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Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 20:47 Russia has already transferred 11,000 North Korean troops to the Kursk region, Zelensky said following the report of the Main Intelligence Directorate and the Foreign Intelligence Service. "We see an increase in the North Koreans, but we do not see an increase in the reaction of our partners, unfortunately," the president emphasized. The head of state also noted that the Kursk operation, which has been going on for almost three months, helps maintain a "sanitary zone" in certain areas near the Ukrainian state border. In addition, the Kursk operation is extremely important for replenishing the exchange fund and has greatly helped in the release of Ukrainian people from Russian captivity, Zelensky added.
19:54 Ukraine and Lithuania signed a Memorandum of Cooperation in the Defense Industry, Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov reported. In particular, the document provides for the joint production of UAVs and components, ammunition and components, electronic warfare systems, and the development of advanced technologies. Umerov also reported that Lithuanian Defense Minister Laurynas Kasciunas, during his visit to Kiev, handed over to the Ukrainian Armed Forces an aid package within the framework of the Mine Action Coalition - 230 pickups and 240 mine detectors.
18:35 The first NASAMS air defense system ordered by Canada has been sent to Ukraine - it should arrive by the end of this year, Zelensky said following a telephone conversation with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
18:17 Germany will increase humanitarian aid to Ukraine by an additional 200 million euros for emergency winter support, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock announced during a visit to Kiev.
16:49 Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak claims that Ukraine is not holding any negotiations with the Russian Federation: "This is definitely not true. What is happening: we held thematic conferences. The first conference was on energy security, it was online, but Qatar was a co-organizer. All these thematic conferences - without Russia. After that, we established the principles: if today Qatar, for example, or another country is ready to implement these agreements through agreements with Ukraine separately, and separately with the Russian Federation - please. What I know today: so far no one has any agreements. If such agreements are reached, Ukraine is ready to consider them, because this is absolutely consistent with the principles laid down in the Peace Formula."
15:28 Russia is currently using about ten times more "shahids" than last fall, Zelensky said following a meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Headquarters. In particular, the president heard a report from Acting Air Force Commander Anatoly Krivonozhko on strengthening air defense in regions that need it most, developing new solutions to combat KABs, and strengthening mobile fire groups.
There were also reports on domestic production of shells, weapons, equipment, electronic warfare systems, and drones. In particular, they reviewed 3-5-year contracts offered to Ukrainian manufacturers of strategic-level drones. Syrsky reported on the use of such long-range drones, determining priorities, and planning operations.
14:50 Radio Liberty journalists have reviewed the draft of the "peace agreement" that Russia offered to Ukraine after the invasion in 2022. The publication received the draft agreement from a Ukrainian source, and a Russian source close to the negotiations confirmed its authenticity.
The project entitled "Treaty on the settlement of the situation in Ukraine and the neutrality of Ukraine" dated March 7, 2022, was handed over to the Ukrainian delegation during the third round of negotiations in Belarus. The document envisaged, in particular, the reduction of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to 50 thousand people, Ukraine's refusal to use weapons with a range of over 250 km, the "independence" of the so-called "DPR" and "LPR" within the administrative regions of Ukraine, the restoration of the infrastructure of Donbass at the expense of Kyiv, the lifting of all sanctions against the Russian Federation, granting the Russian language the status of a state language, etc.
The draft treaty that Russia offered to Ukraine in the first days of the full-scale invasion / Radio Liberty
13:42 Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak stated that North Korean soldiers "will die first in Kursk region, because they, like the Russian army, pose a threat to Ukraine." He added that the DPRK military is present in Kursk region, "and, of course, they will die."
13:17 Zelensky announced "important shifts" in the supply of partners for the front: "We are recording an increase in supplies in accordance with support packages. The best results were in artillery supplies." The President also said that he instructed the Minister of Defense to further increase orders for Ukrainian drones for specific Ukrainian operations. According to the head of state, the approved plans for the supply of Ukrainian-made drones for the Defense Forces are being fulfilled.
As for the situation at the front, which the president also discussed during a meeting with Commander-in-Chief Syrsky, Chief of the General Staff Bargilevich and Defense Minister Umerov, the greatest attention was paid to the Pokrovsky, Kurakhovsky, Toretsky and Kupyansky directions. There was also a separate report on the Kursk operation and the destruction of Russian forces in certain areas near the Ukrainian border.
12:56 EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell said that during a meeting with South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul, he called on Seoul to increase support for Ukraine: "Russia's aggression against Ukraine is an existential threat. The Republic of Korea understands this better than anyone. We are united in our support for Ukraine. I called on them to increase this support."
11:39 Russia will pay soldiers from the DPRK for participating in the war against Ukraine about $2,000 per month, The Korea Herald writes, citing South Korean intelligence. Workers from North Korea will receive $800. The DPRK will also receive about 700,000 tons of rice to partially cover its million-dollar production deficit, and possibly advanced space technology to launch its reconnaissance satellite.
At the same time, experts admit that "the most pleasant part of the deal" that Pyongyang may receive is the opportunity to force Russia to fight on its side in the event of unforeseen circumstances on the Korean Peninsula. And Russia will try to use the DPRK as a "bargaining chip" in negotiations with the United States, analysts believe.
10:18 German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock announced that she had arrived in Kiev.
09:40 In the Kherson region, over the past 24 hours, as a result of Russian shelling, four people were injured, reported the head of the OVA, Oleksandr Prokudin.
09:04 On the evening of November 3, Russians attacked Kharkov - 15 people were wounded, including four police officers, said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. As a result of the shelling, the glazing of the windows of an infrastructure facility, four retail pavilions, two supermarkets, a house, a laboratory, a cafe, 21 retail kiosks, a shopping center, and two residential buildings were damaged. In addition, in the evening, the enemy struck a five-story residential building in the village of Kovsharovka in the Kupyansk district - according to preliminary information, three people are under the rubble.
08:39 Air defense destroyed 50 out of 80 Russian drones (Shahed and unspecified types) in Kyiv, Sumy, Odesa, Kherson, Mykolaiv, Zhytomyr, Cherkasy, Chernihiv and Kirovohrad regions at night. Another 27 enemy drones were lost, the Air Force reported. In addition, at night the enemy launched an Iskander-M ballistic missile strike on Dnipropetrovsk region and attacked Kharkiv region with guided air bombs.
08:17 In Donetsk region on November 3 as a result of Russian shelling two people were wounded - in Mirnohrad and Kurakhovo, reported the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin.
08:03 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of November 4:
- personnel - about 700,390 (+1,300) people,
- tanks - 9193 (+11) units,
- combat armored vehicles - 18,538 (+15),
- artillery systems - 20,121 (+35),
- MLRS - 1245 (+1),
- air defense systems - 994 (+0),
- aircraft - 369 (+0),
- helicopters - 329 (+0),
- Operational-tactical level UAVs - 18,280 (+93),
- cruise missiles - 2629 (+0),
- ships/boats - 28 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 28,237 (+77),
- special equipment - 3587 (+3).
05:11 At night, the Russians attacked Kiev with drones, all of them were neutralized, said the head of the Kyiv State Military Aviation Service, Sergey Popko. In the Desnyansky district, the debris fell in an open area, without casualties or damage.
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