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According to local authorities, Russian forces launched a mass drone attack in southern Odesa Oblast over night on Nov. 8 that damaged several residential buildings as well as a school located in the city of Odesa.
Oleh Kiper, the Odesa Oblast governor, said on Telegram that at least two people were injured as of 1 am local time. The blast wave is said to have shattered the windows of one of Odesa’s city schools, while shrapnel caused two gas pipes to ignite and depressurize in another district of Odesa.
The Russian military has intensified its attacks on southern Odesa Oblast. They have targeted port infrastructure and damaged several civilian vessels.
On Oct. 14, a strike on the Odesa district killed one person and injured at least eight others. The attack damaged two civilian ships — NS Moon, flying the flags of Belize and Palau-flagged Optima.
Five times, guided aerial bombs were used by Russia to strike Zaporizhzhia. The attack damaged houses, an apartment building and a cancer hospital.
According to local authorities, Russian forces launched a mass drone attack in southern Odesa Oblast over night on Nov. 8 that damaged several residential buildings as well as a school located in the city of Odesa.
The International Chamber of Commerce will lower the arbitration court costs for foreign investors who are involved in Ukraine’s rebuilding projects to encourage much needed investment.
At a press conference held at the European Political Community Summit in Budapest, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that he thought Trump wanted to end Russia’s war quickly, but that they had not discussed any plan.
Reuters reported that the collapse of the coalition would not prevent Germany from providing the majority of the 4 billion euro ($4.3 billion) budget promised to Ukraine.
On Nov. 7, Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Donald Trump for his victory in the U.S. Presidential election during the Valdai Forum in Sochi.
The President Volodymyr Zelensky insists on the opening of Boryspil International Airport first.
Vertigo Games, a virtual reality company, released Metro Awakening on November 7, the fourth installment in the popular postapocalyptic franchise set in Russia’s subway.
“We must work together.” “I look forward to meeting with Donald Trump and discussing how we can collectively face these threats, what we need do,” said NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.
The locations of military sites in Ukraine are no longer displayed on Google Maps, said Andrii Kovalenko, head of the Counter-Disinformation Center under Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, on Nov. 7.
Naftogaz, the CEO of Ukraine’s state-owned oil company, said that despite reports of a nearing contract, no deal between Europe and Azerbaijan is on the table to keep gas flowing via Ukraine after a transit agreement with Russia expires this year.
The Kyiv Independent interviewed Kurt Volker a few hours after Donald Trump won the U.S. Presidential election. He served as the U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations in 2017-2019 and as U.S. Ambassador to NATO in 2008/2009.
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“Peace rewards only the strong,” said President Zelensky.
Sergei Shoigu said that the West should recognize the fact that Russia is winning the war in Ukraine and begin negotiations, as reported by the Russian state news agency TASS on November 8.
The U.K. announced on Nov. 7, its largest package against Russia since May 20,23, focusing primarily on the Russian Defense Industry and mercenary Groups.
The fifth meeting will focus, among other topics, on Russia’s full scale invasion of Ukraine and ongoing escalation of violence in the Middle East.
The Associated Press reported that Eugene Vindman won the Virginia House of Representatives election on Nov. 6, a retired U.S. Army soldier who gained fame for his role in exposing then-President Donald Trump and his twin brother Alexander.
Yoon Suk-Yeol, South Korean President, told the media: “Now, depending upon the level of North Korean participation, we will gradually adapt our support strategy in phases.” “This means that we are not ruling the possibility of supplying weapons.”
The War Zone experts say that even though it is difficult to determine the exact consequences of the Ukrainian attack, the recent strike was “significant in many ways”.
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