Ukrinform reported that the recruitment center for the Ukrainian Legion in Poland had received more than 500 applications from Ukrainians in 30 different countries in just one month, citing officials at the center.
The Legion was revealed in July as a volunteer unit of Ukrainian men who live in Poland, and are trained by the Polish Armed Forces. The first volunteer recruitment centre was opened at the Ukrainian Consulate in Lublin, a city in eastern Poland.
The unit is part a larger effort to replenish the ranks in the Ukrainian military, as the war with Russia has lasted for more than two and a half years.
Ukrinform reported that the majority of applications came from Poland, Czechia and the U.K. However, Ukrainians in the U.S.A., Canada, Ireland and the U.K. also submitted requests. The center’s officials are aware that not all applicants may end up signing a deal, but they consider the outcome to be a positive first result.
The legion allows Ukrainians to serve in the war and return to Poland once they have completed their service. Under the martial law that was instituted in 2022, after the start of a full-scale conflict, Ukrainian men between 18-60 years old are not allowed to leave Ukraine.
The U.N. estimates 6.7 million Ukrainians have been forced abroad by Russia’s invasion. This is on top of a large diaspora that has been living in Europe, Canada, the U.S. and other countries since before 2022.
The first volunteers will sign a contract by the end of this year and start training on Polish training grounds. Ukrinform reported that around 90% of the applicants were male and about 80% did not have any previous military experience.
Politico reported that the European Union’s antifraud agency has opened an investigation into possible exports of rebranded Russian crude oil via Turkey to the EU. The report was based on two unnamed sources.
Ukrinform reported that the recruitment center for the Ukrainian Legion in Poland had received more than 500 applications from Ukrainians in 30 different countries in just one month, citing officials at the center.
Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal said on November 4 that the country aims to narrow the voting eligibility for local elections in order to exclude Russians and Belarusians in order to counter Russian influences.
According to reports, Russian forces targeted an infrastructure facility and started a fire. The full extent of the damage is still being determined.
Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association, the authors of this complaint, said that the ruling set a precedent to better protect voting secrecy.
Overnight, Russia launched 79 drones of the type Shahed and other drones as well as guided bombs as well as two Kh-59/69 air missiles.
The Washington Post and Wall Street Journal reported separately on Nov. 4 that Russia may be behind the dispatch of flammable packages via freight planes in Europe as preparations for similar operations to take place in North America.
Krzysztof Gawakowski, Polish Deputy Premier, said that Zelensky wanted Poland to fire missiles over Ukraine. This meant he wanted Poland to join the war.
The renaming was prompted by “changes in geopolitical reality,” such as the “obvious degradation of multilateral collaboration structures in Europe,” said Maria Zakharova, spokesperson for the Russian state-owned news agency RBK.
The Russian forces have suffered 1,260 casualties in the last day alone.
On Nov. 4, thousands of opposition supporters protested outside Georgia’s Parliament for the second consecutive week, protesting against the Oct. 26 elections, which they claim were rigged by Russians to favor the ruling Georgian Dream Party.
Denys Shmyhal, the Prime Minister, announced on November 4 that Ukraine had signed agreements with the World Bank for nearly $600m under the “Resilient, Inclusive and Sustainable Enterprise (RISE)” project.
Slovak media reported on November 3 that Peter Pellegrini, the President of Slovakia, had recently rejected four requests by Slovaks who wanted to join Ukraine’s armed services.
During the campaign, Russia was accused of spreading false claims about a variety of topics surrounding the elections, including disinformation regarding the candidates and election safety.
On November 4, Choe Son Hui, the North Korean foreign minister, met with Vladimir Putin, the Russian president in Moscow as Choe continues his state visit to Russia.
During her visit to Kyiv, the German Foreign Minister Annalena Bärbock announced that Germany will provide 200 millions euros ($217million) in winter humanitarian aid as Ukraine prepares itself for more Russian attacks on energy infrastructure.
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.”
According to the document, Kyiv will produce drones, parts and components for them, as well as electronic warfare systems, together with Vilnius.
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