[Korrespondent] 22:23 The Russians fired heavy artillery at the Mir community in the Nikopol district of the Dnipropetrovsk region in the evening. An enemy projectile hit a residential building, wounding a nine-year-old child, said the head of the OVA, Valentin Reznichenko.
21:19 Podolyak urged to strike at Iranian factories for the production of drones and missiles: "We need to take a tougher approach to countries like Iran. Paying attention to what they are violating: quite specifically, they kill their people on the streets, protesting against an absolutely totalitarian regime. .. finance or supply weapons to the Russian Federation... It seems to me that it would be possible to inflict specific strikes on the production of drones and ballistic missiles, etc. A state that finances terrorist groups and states cannot continue to do this with impunity."
Podolyak stressed that the supply of Iranian drones and weapons to terrorist states will continue until "the civilized world begins to punish here and now."
21:02 The IAEA reported that the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant was again connected to the energy system of Ukraine. ZNPP's external power supply was restored two days later after it completely lost access to external sources of electricity as a result of shelling by Russian troops.
20:25 In the Kherson region, occupiers abducted 34 children from the village of Preobrazhenka of the Mirny community - they were taken to the Russian city of Anapa, said the head of the Mirny village military administration, Valentina Holovataya. Parents were promised to return the children before the end of this week, but then again extended the stay for another week.
20:12 The Riga-based company PRIVA has begun sewing winter uniforms for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ukrainian Ambassador to Latvia Oleksandr Mishchenko said. PRIVA creates clothing for the military according to all NATO standards, it is sewn according to the sizes provided by the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In the near future, the uniform will be sent by humanitarian convoy along with other military aid.
20:07 Zelensky announced the launch next week of another fundraising direction - raising funds for a fleet of marine drones: "I think absolutely everyone understands what it is and what it is for, and I am sure that millions of people will support such a direction in our defense. How it works - everyone has already seen it. And this is only to protect our, our sea area, we do not pretend to be someone else's."
19:59 Zelensky, in an evening video message, commented on the reports of Iranian officials, who finally admitted that they supplied drones for Russian terror: "But they lied in this confession too. We shoot down Iranian drones at least ten pieces every day, and the Iranian regime claims that allegedly gave a little and even before the start of a full-scale invasion. Just yesterday, 11 shaheeds were destroyed. We know for sure that Iranian instructors taught Russian terrorists how to use drones, and in Tehran they are generally silent about this."
"If Iran continues to lie about the obvious, this means that the world will make even more efforts to investigate the terrorist cooperation between the Russian and Iranian regimes and how Russia pays Iran for such cooperation. There will be no such thing in the modern world to some of the terrorists or their accomplices remained unpunished," the president stressed.
19:37 In an evening video message, Zelensky announced "good news" about air defense and missile defense for Ukraine and said that he had held a regular meeting of the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief today: "We analyzed the situation on the front line, in all directions, on the energy front, the situation on the borders in great detail "We know what the enemy is preparing for. We will respond and continue to liberate our land. We also analyzed in great detail everything related to supplies to the Defense Forces: equipment, ammunition, communications, winter things. We separately considered countering missile and drone terror - there are already quite significant the results are that the percentage of shooting down has become higher, but there is still work to be done. We must ensure the full protection of the Ukrainian sky and we will continue to do everything possible and impossible for this."
17:36 Russia has not yet managed to destroy a single HIMARS in Ukraine, a senior Pentagon official told Politico on condition of anonymity.
17:04 The NBU eased currency restrictions for volunteers. In particular, the regulator added thermal imagers and "a number of other devices" to the list of defense products. Volunteers will be able to pay for them abroad with hryvnia cards without restrictions. Also, individuals will be able to buy currency and transfer it abroad. The monthly limit for them will be 400 thousand hryvnia.
