On Nov. 3, Governor Oleksandr PROKUDIN reported that Russian troops shelled Bilozerka, a village in Kherson Oblast. A paramedic and a driver of an ambulance were wounded.
Kherson, along with other regional settlements located on the west bank Dnipro River, are regularly attacked by Russian troops who still control the east bank of the river in Kherson Oblast.
Prokudin reports that both victims were outside when the attack occurred. They suffered concussions and mine-explosive injuries, as well as craniocerebral and other injuries. The paramedic received a shrapnel injury to his leg.
The Kherson Oblast Military Administration later confirmed via Telegram that the roof and windows of an ambulance and a medical facility were damaged by the shelling.
The administration also stated that a house was also damaged by a direct projectile hit.
City officials reported that on Nov. 3, Russia launched its latest drone strike overnight on Ukraine. The attack lasted more than five hours and targeted the capital. Kyiv was rocked by several waves of explosions throughout the night.
On Nov. 3, Governor Oleksandr PROKUDIN reported that Russian troops shelled Bilozerka, a village in Kherson Oblast. A paramedic and a driver of an ambulance were wounded.
Hungarian Prime Minster Viktor Orban stated in a radio conversation on Nov. 3 that “Europe cannot remain anti-war” if Donald Trump is elected U.S. President, as reported by Telex. Orban was supposedly referring the EU’s military assistance to Ukraine which he has repeatedly criticized.
After “a public reaction,” Google representatives contacted the Ukrainian side, and the company is already working on fixing the issue, Andrii Kovalenko, the head of the counter-disinformation department at Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, said in a later update on social media.
According to President Volodymyr Zelensky, the majority of these strikes targeted critical infrastructure and civilian facilities.
The most casualties were reported in Kherson Oblast where Russian attacks resulted in the death of one person and the injury of another 10 including three children.
According to reports, Russia has also lost 9,182 tanks and 18,523 armored fighting vehicles that carry troops, 28,160 vehicles, fuel tanks and artillery systems. It also lost 1,244 multiple launch missile systems, 994 systems of air defense, 369 planes, 329 helicopters, 18,187 drones and 28 ships, boats and submarines.
The Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance-Reason and Justice (BSW), a new leftist populist German party, demands that mainstream parties stop military aid to Ukraine. Germany is Ukraine’s second largest military supporter.
Officials in Moldova have warned that Russia could orchestrate disruptive activities including bomb threats at polling stations throughout Western nations during Moldova’s presidential runoff elections on Nov. 3.
Dmytro Lubinets, Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner, said on November 3 that Ukraine is still willing to receive its own citizens and blamed Russia as the reason for the slowdown in exchanges.
Officials in the United States believe that two more fake videos, which are now circulating on the internet and have been identified by the FBI as attempts to spread false information about election security, may be part of an influence campaign backed by Russia. The campaign seems to be intended to sway public opinion in advance of the presidential election on November 5.
Zelensky stated in his evening speech that “this volume of ‘Shahed” drones represents over 170,000 parts that should have been prevented from reaching Russia.” “Microchips are necessary for this terror. Microcontrollers, processors and other parts also play a role.”
On Nov. 2, Governor Serhii Lisak reported that a Russian attack damaged infrastructure near Dnipro.
Australian Defense Magazine reported Nov. 1 that Australia has provided glide bomb kits to Ukraine following the withdrawal of the Royal Australian Air Force from service.
Kyiv City military administration said that all drones that were threatening the city had been neutralized, without specifying how many drones were shot down.
“… “We face a pivot in history,” said U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. “If Ukraine falls into Putin’s boot then all of Europe will be under Putin’s shadow.”
Kadyrov stated that after the first drone attack against Russia’s North Caucasus Republic, which targeted the Russian Special Forces University (Vladimir Putin) in the Chechen City of Gudermes, on October 29, he had ordered all his commanders fighting Ukraine to “not take prisoners and destroy” Ukrainian soldier as a retribution.
Radek Sikorski, the Polish Foreign Minister, said that Kyiv can buy weapons on credit from Polish factories. He added that the loan could be repaid after the country‘s rebuilding.
Herman Smetanin, Minister of Strategic Industries, said: “This cooperation will strengthen Ukraine’s defense industry and protect critical infrastructure from enemy drones.”
The Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces shot down 39 of the 71 Shahed drones and unidentified drones that Russia launched overnight. The Air Force added that 21 other drones had been “lost” and five others flew back to Russia.
“Active hostilities which continue in certain regions require constant renewal of resources of Ukrainian units,” Commander in Chief Oleksandr Sryskyi said.
According to Ukraine’s intelligence services, North Korean soldiers were equipped with 60-mm mortars and AK-12 rifles. They also received machine guns, sniper weapons, Feniks guided anti-tank missiles, as well as hand-held antitank grenade launches.
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