[Vesti] November 3 is the 253rd day of the war between Russia and Ukraine. Briefly about the main thing that happened in the country on that day, about the situation in the regions, the exchange of prisoners, as well as all the relevant information from key departments - online Vesti.ua .
05:00 . Zaporozhye region. There was an explosion in the southern part of Melitopol . According to preliminary data, a part of the Refma plant captured by the Russians, where one of the main headquarters of their personnel was located, was destroyed.
07:00 . The main thing from the morning summary of the General Staff:
Over the past day, the Russian Federation launched three missile and 24 air strikes, more than 80 attacks from the MLRS. More than 20 settlements of Ukraine were affected.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine repulsed the attacks of the Russians in the areas of the settlements of Makiivka, Nevsk and Belogorivka of the Luhansk region; Verkhnokamyanskoye, Spirne, Bakhmut, Mayorsk, Pervomayskoye, Novomikhaylivskoye ka, Vodyane, Pavlovka and Prechistivka in the Donetsk region.
Aviation of the Defense Forces struck the enemy 21 times a day. Areas of concentration of weapons and military equipment, as well as enemy air defense positions, were damaged.
Air defense shot down 10 Shahed-136 strike drones and an Orlan unmanned aerial vehicle.
During the day, missile and artillery units of the Defense Forces struck: five areas of concentration of manpower, weapons and military equipment, two ammunition depots, three other important military facilities of the Russians.
07:30 . Zaporozhye region. ZNPP is completely de-energized , Energoatom reported. Due to shelling on November 2, the last two high-voltage communication lines of the nuclear power plant with the Ukrainian energy system were damaged. Now the station is running on diesel generators. Fuel is enough for 15 days. Power units 5 and 6 are transferred to a cold state.
08:00 . Emergency shutdowns of power supply to all categories of consumers will be in Dnepropetrovsk, Zaporozhye and Kirovohrad regions. Hourly shutdowns - in Kyiv, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Zhytomyr, Sumy, Kharkov and Poltava regions.
Dnipropetrovsk region. The Russians attacked energy and water infrastructure facilities in Krivoy Rog . There is serious damage. In Pavlograd, arrival at an industrial enterprise. "Hails" and heavy artillery covered the Nikopol and Marganets communities. A gas station caught fire in Nikopol.
The shells damaged housing, a college, a furniture factory, and an industrial plant. There are more than 1,000 families without electricity in the Marganets community. At night, four Shahed-136 kamikaze drones were shot down over the Nikopol region.
10:00 a.m. Kyiv region. The bridge in Stoyanka has been restored , Kirill Tymoshenko, deputy head of the Presidential Office, said. The passage is open in both directions on the highway M-06 Kyiv - Chop.
10:30 am . Donetsk region. As a result of shelling, at least 3 people in the minibus were injured. Damaged houses. The Voroshilovsky and Kyiv districts were under fire. As a result of the night shelling of the chemical plant "Stirol" in uncontrolled Gorlovka, the plant management and the medical unit were damaged. There is one victim.
10:50 am . Kherson region. As a result of the shelling of Golaya Pristan, according to the so-called "deputy governor" Stremousov, the administration building was completely destroyed.
11:20 am . Kherson region. The Russian flag was removed from the building of the Kherson Regional State Administration . The network reports that the Russian army left its checkpoints in Chernobaevka, Stepanovka and Belozerka. The so-called "deputy governor" Kirill Stremousov said that the Russian army would leave Kherson "to the left-bank part of the region."
Odessa region. On November 3, another seven ships with Ukrainian grain left the Odessa ports. 290,000 tons of products are sent to the countries of Asia and Europe.
13:00 . On November 3, an exchange will allegedly take place according to the formula 107 for 107, the so-called. "Head of the DPR" Denis Pushilin. The Ukrainian side has not yet voiced such information.
14:00 . Kherson region. Explosions are reported in Kherson.
14:30 . Donetsk region. The Armed Forces of Ukraine shot down a plane of Russian troops near Bakhmut.
The Verkhovna Rada allowed the military to go on vacation during martial law. Now the military can take up to 10 days of vacation without taking into account the time required to get to the place of vacation, but no more than two days. Cash payments are kept.
15:00 . There was an exchange of prisoners. Ukraine returned 107 of its soldiers. Among the released are 6 officers, 101 privates and sergeants from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Navy, Troops, GNSU, NPU, DSST, National Guardsmen, among whom are "Azov".
There are defenders with shrapnel wounds to the arms and legs, gunshot wounds to various parts of the body, with amputated limbs and burns that do not feel part of the face, with infected wounds. There is a wounded as a result of an explosion in Olenovskoye colony.
16:00 . The IAEA said it did not find any indication of unregistered nuclear activity at facilities in Ukraine where it was tested.
17:17 If Russia uses nuclear weapons, it will cease to exist as a state. Zelensky expressed this opinion today, answering a question about the possibility of the Russian Federation using nuclear weapons in Ukraine.
17:51 Switzerland has rejected Germany's request to re-export to Ukraine ammunition for Gepard self-propelled guns. This is stated in a statement by the Swiss government.
"In accordance with the principle of equal treatment contained in the law on neutrality, Switzerland cannot satisfy the request to transfer military products of Swiss origin to Ukraine while the latter is involved in an armed conflict," they say.
18:18 The page of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzny on Instagram, apparently, was hacked. The avatar was replaced with an image of Putin, and a post was published with a link to one of the "DPR" resources and information that Delta was hacked - a system that collects data on the location of the enemy and other threats.
18:57 The Russian army continues to conduct offensive operations in the Bakhmut, Avdeevsky and Novopavlovsky directions. Operational summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the evening of November 3.
19:19 The Bulgarian Parliament supported the sending of heavy weapons to Ukraine. The vote of 175 to 49 for the event marked a rare moment of consensus among Bulgaria's deeply divided politicians, ending months of tension and bickering between political parties over the topic.
19:44 After the decision of Bulgaria, which will allow the supply of heavy weapons to Ukraine, as well as spare parts, Hungary remains the only NATO member that has not approved the supply of weapons to Kiev since the start of Russia's full-scale unprovoked invasion of Ukraine at the end of February.
20:01 During the day, Russian troops launched 3 missile and 16 air strikes, carried out more than 40 attacks from the MLRS. Operational summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the evening of November 3.
20:27 In Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, a school and the private sector of the city came under missile attack. Six missiles were fired. All consequences are being established, the OP reported.
20:55 If Putin goes to the G20 summit, then Zelensky will not take part in it.
"My personal position and Ukraine's was that if the leader of the Russian Federation participates, then Ukraine will not participate," the Ukrainian president said at a briefing in Kyiv and added that Ukraine was preparing for the upcoming summit.
21:21 The total amount of assistance to Ukraine from the EU in 2022 amounted to 22 billion euros - Borrell. This amount does not include military aid.
21:49 Heat guns are brought to the capital to heat the people of Kiev. This was announced by the mayor of Kyiv Klitschko.
"A large number of power generators have already been purchased, fuel and food stocks have been produced. Now we are additionally transporting heat guns to Kyiv. We are getting ready," he said.
22:22 The state budget of Ukraine for 2023, approved today, provides for the creation of a Fund for the Elimination of the Consequences of Russia's Armed Aggression in the amount of UAH 35 billion. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced this on his Telegram channel.
22:57 Ukrainian aviation hit eight areas of concentration of weapons and military equipment, as well as four positions of air defense systems, missile troops and artillery - three areas of concentration of manpower, two areas of accumulation of weapons and military equipment, two ammunition depots.