15:28 A new batch of kamikaze drones and, possibly, missiles has probably arrived from Iran to Moscow, writes Bild. According to the publication, on the morning of Thursday, November 3, a cargo Il-76 of Pouya Air, which is under sanctions due to the fact that its planes are used to deliver illegal cargo, took off from Tehran and landed at Moscow's Vnukovo airport, after which it began to unload and move large boxes to the warehouse.
14:41 Russian media report an attempt on the so-called. "Supreme Judge of the DNR". According to them, the "judge" received gunshot wounds and is in serious condition. Ukrainian and Russian opposition publics write that Alexander Nikulin is the very "judge" who sentenced the British Sean Pinner and Andrew Hill to death, as well as the Moroccan Saadun Bragimov.
14:27 The Russians have appointed a new Gauleiter in Mariupol - Dmitry Berdnikov, who was transferred from the post of first deputy head of the government of the Republic of Yakutia, became it. Prior to that, he was the mayor of Irkutsk and Yakutsk. According to the adviser to the current mayor of Mariupol, Petr Andryushchenko, the reason for the "change of leader" is an internal political struggle, while the reason officially announced to the "mayor" Konstantin Ivashchenko is the failure of preparations for the winter period and too much embezzlement of funds.
The change in leadership came as a complete surprise to the Mariupol collaborators, most of whom will be fired. The new "owner" of Mariupol Berdnikov arrives with his people for almost all positions. So far, Ivashchenko will retain the function of a formal "mayor", but he has already been removed from all processes in the city, Andryushchenko said.
13:53 Most of the inhabitants of Odessa, who participated in the voting on the future fate of the monument to Catherine II, were in favor of its demolition, Mayor Gennady Trukhanov said. He noted that he also supports such a decision. The decision will then be made by the City Council.
13:28 In six months, the UNITED24 fundraising platform has raised over $217 million. This money was used to purchase ambulances, medical equipment, the first demining vehicle in Ukraine - Armtrac 400, thousands of drones, body armor, helmets and other ammunition for Ukrainian defenders. A collection has also begun for the restoration of the stadium in Irpin, said the head of the Ministry of Digital Development, Mikhail Fedorov.
Ten ambassadors support Ukraine and help collect donations around the world. In October, the undisputed world boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and American historian Timothy Snyder joined the team of ambassadors.
12:40 Iran admitted for the first time that it supplied drones to Moscow. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Aabdollahian said a "small number" of drones were delivered to Russia months before Russian troops invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24. At the same time, he denied the information that Tehran continues to supply drones to Moscow.
"This hype raised by some Western countries that Iran has provided Russia with missiles and drones to help in the war in Ukraine - the missile part is absolutely wrong ... As for the drones - it's true, we provided Russia with a small number of drones a few months before the war in Ukraine. Ukraine," the head of the Iranian Foreign Ministry said.
He also stated that Tehran and Kyiv agreed to discuss accusations of using Iranian drones in Ukraine two weeks ago, but the Ukrainians allegedly did not show up for the agreed meeting.
11:34 Ukrenergo announced the restriction of electricity supply to all categories of consumers in Kiev, Kiev, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Zhytomyr, Sumy, Kharkiv and Poltava regions due to increased electricity consumption. Hourly outage schedules in these areas have been temporarily discontinued.
10:45 After the start of the Russian invasion, Slovak manufacturers sent spare parts to Russia and Iran that could be used for the production of heavy weapons, writes DennÃk N. The publication stated that it had a list of thousands of items, including bearings, engines, electronics, equipment for the production of components tires that can be used in the production of tanks, armored vehicles, missile systems or carriers of intercontinental ballistic missiles.
10:08 North Korea for the first time in several years began to send trains to Russia. It is likely that the DPRK is secretly supplying the Russian Federation with shells and ammunition for the war in Ukraine, writes Reuters.
09:47 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the enemy on the morning of November 5. The enemy suffered the greatest losses in the Limansky and Avdeevsky directions.
