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[Korrespondent] 22:23 Representatives of the Russian occupation administration in Yalta paid an “official visit” to Turkey, took part in a meeting of the International Organization of United Cities and Local Authorities, and also discussed the possibility of concluding an agreement to establish sister-city relations with the Beylikdüzü municipal district of Istanbul.
Speaker of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Oleg Nikolenko said that Kyiv takes this situation “with extreme seriousness” and has already requested official explanations from the Turkish side about the status of the visit of representatives of the Russian occupation administration.
20:52 Zaluzhny wrote an article for The Economist, where he stated that there is a threat of the war transitioning to a positional war: “The threat of transition to a positional war is a serious challenge for Ukraine. Delaying is beneficial to the enemy, since it will allow him to restore and increase his military potential.”
According to the commander-in-chief, Ukraine needs to gain superiority in the air, break through minefields in depth, increase the effectiveness of counter-battery warfare, create and train the necessary reserves, and increase the number of electronic warfare equipment.
19:27 The third meeting of advisers in Malta became even stronger than the two previous ones, Zelensky said in an evening video message: “We discussed the main details and results of this summit. We will not make certain things - very useful for Ukraine, for international law in general - yet. It’s clear: we don’t give Russia a chance to disrupt our international efforts.”
18:43 Today, the Russians attacked the Nikopol district of the Dnepropetrovsk region five times with artillery and a kamikaze drone, said the head of the OVA Sergei Lysak. The regional center and the Marganets community came under attack. As a result of the shelling, one person was killed and seven were injured. 16 private houses, a five-story building, an infrastructure facility, a pharmacy, and shops were damaged. In addition, the Russian army fired at the Krivoy Rog region with MLRS, no people were injured.
18:07 OSINT analyst Brady Afrik showed a satellite image of Donetsk after the Ukrainian strike on the railway, as a result of which Russian railway tanks with fuel burned.
17:55 Russian telegram channels report that the Ukrainian Armed Forces today attacked the command post of the Dnepr group, which was headed by Mikhail Teplinsky this week. At the moment, it is known that at least one Russian soldier was killed and several were seriously injured. It is unknown whether Teplinsky was at the command post at that moment.
17:08 Zelensky said that he met with the Ukrainian delegation at the third meeting of advisers on the implementation of the Peace Formula, and discussed the results of the summit. “Our Peace Formula is the only comprehensive and realistic plan for returning calm not only to the Ukrainian people, but to all the peoples of the planet striving for a life without aggression,” the president emphasized.
16:41 British intelligence states that Russian Lancet kamikaze drones have become one of the most effective new types of weapons in the Russian Federation over the past year. They fly over enemy territory, waiting to detect a target before diving towards it and exploding. Russia uses the Lancets to attack priority targets, and they are becoming increasingly visible in counter-battery warfare, targeting Ukrainian artillery, analysts say.
16:19 After the ATACMS strike on the airfield in Berdyansk on October 17, Russia transferred Ka-52 and Mi-8 helicopters to Taganrog, Defense Express reports, citing satellite images.
16:12 The Crimean Wind Telegram channel reports missile attacks on two recreation centers where Russian military personnel are located - the Yuny and Blue Flame boarding house in the village of Strelkovoye on the Arabatskaya Strelka. According to eyewitnesses, ambulances and fire trucks left Genichesk and the village of Genichesk Gorka for Strelkovoe.
15:44 The Russian Army has no strategic successes in the Kupyansk direction, said the commander of the Ground Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Alexander Syrsky. “The goal of the Russians is clear - they want to occupy the city again. The defense forces are giving a worthy rebuff to the Russian occupiers, thwarting their attempts to move forward,” he emphasized.
14:28 The Wagner group has resumed work as a unit of the Russian Guard and is recruiting militants, Russian media write. A PMC representative in Perm said that the new unit of the Russian Guard is led by Pavel Prigozhin, the son and only heir of Evgeny Prigozhin. Mercenaries are recruited from among those who already have combat experience, including those who have already been part of PMCs. People with criminal records and sick people are not accepted yet.
Payment will range from 80 to 240 thousand rubles, depending on the place where the mercenaries will serve. The contract period is from six months. The Novosibirsk office of the Wagner group reported that recruitment has been ongoing for “two or three days.”
13:59 North Korea transferred more than a million artillery shells to Russia, Bloomberg writes. The number was announced at a closed South Korean national intelligence briefing attended by members of the ruling party. One of the deputies told the agency that since August, Pyongyang has sent Moscow about ten shipments of ammunition - this is enough for about two months of shelling.
