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2022-11-02 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: November 1st, 2022

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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.

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