[Korrespondent] 23:54 In the United States on November 8, the so-called midterm elections will be held, which are held in the middle of the presidential term. They elect the entire composition of the House of Representatives and a third of the Senate, as well as governors in 36 states. The election will answer the question of who will control Congress. The position of voters will be affected by the situation in the economy and disputes over the right to abortion. But there are more important things at stake in this campaign. Read more in the article US Midterm Elections: Why They Matter More Than Ever This Year.
23:25 Washington is in favor of Ukraine also taking part in the upcoming G20 summit, if Russia is represented at it, said White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. At the same time, she repeated that Biden does not plan to meet at the G20 with Putin.
22:38 Zelensky said that he does not rule out other decisions similar to today's regarding the forced alienation of strategic enterprises for wartime needs: "Some of them hardly worked. Now everyone will work. For defense. This is the repair and production of equipment, the provision of defense forces, work to restore our infrastructure. A complex task that can only be carried out through the system of military-state administration."
22:32 Zelensky said that he had a telephone conversation with Benjamin Netanyahu, the leader of the bloc that won the elections in Israel: "I congratulated him on his victory. We discussed the main aspects of relations between our states. I think everyone understands what Ukraine insists on and what accents in Israel sets security issues. I believe that we can significantly strengthen our states, especially since the threats to us are kindred."
22:20 The topic of negotiations between Kiev and Moscow has been raised in the global information space. The dialogue is allegedly initiated by the United States and Europe. Read more in the article Does the West want negotiations with the Russian Federation? What do they think in Kiev .
22:17 Zelensky said in an evening video message that the Ukrainian forces at the front are in a state of active defense - "we are gradually pushing the enemy back in some areas of the east and south." The president also said that the Donetsk region remains the epicenter of "the greatest insanity of the occupiers - they die in the hundreds every day." "The land in front of the Ukrainian positions is literally littered with the bodies of the invaders," Zelensky stressed.
"As of today, we can say that the recent escalation of Russian missile and drone terror has only led to the fact that the world is responding - responding with new assistance to Ukraine. We will do everything so that as many countries as possible join this assistance," he added.
22:13 Hungary refused to participate in financing a long-term EU loan to support the state budget of Ukraine, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said: "We are ready to continue financial support on a bilateral basis, on the basis of a bilateral agreement between Ukraine and Hungary. But we will not support any common EU borrowing in this domain".
22:11 The United States maintains a dialogue with Russia on bilateral topics, but avoids discussing the contours of the Ukrainian settlement, said State Department spokesman Ned Price. According to him, Washington believes that it is necessary to maintain channels of dialogue with Moscow, despite the tension. Price also expressed the opinion that the extension of the grain deal would be a step towards de-escalation on the part of Russia.
22:05 Ukrenergo reported that scheduled shutdown schedules for consumers in Kiev, Kiev, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Zhytomyr, Sumy, Kharkiv, Poltava regions will be applied during the day on November 8. The use of emergency shutdown schedules is not yet envisaged.
21:38 The leader of the Republicans in the House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, declared support for Ukraine, but at the same time advocated the introduction of stricter control: “I support Ukraine very much. blanche, but to make sure resources go where they are needed."
21:25 Provided there are no new rocket attacks, power engineers will be able to improve the situation with energy supply in the central and northern regions of Ukraine in a week, said Volodymyr Kudrytsky, Chairman of the Board of Ukrenergo. According to him, after the Russian attacks, the most difficult situation is in the Kyiv and Kharkov regions, where scheduled hourly shutdowns are in place and emergency shutdowns are sometimes additionally applied.
20:33 The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, His Beatitude Sviatoslav, met with Pope Francis in the Vatican, to whom he handed over a fragment of a Russian mine .
19:58 Ukraine has begun building a new Mriya aircraft, General Director of the State Enterprise Antonov Yevgeny Gavrilov said. According to him, the work is being carried out in a secret place. The second An-225 will be supplied with both new parts and parts of the damaged aircraft. New Mriya is already 30% ready. The cost of construction is estimated at 500 million euros. The Leipzig/Halle International Airport, where the Antonov airline is temporarily based and where the An-225 often flew, will help raise the money.