13:07 In the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation, near the settlement of Krasnaya Polyana, Shebekinsky district, the Russian radio relay station 48Ya6-K1 Podlet was hit, reports the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. The enemy uses such equipment to detect air targets at low and extremely low altitudes. As a result of the operation, the Russian station was put out of action, and enemy personnel suffered losses.
12:50 At night, the Russians attacked energy infrastructure facilities in the Poltava region. As a result of damage to the power line, three settlements were de-energized, ten legal and almost 500 household consumers were disconnected, the Ministry of Energy reported.
12:21 The European Commission will soon come up with a proposal to use the proceeds from frozen Russian assets for the reconstruction of Ukraine, said the editor of Radio Liberty in Europe, Rikard Jozwiak. At the same time, he added that "we should not expect too much from this, since France, Germany and Italy still express concern about the impact such a move could have on the euro as a global currency."
12:16 “Governor” of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhaev said that the military in Crimea is allegedly working to “destroy a large number of air targets throughout the peninsula.” In turn, the “governor” of the occupied Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo, said that seven missiles launched from planes flying to Crimea were allegedly shot down over the region.
11:40 In the Odessa region, two X-59 guided aircraft missiles fired from Russian tactical aircraft and aimed towards the Odessa region were destroyed over the sea, the Air Force command reported.
11:31 On November 8, the European Commission will publish a recommendation to begin negotiations on the accession of Ukraine and Moldova to the EU, Politico writes, citing sources. However, it will include the caveat that countries will still need to make more progress on reforms.
11:04 The number of victims as a result of the morning attack on Nikopol has increased to six, said the head of the Dnepropetrovsk Police Department Sergei Lysak. In addition to a private enterprise, a pharmacy, two shops and a five-story building were also damaged.
10:37 The enemy struck the center of Kherson again - one person was killed, two were wounded, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin. The Office of the President clarified that an employee of the city military administration was killed, and two more of her colleagues from the Urban Development Department were injured.
09:58 In the morning, the Russians hit Nikopol, Dnepropetrovsk region with a kamikaze drone - one person died, four were injured. A private enterprise was damaged, said the head of the OVA, Sergei Lysak.
09:30 In the Donetsk region on October 31, one person was killed as a result of Russian shelling - in the village. Pivdenny, Toretsk, the prosecutor's office reported. Four more people were injured - in Krasnohorivka, Elizavetivka and Novoukrainka.
09:22 Over the past 24 hours, the enemy has been massively shelling the populated areas of Bogodukhovsky, Kharkovsky, Chuguevsky, Kupyansky and Izyumsky districts of the Kharkov region. In the village In Petropavlovka, Kupyansky district, one person was killed and one was injured, said the head of the OVA, Oleg Sinegubov.
09:13 On the evening of October 31, Russian troops shelled the village of Chaikino in the Kherson region, one person was killed. Also, two people were wounded as a result of shelling in other settlements in the Berislavsky district, the prosecutor’s office reported. According to the OVA, over the past 24 hours, as a result of Russian shelling in the region, one person was killed and eight were injured.
08:36 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of November 1:
- personnel - about 301,490 (+680) people,
- tanks - 5223 (+12),
- armored combat vehicles - 9834 (+30),
- artillery systems - 7250 (+23),
- MLRS - 846 (+2),
- air defense systems - 563 (+1),
- aircraft - 321 (+0),
- helicopters - 324 (+0),
- UAV of operational-tactical level - 5468 (+28),
- cruise missiles - 1547 (+1),
- ships/boats - 20 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 9624 (+34),
- special equipment - 1019 (+3).
08:01 Over the past 24 hours, 68 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report . In the Kupyansk direction, the Defense Forces repelled enemy attacks in the areas of Sinkovka, Ivanovka, Kharkov region and Nadezhda, Lugansk region; on Bakhmutsky - near Kleshcheevka, Andreevka and Pivdenny, Donetsk region; in Avdeevsky - in the areas of Avdeevka, Keramika, Severny, Pervomaisky, Stepnoy of the Donetsk region; on Maryinsky - in the areas of Maryinka and Novomikhailovka; on Shakhtarsky - near Prechistovka and Zolotaya Niva, Donetsk region; in Zaporozhye - in the Rabotino district of the Zaporozhye region.
07:19 Air defense during a night attack destroyed 18 of 20 Shahed-136/131 attack drones and an X-59 guided missile , the Air Force command reported. The launch area of the X-59 missile and part of the “shaheds” was the Kursk region of the Russian Federation, the rest of the enemy UAVs attacked from the south-eastern direction - Primorsko-Akhtarsk.
07:06 At night, the Russian Federation attacked the Poltava region with drones; there were hits at the oil refinery in Kremenchug, said the head of the OVA, Philip Pronin. A fire broke out at the plant and was extinguished by rescuers. Preliminary - no casualties.