukrainian cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Petrovsky district):
- st. Krasnogorovskaya, 9 "a" - a direct hit in the MBDOU "Kindergarten No. 150".
As of 21:00, the total number of civilian casualties from AFU attacks on November 1, 2022 is four people (two dead, two injured).
Information about the consequences of shelling continues to arrive. 21:20 On the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for November 1, receivedadditionalinformation on damage as a result of shelling of the VFU cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Petrovsky district):
- st. Krasnogorovskaya, 9 "a" - a direct hit in the MBDOU "Kindergarten No. 150".
As of 21:00, the total number of civilian casualties from AFU attacks on November 1, 2022 is four people (two dead, two injured). The information continues to flow.
18:33 On the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for November 1, received additional information on damage as a result of shelling of the VFU cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Kirovskiy district):
- st. Victory, 9 "a" - a private residential building.
17:25 Shelling was recorded from the side of the VFU in the direction: n.p. Orlovka - n.p. Makeevka (Chervonogvardeisky district): three rounds of 155mm caliber were fired.
17:10 Shelling was recorded from the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the direction: n.p. Novomikhailovka - n.p. Blagodatnoye: four rounds of 155mm caliber were fired.
17:00 Shelling from the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was recorded in the following directions:
-- n.p. Kurdyumovka - n.p. Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district): five rounds of 155mm caliber were fired;
-- n.p. Krasnogorovka - Donetsk (Kirov district): four rounds of 152mm caliber were fired.
16:32 APU continues shelling of Donetsk. From the village of Orlova at 16:10, four rounds were fired in the Kyiv and Kuibyshevsky regions from the weapons of the NATO countries supplied to the fascist regime with a caliber of 155mm.
15:47 Additional information was received about the damage as a result of the shelling of the cities of the Republic by the AFU:
Donetsk (Petrovsky district):
- st. Petrovsky, 158 - a private residential building.
n.p. Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district):
- st. Molokova, 11 - a private residential building;
- per. Clean, 53 - a private residential building.
15:41 Shelling was recorded from the side of the VFU in the following directions:
-- n.p. Avdiivka - n.p. Red Partizan: fired five rounds with a caliber of 152mm;
-- n.p. Orlovka - n.p. Makeevka (Chervonogvardeisky district): six rounds of 155mm caliber were fired.
15:31 The shelling of the Kyiv region does not stop. The JCCC reports that at 15:20 p.m. Orlovka village fired 3 rounds with a caliber of 155mm.
15:13 A very powerful arrival along the outskirts of the Kievsky district of Donetsk. Presumably the enemy is firing from the HIMARS MLRS. Almost all the missiles were neutralized by our air defense, but one still hit the city.
15:02 Shelling was recorded from the side of the VFU in the direction: n.p. Avdiivka - n.p. Yasinovataya: four rounds of 152mm caliber were fired.
13:50 During the shelling of the Armed Forces of Ukraine of the Kirovsky district of Donetsk, the Gulyai-Khata restaurant complex was damaged.
13:44 Shelling was recorded from the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the direction: n.p. Orlovka - n.p. Yasinovataya: four rounds of 155mm caliber were fired.
13:10 Shelling was recorded from the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the direction: n.p. Netaylovo - Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky district): three rounds of 155mm caliber were fired.
13:00 In the LPR, during the shelling of Krasnorechensky, a child was wounded. He has been operated on and is in critical condition. A ten-year-old boy was injured as a result of the shelling of the urban-type settlement (urban settlement) Krasnorechenskoye, Kremensky district, by the Kyiv security forces.
12:56 Shelling was recorded from the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the direction: n.p. Orlovka - Donetsk (Kyiv region): three rounds of 155mm caliber were fired.
12:42 DPR fighters captured a stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and took prisoners west of Donetsk, Basurin said.
12:27 Shelling was recorded from the side of the VFU in the direction: n.p. Krasnogorovka - Donetsk (Kirov district): five rounds of 152mm caliber were fired.
11:20 Shelling was recorded from the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the direction: n.p. Orlovka - n.p. Makeevka (Chervonogvardeisky district): four rounds of 155mm caliber were fired.
11:12 Shelling was recorded from the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the direction: n.p. Orlovka - n.p. Makeevka (Chervonogvardeisky district): four rounds of 155mm caliber were fired.
11:00 AFU continues to shell the cities of the Republic. Since the morning, the enemy has been intensively shelling residential areas of the republic's settlements, under fire from artillery and MLRS areas of Donetsk, Makeevka, Gorlovka, Yasinovataya, Volnovakha.
To date, the enemy has fired more than 70 rounds of various calibers, including the Himars MLRS. The shelling continues. We ask residents to take personal safety measures and not leave shelters.
09:48 Shelling was recorded from the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the direction: n.p. Orlovka - n.p. Yakovlevka: three rounds of 155mm caliber were fired.
09:44 Now the Kyiv region is under attack. At 09:30, the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired four rounds with a caliber of 155mm. Eyewitnesses note arrivals in the Putilovka area.
09:36 The Armed Forces of Ukraine hit the civilian route towards Volnovakha - the head of the People's Druzhina of the DPR, Vladimir Taranenko.
09:32 As a result of the morning shelling of the Kuibyshev region, the glazing, facade, roof and households were damaged. construction of a private sector house - Kulemzin.
09:17 Up to 70,000 residents are planned to be resettled from a 15-kilometer zone near the Dnieper in the Kherson region, the process has already begun, the authorities said.
09:06 Shelling was recorded from the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the direction: n.p. Avdievka - n.p. Yasinovataya: three rounds of 155mm caliber were fired.
08:37 Shelling was recorded from the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the direction: n.p. Avdievka - n.p. Yasinovataya: three rounds of 152mm caliber were fired.
08:20 Shelling was recorded from the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the direction: n.p. Krasnogorovka - Donetsk (Kirovskiy district): three rounds of 152mm caliber were fired.
08:03 Over the past day, from 08:00 on October 31 to 08:00 on November 1, as a result of shelling by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic, one person was killed and 6 more civilians were injured.
08:01 Shelling was recorded from the side of the VFU in the direction: n.p. Netaylovo - Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky district): three rounds of 155mm caliber were fired.
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