19:52 Russia seeks to deprive the sovereignty of all of Central Europe, said Deputy Foreign Minister of Lithuania Jovita Neljupsene: "Russia does not accept the independence of the Central European states." She added that Russia's aggression is not solely about Putin's aspirations, and that makes the issue even more complex.
19:07 The Turkish Ministry of Defense announced that Ankara will offer the UN, Ukraine and Russia to extend the grain deal for one year.
18:44 The war is moving into the stage of a war of drones, and Ukraine does not have enough funds to destroy them, Colonel Yuriy Ignat, spokesman for the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said: “Now we don’t have enough forces and means to completely block and secure the entire territory of Ukraine, and that is why today we are turning to the whole world and asking for help with air defense systems that would effectively destroy both kamikaze drones and enemy missiles.We need both Gepard-type anti-aircraft guns and ammunition for them (as practice shows, they cope with such tasks), as well as more long-range anti-aircraft missile systems with radar facilities that make it possible to detect targets from a long distance, and therefore destroy them.
18:39 In the Kherson region, about a hundred children with disabilities were taken to the Russian Federation from a psycho-neurological boarding school in Dnepryan, Kakhovka district. Children and staff of the Oleshkovsky orphanage are preparing for forced "evacuation" to the Moscow Region. Patients of a boarding house for the elderly have been moved from Kakhovka. On the territory of this institution, the invaders placed personnel, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.
18:33 All hospitals in Ukraine are equipped with generators in case of emergency shutdowns, said Deputy Health Minister Bohdan Borukhovsky. According to him, most hospitals switch to backup power automatically, although there are also institutions where generators require additional tuning. In total, during the full-scale war, international partners transferred more than 400 generators to Ukrainian hospitals.
18:31 In winter, Russia will intensify strikes against the critical infrastructure of Ukraine, Yuriy Ignat, spokesman for the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said: "Russia will intensify strikes against the critical infrastructure of Ukraine in the autumn-winter period, since it has no noticeable successes at the front."
18:27 Zelensky said that at a meeting of the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander, a decision was made to transfer the assets of strategically important enterprises to the state: Motor Sich JSC, Zaporizhtransformator PJSC, AvtoKrAZ PJSC, Ukrnafta PJSC, Ukrtatnafta PJSC. "Such steps, necessary for our state in the conditions of war, are carried out in accordance with applicable laws and will help meet the urgent needs of our defense sector. In these difficult times, we must send all our forces to liberate our land and people, support the Ukrainian army," the president said.
18:21 The authorities of the capital are developing different scenarios for the development of events, but so far they assure that there are no reasons for panic, and are asked to save electricity. About what to prepare for the residents of Kiev - in the material Winter blackout?
18:15 Podolyak said that Kiev does not refuse negotiations: “You need to understand: Ukraine has never refused negotiations. Our negotiating position is known and open: 1. First, the Russian Federation withdraws troops from Ukraine. 2. Then everything else. Is Putin ready? Obviously not. Therefore, we are constructive in our assessment: we will talk with the next leader of the Russian Federation."
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According to the Main Intelligence Directorate, for three days, mixed columns of military equipment of the RF Armed Forces have been going through the Kakhovskaya HPP from the village of Kozatskoye in the direction of the village of Tsukury (from the right to the left bank of the Dnieper). Most of the cars are tilt trucks and civilian vehicles packed with looted property. In addition to household appliances, the invaders are massively exporting plastic double-glazed windows for windows. There is a massive looting in the settlements of the right bank. The property of the Berislav substation of the district power grid was completely looted, private houses, shops and warehouses were also robbed.
A reconnaissance of the area is being carried out along the mouth of the Dnieper. All documentation was removed from the local councils of settlements located along the Dnieper line. In the premises themselves, the commandant's offices of the occupiers are equipped. In the villages of Olgovka and Tokarevka, the invaders blew up mobile communication towers of Ukrainian operators.
