Regional authorities reported that Russian attacks on Ukraine killed three people, and injured another 24 in the past day.
According to the Air Force, between 5:30 p.m. local on Nov. 2 and the morning of Nov. 3 Russian forces launched a Kh-59/69 missile guided by air and 96 drones of the Shahed type and other types at Ukraine.
Telegram reported that Ukrainian forces had downed the missile and 66 drones. 27 drones had disappeared from radars and another drone was flying to Belarus. The Air Force said that as of 9 a.m. local, two drones were still flying in the Ukrainian skies, and air defenses were working.
According to reports, the aerial targets were downed in Kyiv and other regions of Ukraine, including Sumy, Zhytomyr Mykolaiv Dnipropetrovsk Kharkiv Poltava Kirovohrad Chernihiv Cherkasy Odesa and Khmelnytskyi. Local authorities reported that debris caused minor damage and fires to multiple buildings throughout Kyiv and Kyiv oblast.
As a result, two people were killed in Ivanopillia and another was injured in Myrnohrad, according to a statement made by Vadym Fillashkin on Facebook. Filashkin said that ten houses, two apartment blocks, an industrial building and infrastructure were all damaged.
Oleksandr PROKUDIN, the Governor of Kherson Oblast, reported that Russian attacks on Kherson and 16 settlements in the region killed one person and injured another 10, including three young children. Prokudin said that the attacks damaged 14 homes, five apartment blocks, educational institutions such as a library and a church, as well as a post-office, shops, and a post-office.
Serhii Lisak, regional governor, said that Russian troops attacked infrastructure near Dnipro, Ukraine, on November 2, injuring 8 people, including 2 children.
According to reports, Russian artillery and drone attacks against other settlements within Dnipropetrovsk Oblast damaged an industrial enterprise as well as 11 houses, 3 farm buildings, a vehicle, a pipeline of gas, and power lines.
On the morning of November 3, Governor Ivan Fedorov reported on Telegram that Russian forces had dropped a guided aerial weapon on the village of Preobrazhenka, near Polohy, in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. A woman aged 55 and a man aged 45 were injured. Fedorov said that earlier Russian attacks on Zaporizhzhia Oblast had damaged six houses and infrastructure.
Oleh Simiehubov, the Kharkiv Oblast governor, reported that a Russian drone strike near Vovchansk in the afternoon of November 2 injured two male civilians aged 33 and 60. Syniehubov reported that Russian attacks on other regional settlements caused damage to a farm and a school.
Local authorities reported that a woman aged 82 suffered shrapnel wounds to her head after a Russian drone attack on Kyiv, which caused fires in a 16-story building and an office.
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 rocket 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.
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.
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 Nov. 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 Nov. 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 and microcontrollers are vital for this terror.”
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 drones were “lost” and five more flew towards 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.
This includes 1,270 casualties that Russian forces have suffered in the last day.
Two S-400 missiles struck a police station in the early hours of Nov. 1, killing Andrii Matvienko. According to the Interior Ministry, 36 police officers, 9 civilians and 1 rescuer were injured.
Robert Shonov, an ex-employee of the U.S. Consulate in Vladivostok was arrested in 2023 on charges of passing information to the U.S. about Russia’s war against Ukraine. He was sentenced on Nov. 1 to four years, 10 months and 10 days in prison.
Two U.S.-based pollsters commissioned by Georgian opponents are questioning the results of the October 26 parliamentary elections, in which the ruling Georgian Dream Party was declared victorious.
“This is a key step towards the full launch 5G in Ukraine which we plan to finish by 2030,” Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Federorov said on November 1.
Zelensky stated that if Ukraine were granted permission to use long-range Western weapons on Russian soil, it could target “every camp” where North Korean troops gather in Russia.
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