- personnel - about 75,440 (+600) people liquidated,
- tanks - 2758 (+8),
- armored combat vehicles - 5601 (+21),
- artillery systems - 1776 (+4),
- MLRS - 391 (+0),
- air defense systems - 202 (+1),
- aircraft - 277 (+0),
- helicopters - 260 (+2),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 1462 (+12),
- cruise missiles - 399 (+2),
- ships/boats - 16 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 4184 (+10),
- special equipment - 155 (+0).
09:43 Ukrenergo warned of hourly power outages on November 5 in Kiev, Kiev, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Zhytomyr, Sumy, Kharkiv, Poltava regions.
09:37 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of enemy shelling, three civilians were killed - two in Bakhmut and one in Druzhba. Eight more people were injured, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said.
09:25 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) notes that Putin is creating conditions for the continuation of covert mobilization, which indicates that partial mobilization did not provide sufficient forces to achieve Putin's maximalist goals in Ukraine, despite his statements to the contrary. The permission to mobilize prisoners could also indicate that Putin is trying to prevent social tension by conscripting convicts rather than civilian Russian men. At the same time, mobilization efforts will continue to put pressure on the Russian economy and may lead to social tension if the Kremlin does not fulfill its financial obligations to the participants in the "special operation."
The Russian military is likely trying to use the mobilized personnel to restart the Donetsk offensive, but will most likely not be able to achieve operationally significant success. In the meantime, Russian troops are creating conditions for a controlled withdrawal in the northwest of the Kherson region, which is likely to avoid a disorderly flight from the right bank of the Dnieper. However, the invaders will probably have to participate in a combat retreat to prevent Ukrainian troops from pursuing them on the left bank.
ISW also suggests that Iran is using Russia's dependence on Iranian weapons systems to ask the Russian Federation for help in implementing its nuclear program.
08:46 The Air Force reported that over the past day they shot down two Caliber cruise missiles in the southern direction, two Russian Ka-52 attack helicopters in the Kherson region, 11 Shahed-136 kamikaze drones and three operational-tactical UAVs.
08:02 Over the past day, units of the Defense Forces repelled attacks by invaders in the areas of the settlements of Belogorovka in the Luhansk region and Disputed, Bakhmutskoye, Bakhmut, Ivangrad, Kleschievka, Ozaryanovka, Mayorsk, Kamenka, Pervomayskoye, Nevelskoye, Maryinka, Novomikhaiovka and Pavlovka of the Donetsk region, the General Staff said in the morning summary .
According to the General Staff, on November 3, the Armed Forces of Ukraine hit an enemy crossing near Antonovka, Kherson region, as a result of which the tugboat was destroyed. Two more boats were damaged and require repair. The defeat of the column of invaders, who were waiting for the crossing in the area of ​​the settlement of Olgovka, was also confirmed. In addition, on November 4, in the area of ​​​​the settlement of Novovasilievka, Mykolaiv region, six enemy tankers were destroyed.
On November 3, the arrival of about 80 wounded invaders was noted in Melitopol. The medical units of the occupiers lack qualified personnel, including surgeons. The existing medical staff is not able to provide quality medical care. In Kherson, the Russians are trying to find local residents who refused to "evacuate". The city is being robbed, the infrastructure is being destroyed.
07:21 At the UN General Assembly, Russia was condemned in its own resolution on the fight against neo-Nazism in the world - an amendment was made to it about the war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine. And the Russian ambassador to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, voted for a modified resolution. Serhiy Kislytsya , Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the UN , announced the "epic" vote .
04:24 The Russian military in the occupied Skadovsk, Kherson region , publicly executed a 56-year-old local resident , nurse Tatyana Mudrenko, for exclaiming "Skadovsk is Ukraine!" This is reported by the Financial Times with reference to the words of the sister of the executed woman, Natalia Chernaya.
00:24 Ukraine will receive new missile defense and air defense systems by the end of the year, agreements on their supply are already in the process of being implemented, Kuleba said. In addition, according to him, Ukraine will receive the first 26 out of 90 restored and modernized T-72 tanks next month.