The Russian Emergency Ministry published on November 2 an updated manual on digging mass graves in wartime.
According to reports, the instructions were distributed among Russian troops. According to Kyiv, Moscow’s losses have reached 700,000.
The manual includes instructions and illustrations for digging graves as large as 100 corpses. The document states that a grave of this size must be 20 meters in length, three meters in width, and 2.3 metres high. It will take 368.5 hours to dig.
The textbook also explains the conditions under which it’s permissible to cremate dead bodies and how to minimize contamination by chemical, biological or radioactive agents.
The first version was published in 2021 – one year before Russia began its full-scale conflict. It included instructions on how to dispose a large number dead in the event of an attack.
The Russian “mass-wave” infantry tactic, which overwhelms Ukrainian defenders with thousands of dead and wounded, is responsible for the heavy losses Russia has suffered in Ukraine.
To offset the losses without instituting an entire draft, Moscow has offered higher financial rewards for military services and enlisted migrants workers and residents from poorer regions.
North Korea, a close ally of Russia, has recently sent around 10,000-12,000 soldiers to support its war against Ukraine.
Despite the staggering casualty rate, Russian forces are advancing in Ukraine’s east. Kyiv is facing one of the “most powerful” offensives since the beginning of the full-scale war.
“Russia’s aggression towards Ukraine is an existential danger.” Josep Borrell, after meeting South Korean Defense minister Kim Yong Hyun on X, said that the Republic of Korea was best positioned to comprehend it.
Annalena Bärbock, the German Foreign Minister, said that she was arriving in Ukraine and that “we are fighting this brutality by our humanity and support so that Ukrainians not only survive winter but that their country can also survive.”
Wi Sung Lac, a South Korean member of the parliamentary intelligence committee told The Korea Herald that North Korean soldiers receive $2,000 a month from Russia for their service. This would amount to at least $200 million a year if multiplied by 10,000 soldiers.
Andrii Kovalenko didn’t provide any additional details about the circumstances of the engagement, or possible losses for the North Korean side.
This includes 1,300 casualties that Russian forces have suffered in the last day.
The Finnish authorities have announced that a new political museum will open at the same location on February 15, 2025. The museum’s focus will be on Finnish-Russian relationships, including developments of the 21st Century.
“This would be a very dangerous escalation in the war in Ukraine.” Stephane Dujarric said that everything must be done to prevent any internationalization of the conflict.
A total of 54% of respondents said they favored a Ukrainian victory, while only 20% supported Russia. Even in countries that have not been Kyiv’s traditional allies, there was strong support for Ukraine.
According to the Moldovan election commission, Maia Sandu, who is pro-EU, had a 9-point advantage over Alexandr Stoianoglo with nearly 99% votes counted.
The attack damaged a multi-story apartment building, commercial facilities and cars. Kharkiv Regional Police reported that at least 14 people, including four officers, were injured.
U.S. U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink stated on Nov. 3, that the U.S. State Department funded 800 mobile fireteams in Ukraine which have shot down more than 200 Russian drones.
Roman Kostenko (secretary of the parliamentary defence committee) stated on November 2 that he believes it is necessary to mobilize at least 500,000 citizens in light of current battlefield conditions.
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 stay pro-war” if Donald Trump is elected U.S. President, as reported by Telex. Orban was referring to 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 has 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.
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