17:19 The Council of Europe in May 2023 will meet for its fourth summit in history, the reason for which was the Russian attack on Ukraine. The event will take place in the Icelandic capital, Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir said: "This will be an important occasion for the leaders of the 46 member countries to meet and reaffirm their commitment to the fundamental values ​​of human rights, democracy and the rule of law."
Unlike the summits of the leaders of the EU, G7, G20, which are regular events, in the history of the Council of Europe there have been only three summits of the leaders of member countries: in 1993, 1997 and 2005.
16:53 The Russians do not abandon their attempts to capture Bakhmut in the Donetsk region, but to no avail and with numerous losses, said Sergei Cherevaty, a representative of the Eastern Group of Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to him, the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroy from 70 to 100 invaders in this direction every day, and even more Russians are injured. "The Russians do not stop and hit our units with fire, but this makes us show high stamina. For the enemy, Bakhmut today is a real death factory," Cherevaty said.
16:49 Putin said that about 80,000 mobilized people are now in the "special operation" zone, of which about 50,000 are taking part in hostilities, "the rest are at the training grounds."
16:47 The organized removal of the inhabitants of Kherson to the left bank of the Dnieper has ended, in the future it will be possible to leave the right bank on their own - the "authorities" in this case "will provide all the necessary assistance," the "administration" said.
16:42 Over the weekend, there were reports of a large number of casualties among the Russian military, deployed to the front line in Ukraine in two different places. Read more in the material Huge losses .
16:30 Meduza writes, citing sources close to the Kremlin, that the Russian authorities consider the surrender of Kherson an "undesirable" but "probable" scenario at the front. The final decision must be made personally by Putin, with the participation of people from his "inner circle." According to sources, it will depend on the actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in this direction.
Nevertheless, manuals have already been prepared for the propaganda media in case the Russian troops leave Kherson. Thus, the media is advised to pay attention to the fact that Ukraine and NATO will throw all their efforts into recapturing Kherson, they need "a lot of blood", while the Russian Federation protects the lives of soldiers and the local population. Also among the explanations for the Russians is the inexpediency of fighting in the city, because the Armed Forces of Ukraine are preparing to raze it to the ground. In addition, the Russians will be reminded that during the war with Sweden, Peter I also withdrew troops to Poltava, but then won.
16:07 Five strategic enterprises - Ukrnafta, Ukrtatnafta, AVTOKRAZ, Motor Sich and Zaporizhtransformator - will work 24/7 to meet the state's defense needs, Shmyhal said.
15:25 The National Security and Defense Council announced that the nationalized assets, including Ukrnafta and Motor Sich, received the status of military property and transferred to the Ministry of Defense, but after the end of martial law, they can be returned to their owners.
14:42 Emergency power cuts in Ukraine will continue for the next two weeks, if there are no new Russian attacks, said Dmitry Sakharuk, Executive Director of DTEK.
14:13 Pope Francis said on Sunday that the cruelty of the Russian military, with which they operate in Ukraine, is not inherent in the Russian people: "I prefer to think so, because I have great respect for the Russian people, for Russian humanism." The pope remembered Dostoevsky, who, according to the pontiff, still "inspires Christians to comprehend Christianity."
Today, Ukrainian Ambassador to the Vatican Andriy Yurash reacted to this statement: "To understand the Russian "humanism" that the Pope believes in, it would be enough just to visit Ukraine now and see how 4.5 million people were left without electricity and water, "enjoying" this Russian "humanism": orders to bomb Ukraine are given and the rocket launch buttons are pressed not by mercenaries, but by sincere Russian "humanists" - followers of Dostoevsky ... "
14:01 New British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will visit Ukraine "soon," Ukrainian Ambassador to London Vadim Prystaiko said: "We will not discuss the dates because of the Prime Minister's safety. But he will arrive in Ukraine very soon."
13:57 Turkey did not let Russian ships into the Black Sea, which were going to shell Ukraine. Andrey Klimenko, head of the Monitoring Group of the Institute for Black Sea Strategic Studies, said that the missile cruiser of the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Federation Varyag and the large anti-submarine ship Admiral Tributs came from Vladivostok to the Mediterranean Sea and planned to reach the Black Sea through the Bosphorus to shell Ukraine. But, Turkey did not let them in, and on November 6, these ships were seen in the Singapore Strait - they were moving back to their base in Vladivostok.
