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[Korrespondent] 23:24 The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched a strike with 15 cruise missiles at the shipbuilding plant named after. Butoms in Kerch, 13 of them were allegedly shot down by air defense systems. As a result of being hit by a cruise missile, “a ship located at the plant was damaged.”
23:05 The Department of Strategic Communications of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported that on November 3, in the Zaporozhye direction, the Russian army launched strikes on 26 settlements in the Zaporozhye, Pologovsky and Vasilievsky districts of the Zaporozhye region. In particular, the enemy hit the personnel of the 128th separate mountain assault brigade with an Iskander-M missile, “as a result of which the military personnel were killed, and local residents were also injured of varying degrees of severity.”
Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said that he had instructed the Main Inspectorate of the Ministry of Defense to conduct a full investigation into the tragedy.
23:02 One of those wounded as a result of the Russian strike on the Korabelny district of Kherson died in the hospital, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin.
22:49 Russia launched a missile attack on Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers in one of the front-line villages in the Zaporozhye region. They could be gathered in one place for awards on the Day of Missile Forces and Artillery. More than 20 military personnel were killed.
22:35 Commander of the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Nikolai Oleshchuk expressed hope that “another watercraft has followed Moscow,” and also thanked the tactical aviation pilots “for successful cruise missile attacks on the infrastructure of the Zaliv shipyard in Kerch, where one of the most modern ships was stationed The Russian Federation is the carrier of Caliber cruise missiles." “Well done, it’s like we walked through SCALP!” - wrote Oleschuk.
Meanwhile, social networks report that at least three strikes were carried out on the small missile ship Askold , the construction of which was being completed at the Zaliv plant. It was launched only in 2021. This ship was supposed to be armed with eight Caliber or Onyx missiles, as well as its own air defense system - the Pantsir-M air defense system and the Orlan-10 UAV complex for reconnaissance.
21:02 As a result of the Russian strike on the Mirgorod district of the Poltava region, at least nine private buildings were damaged, said the head of the OBA, Philip Pronin. Three people were injured, including two children. Specialists from the State Environmental Inspectorate have been involved in the work and will document the damage.
20:39 The Department of Strategic Communications of the Ukrainian Armed Forces confirmed a strike on the sea and port infrastructure of the Zaliv shipyard in Kerch.
19:50 The Air Force command clarified that in the evening the enemy attacked the Dnepropetrovsk and Poltava regions with cruise and ballistic missiles - they managed to destroy three Iskander-K cruise missiles.
19:47 Air defense forces shot down three missiles over the Dnieper region, said the head of the Dnepropetrovsk OVA, Sergei Lysak.
19:41 The Russian army struck the central part of Kherson, a shell hit near a grocery store. According to preliminary information, one person was killed and one was injured, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin.
19:36 The Russians attacked the Poltava region - according to preliminary information, rocket debris damaged several residential buildings in the Mirgorod region. It is known that there are victims, including two children. One person died, said the head of the OVA, Philip Pronin.
18:00 The Russians attacked an infrastructure facility in the Dnieper community, initially without casualties, said the head of the Dnepropetrovsk OVA, Sergei Lysak. The air force had previously warned of the threat of the use of ballistic missiles.
17:54 In the Yagodnoye - Kupyansk-Uzlovoy section, the Russian army suffered significant losses, stopped active operations and is now regrouping, said the commander of the Ground Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Alexander Syrsky. According to him, with the forces of the 6th combined arms and 1st tank armies, the enemy continues to conduct offensive operations in the area of the Kupyansky forest, Pervomaisky and Orlyansky. He is increasing his efforts to capture dominant heights, capture Sinkovka and create favorable conditions for the capture of Kupyansk.
“The defense forces carry out their tasks professionally: over the last week in the Kupyansky direction, the occupiers’ losses in personnel reached 583 people, of which 220 were killed, 358 were wounded, five enemy servicemen were captured,” Syrsky added.
17:51 During the day, the Russians continued to shell the Kherson region, OVA reports. Thus, as a result of an attack on the Korabelny district of Kherson, three people were injured; in Berislav, Kachkarovka and Zmievka - one each. Over the past 24 hours, five people were injured as a result of Russian shelling in the region.
17:28 Crimean publics report explosions, the “head” of the occupied peninsula Sergei Aksenov said that in the area of the shipbuilding plant named after. Butoma in Kerch allegedly carried out air defense operations, some of the debris from the downed missiles fell onto the territory of one of the dry docks, but there were no casualties.
16:51 Ursula von der Leyen, during her speech in the Verkhovna Rada, said that next week the EU will announce a new 12th package of sanctions against the Russian Federation and “will impose sanctions until peace comes.” The President of the European Commission also expressed confidence that Ukraine “can achieve its ambitious goals and open the process of negotiations on accession to the EU this year.”
She also recalled that the EU is preparing a plan to provide Ukraine with 50 billion euros. “This is more than any country received after the Marshall Plan... An important task is to use this money as efficiently as possible. Therefore, we together developed a reform plan,” added the EC President.
16:26 Zelensky said that Ukraine “does not ask for any concessions” on its way to the European Union: “We have implemented the recommendations necessary to begin negotiations on membership. But Ukraine does not stop in transforming its institutions. Reforms will continue. Ukraine will be as ready as possible and to the start of accession negotiations with the European Union, and subsequently to full membership of the EU."