13:25 Ukrnafta, Motor Sich, AvtoKrAZ and Zaporizhtransformator become state property. The National Commission for Securities and the Stock Market has decided to ensure the forced disposal of shares of these strategically important enterprises associated with Konstantin Zhevago, Igor Kolomoisky, Vyacheslav Boguslaev and Konstantin Grigorishin.
13:21 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation denied the statements of Russian bloggers on behalf of the fighters of the 155th Marine Brigade about high useless losses in people and equipment: "Due to the competent actions of the unit commanders, the loss of marines over this period does not exceed 1% of the combat strength and 7% of the wounded , a significant part of which have already returned to service.
13:18 To the east of Melitopol - in the Kherson direction - the Russians are evicting people from their homes and building defensive fortifications, Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov said. So, in the village of Polyanovka, Melitopol district, they "asked" the residents to move to other settlements. Concrete slabs removed from the water canal were brought to Polyanovka through neighboring Akimovka, and the surrounding area is being converted into an outpost.
13:09 La Repubblica writes about secret consultations between Washington and Brussels on possible negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, which can be resumed after the Armed Forces of Ukraine return Kherson under control. Since the liberation of Kherson "will forever change the direction of the conflict," Ukraine will be able to negotiate with Russia from a position of strength, not weakness, the newspaper notes.
The newspaper also writes that the United States is interested in negotiations for two more reasons: the possible use of tactical nuclear weapons by Russia and the danger that a complete defeat of Putin could untie the hands of the main enemy - China.
13:04 NASAMS and Aspide air defense systems arrived in Ukraine , Reznikov said: "This weapon will significantly strengthen the Armed Forces of Ukraine and make our skies safer. We will continue to shoot down enemy targets attacking us. Thanks to our partners: Norway, Spain and the United States."
12:20 Governor of the Primorsky Territory of the Russian Federation Oleg Kozhemyako confirmed the losses of the Russians in Pavlovka near Ugledar, but said that they were "significantly exaggerated" in the text of the letter that the Russian military correspondents published the day before: "We are advancing hard. Yes, there are losses, but far from such. This is not a staff officer saying this, but a combat commander. He stressed that the losses of the Primorye were greatly exaggerated." The letter reported about 300 dead during the "incomprehensible attack" on the village of Pavlovka near Ugledar in the Donetsk region.
11:36 The occupied part of the Zaporozhye region will refuse the hryvnia from January 1, said the representative of the "authority" Vladimir Rogov. According to him, the only currency in the annexed territories will be the ruble.
11:02 The SBU reported suspicion to the Metropolitan of one of the dioceses of the UOC-MP in the Vinnytsia region. The Metropolitan committed deliberate actions aimed at inciting religious hatred and insulting the feelings of citizens in connection with their religious beliefs. The relevant materials were posted, among other things, on the personal website of the priest.
10:53 In the Kharkiv region over the past day, the enemy continued shelling from tanks and artillery of the settlements of Kupyansky, Chuguevsky and Kharkov regions, located near the line of collision and the border with the Russian Federation. In the Kupyansky district, a Russian anti-tank shell hit a civilian car that was driving along a road between settlements, the driver was hospitalized with injuries, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said.
10:17 There are only 120 Iskanders left in Russia. The Russians have already used about 80% of their modern missiles, said Vadym Skibitsky, a spokesman for the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, in a commentary to The Economist. According to him, the military intelligence of Ukraine became aware of the Kremlin's plans to acquire Fateh-110 and Zolfaghar ballistic missiles from Iran and send them by air to the Crimea and by sea to Russian ports on the Caspian Sea. "We know that agreements have already been reached," Skibitsky said.
According to his forecasts, Russia will be able to double its missile attacks on the territory of Ukraine after receiving missiles from Iran. Ukraine does not yet have effective defenses against these missiles, which hit targets at much higher speeds than Russian cruise missiles or drones.