16:01 According to British intelligence estimates, during the assault on Avdievka, Russia lost about 200 armored vehicles. According to analysts, the Russian army suffered such losses due to the effectiveness of modern Ukrainian hand-held anti-tank weapons, mines, drones, and high-precision artillery systems. Intelligence notes that after this, Russian troops began using motorized infantry for attacks.
15:17 Zelensky said that he does not consider the situation at the front to be a stalemate, and Ukraine will not negotiate with Russia. According to him, to improve the situation at the front, F-16s are needed: “We must wait for the guys to learn, for when they return. When there is air defense at the front, the military goes forward and uses equipment.”
"Today time has passed - people are tired. Everyone is tired. But this is not a stalemate. Russia controls the sky. When we don’t control the sky, no one wants to just abandon them, like Russia abandons its people like meat. There are quick solutions. And they are not what “It’s space, technology, air defense,” the president said. He also expressed the belief that if Ukraine, hypothetically, gives up a third of its territories to Russia, the war will not end.
In addition, Zelensky said that no one insists on negotiations with Russia, much less on giving something to Russia. “I don’t know who publishes this. I don’t know why this is being done. I, as the person who bears this responsibility, will answer you very frankly: my attitude coincides with the attitude of Ukrainian society, and no one is putting pressure on me today,” - the head of state commented on foreign media publications about alleged discussions of peace negotiations with the Russian Federation.
12:29 Sweden transferred eight Archer self-propelled artillery systems to Ukraine, Defense Minister Paul Johnson said.
11:55 In Russia, unsuccessful tests of Yars and Bulava missiles, which are carriers of nuclear weapons, took place. According to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, on November 1, the Russian Federation launched an RS-24 Yars intercontinental ballistic missile from the Plesetsk cosmodrome (Arkhangelsk region) at a target at the Kura training ground (Kamchatka). The missile went off course, as it did during the October 25 exercise. The test launch of the RSM-56 Bulava ballistic missile from the submarine missile cruiser Borey also ended unsuccessfully on October 25.
In addition, Moscow is experiencing serious problems with the heavy silo-based RS-28 Sarmat ICBM - this is one of the key projects in the process of modernizing its strategic nuclear forces announced by the Russian Federation. The Sarmat missile has been in production in Russia since 2009 and was supposed to be put into service back in 2018, but the date was constantly postponed. As a result, the Sarmat was adopted only in September 2023 - after the first and only full test in April of this year. The Main Intelligence Directorate claims that, in fact, Sarmat is “an unfinished, imperfect, crude rocket.”
11:16 Ursula von der Leyen was met at the station in Kiev by Zelensky. “I am here to discuss Ukraine’s path to joining the EU. EU financial support for the restoration of Ukraine as a modern, prosperous democracy. And how we will continue to make Russia pay for its war of conquest,” the President of the European Commission wrote and published a joint photo.
09:08 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports that Russian troops are preparing for a third series of major assaults near Avdiivka. Now they are conducting a tactical regrouping, after which they plan to storm the coke plant.
09:00 President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen has arrived in Kiev and is expected to speak in the Verkhovna Rada, People's Deputy Yaroslav Zheleznyak said.
08:57 The head of the Zaporizhzhya Regional Police Department, Yuriy Malashko, clarified that as a result of yesterday’s Russian attack on Zarechny, nine people were injured.
08:53 NBC News claims, citing sources, that the United States and European officials are discussing the topic of peace negotiations with Kiev. Discussions are taking place behind the scenes, but may accelerate sharply at the beginning of 2024, the publication’s sources predict. A separate round of negotiations between the United States and Ukraine on this topic took place in October during the Ramstein meeting, where Zelensky and Ermak attended.
Consultations with Kiev "began amid concerns among American and European officials that the war has reached a stalemate and that they will not be able to continue providing assistance to Ukraine," NBC News notes.
08:42 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of November 4:
- personnel - about 304,100 (+830) people,
- tanks - 5276 (+11),
- armored combat vehicles - 9939 (+38),
- artillery systems - 7363 (+35),
- MLRS - 861 (+7),
- air defense systems - 568 (+2),
- aircraft - 322 (+0),
- helicopters - 324 (+0),
- UAV of operational-tactical level - 5534 (+39),
- cruise missiles - 1551 (+0),
- ships/boats - 20 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 9716 (+25),
- special equipment - 1038 (+4).
08:23 At night, the Russians attacked the Sumy region with two attack UAVs Shahed-136/131 from the Kursk region - both drones were destroyed, the Air Force command reported.
07:25 Over the past 24 hours, 66 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 near Sinkovka, Ivanovka, Kharkov region and Stelmakhovka, Lugansk region; on Limansky - in the Verkhnekamensky district of the Donetsk region; on Bakhmutsky - in the districts of Kleshcheevka, Bogdanovka and Khromovo, Donetsk region; on Avdeevsky - in the Stepnoy, Tonenky, Avdeevka, Severny, Pervomaisky districts of the Donetsk region; on Maryinsky - in the area of Marinka and Novomikhailovka, Donetsk region; on Shakhtarsky - near Staromayorsky, Donetsk region; on Zaporozhye - not far from Rabotino, Zaporozhye region.
At the same time, the Defense Forces continue their offensive in the Melitopol direction and assault operations south of Bakhmut, Donetsk region.