09:18 British intelligence writes that Russia's continued lack of air superiority is likely exacerbated by poor training, the loss of experienced crews and an increased risk of providing close air support in areas of dense air defense. This situation is unlikely to change in the next few months, analysts say. Losses of aircraft in Russia are likely to greatly exceed their ability to produce new ones. The time it takes to train competent pilots further reduces Russia's ability to restore combat aviation.
09:13 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the enemy on the morning of November 7. The enemy suffered the greatest losses in the Limansky, Bakhmutsky and Avdeevsky directions.
- personnel - about 76,460 (+530) people liquidated,
- tanks - 2771 (+6),
- armored combat vehicles - 5630 (+19),
- artillery systems - 1782 (+1),
- MLRS - 391 (+0),
- air defense systems - 202 (+0),
- aircraft - 277 (+0),
- helicopters - 260 (+0),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 1472 (+7),
- cruise missiles - 399 (+0),
- ships/boats - 16 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 4199 (+8),
- special equipment - 157 (+2).
09:08 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, one civilian was killed - in Bakhmut. Five more people were injured in the region, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said.
08:57 The Armed Forces of Ukraine have already liberated 37% of the occupied territory of Ukraine, and we are talking about territories, including Crimea and ORDLO occupied in 2014. The corresponding map was published by Defmon OSINT analyst.
08:39 Around Mariupol, the invaders began to build a line of defense. Two mini-factories for the production of concrete, which were installed in Maruipol, are working for the front - they produce anti-tank concrete "pyramids", which are partially transported towards Zaporozhye and Kherson, said Petr Andryushchenko, adviser to the mayor of Mariupol. Partially, they are installed in the area of ​​the highway between Mariupol and Nikolskoe. They also significantly strengthen the direction from the north to the village. Old Crimea.
07:58 Over the past day, units of the Defense Forces repelled the attacks of the invaders in the areas of the settlements of Yampol, Andreevka, Krasnogorovka, Marinka, Pavlovka, Vodiane, Novomikhailovka of the Donetsk region and Belogorivka of the Lugansk region, the General Staff said in the morning report .
In Kherson, the occupiers, dressed in civilian clothes, occupy the premises of civilians and fortify positions inside for street fighting. At the same time, Russian propaganda journalists are planning to shoot video materials in the city on the topic of the destruction of the civilian population by the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
06:47 Today, from 6:00 until the end of the day, schedules of planned power outages in Kiev, Kiev, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Zhytomyr, Sumy, Kharkiv, Poltava regions will be active, Ukrenergo reports. There will also be emergency shutdowns in certain areas. They will be introduced by oblenergos if the deficit is greater than what is included in the schedules.
05:11 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) believes that the Kremlin can continue its "nuclear games" to encourage the United States and its allies to put pressure on Ukraine. Analysts say Russia's use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine remains unlikely, and the Kremlin is taking steps to de-escalate its nuclear rhetoric. Meanwhile, Ukraine and its international supporters have made it clear that they will not agree to negotiations at gunpoint and will not renounce Ukraine's sovereign right to its territories.
ISW writes that the Kremlin may have privately clarified its nuclear policy in order to de-escalate relations with the US and its allies. China could also play a role in pressuring the Kremlin to reduce its nuclear threats.
04:28 "Authorities" of Donetsk report a large-scale fire in the city center, in the building of the railway administration, allegedly caused by Ukrainian shelling.
03:53 The Wall Street Journal writes, citing sources, that Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan, who recently visited Kiev, has been confidentially communicating with Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev and Putin's foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov over the past months. According to the publication, the purpose of these conversations was to prevent the risk of escalation and keep channels of communication open. At the same time, these conversations were not officially confirmed either in the White House or in the Kremlin.
Several US officials have said that Sullivan is pushing for contacts with Russia, while other senior officials believe that talks under the current diplomatic and military situation will not be fruitful.
02:24 Russian TV channels stopped broadcasting in Kherson, Vladislav Nazarov, spokesman for the Pivden Operational Command, said. According to him, the broadcasting of Russian channels stopped a week ago. At the same time SuspÑ–lne started working on 92.00FM.