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[Korrespondent] 20:54 Public reports about a Ukrainian attack on the repair base and warehouse of the BC in Sedovo, Donetsk region. Helicopters are also reportedly on fire at the base. Advisor to the mayor of Mariupol Pyotr Andryushchenko noted that almost the entire village was turned into a military equipment warehouse and a parking lot for military vehicles. “It will detonate for sure until the morning. People on the ground say that only a third of the warehouse is now destroyed, but nothing can be saved there,” he added.
18:35 Zelensky said in an evening video message that the Russian strike on the soldiers of the 128th mountain assault brigade in the Zaporozhye region could have been avoided: “Minister of Defense Umerov reported to me on the measures that were taken to find out all the circumstances of what happened, who exactly and what orders he gave. Criminal proceedings have also been registered into the tragedy. A corresponding investigation is underway. The main thing is to establish the full truth about what happened and not allow this to happen again. Now the investigation should give the relatives of the fallen soldiers and society honest answers about how the tragedy happened and whose orders were incorrect ".
17:59 During the day, the Russian Army launched an anti-radar missile Kh-31P in the Odessa region and a guided Kh-59 missile in the Dnepropetrovsk region, the Southern Defense Forces reported. In the Odessa region, the enemy's priorities are focused on countering civilian shipping - an infrastructure facility was hit, administrative buildings were damaged, and three employees were injured. The missile was destroyed over Krivoy Rog, no people were injured.
17:46 Zelensky called on the US Congress to approve aid to Ukraine or “risk a bigger war”: “If Russia kills all of us, it will attack NATO countries, and you will send your sons and daughters there. And it will be - sorry, but the price will be higher.” . The Ukrainian president also called on Congress “not to lose freedom, not to lose this strong position and not to lose our democracy.”
17:43 Zelensky said in an interview with NBC News that Ukraine is considering changes in its military strategy: “Our military is coming up with different plans, different operations in order to move forward faster and deliver an unexpected blow to the Russian Federation... The Russians thought they would deliver to us swear, but that didn’t happen... I don’t think it’s a stalemate.”
17:39 In the afternoon, the Russian army struck the Mirovskaya community of the Nikopol district of the Dnepropetrovsk region, two people were wounded, said the head of the OVA Sergei Lysak. Also, one person died as a result of an enemy attack on the Marganets community. In the Krivoy Rog region, air defense forces destroyed an enemy missile.
17:28 During the day, the Russians continued to shell the Kherson region, the regional administration reports. One person was wounded in the Dnieper district of Kherson, and four people were wounded in Korabelny. Two more people were injured as a result of an enemy drone strike on Berislav. Over the past 24 hours, two people were killed and six were injured as a result of Russian shelling.
15:22 By his order, Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov approved the Concept of military personnel policy until 2028. The concept involves the development of personnel policy in the army over five years both during war and in peacetime. In particular, according to the document, the Armed Forces of Ukraine will switch to contract military service, and conscript service will be replaced by intensive military training for citizens of conscription age. In addition, a recruiting system will be introduced in Ukraine instead of conscription.
14:09 Radio Liberty showed satellite photos of the Zaliv shipyard in Kerch after missile attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Images from Planet Labs on November 5 show a damaged site at the plant and a military vessel that also appears to be damaged.
13:20 People's Deputy Alexey Kucherenko said that as a result of the Russian attack on the 128th brigade in the Zaporozhye region, 28 Ukrainian soldiers were killed and 53 were wounded. The head of the Transcarpathian OVA, Viktor Mikita, declared three days of mourning.
11:53 In Ukraine, a high-ranking employee of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, Colonel of Justice Viktor Perederiy, was eliminated, Russian media write. In addition, the commander of the Russian Terek battalion, Vladimir Popov, was liquidated by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
10:47 The commander of the operational-strategic group of troops of Tavria, Alexander Tarnavsky, announced the destruction of the Russian “dome against drones” - the Pole-21 electronic warfare station, designed to suppress satellite navigation channels.
09:02 Ukraine is planning large-scale drone strikes on Crimea and Russian territory in winter, Brigadier General of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Sergei Baranov, who oversees units for working with UAVs, said in an interview with The Independent. Ukraine is preparing to launch a major winter drone offensive against Russia as weather conditions hamper ground attacks, he said. “Crimea and border areas inside Russia will face new aerial bombardments,” write the authors of the article, citing Baranov.
08:51 Air Force Commander Nikolai Oleshchuk confirmed the destruction of the Russian missile ship Askold in Kerch.
Air Force Speaker Yuri Ignat noted that the Askold ship did not even have time to take part in hostilities - it was undergoing “final test work in order to then go out and fight against our state.”
08:35 The Gestab announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of November 5:
- personnel - about 305,090 (+990) people,
- tanks - 5284 (+8),
- armored combat vehicles - 9953 (+14),
- artillery systems - 7375 (+12),
- MLRS - 867 (+6),
- air defense systems - 570 (+2),
- aircraft - 322 (+0),
- helicopters - 324 (+0),
- UAV of operational-tactical level - 5534 (+0),
- cruise missiles - 1554 (+3),
- ships/boats - 20 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 9730 (+14),
- special equipment - 1047 (+9).
07:49 Over the past 24 hours, 82 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 and Ivanovka, Kharkov region; on Limansky - in the Belogorivka districts of the Lugansk region and Sporny, Donetsk region; on Bakhmutsky - near Khromovo, Kleshcheevka, Andreevka and Bogdanovka, Donetsk region; on Avdeevsky - in the Stepnoy, Severny, Avdeevka and Pervomaisky districts of the Donetsk region; on Maryinsky - in the area of Marinka and Novomikhailovka, Donetsk region; on Shakhtarsky - in the Staromayorsky district of the Donetsk region. The enemy did not conduct offensive operations in the Zaporozhye direction.
07:12 The Russian Army has increased the number of strikes with guided bombs: in the southern direction alone, the enemy uses 40 or more KAB per day, said Natalya Gumenyuk, speaker of the Southern Defense Forces.
04:51 The Armed Forces of Ukraine received the M1150 ABV (Assault Breacher Vehicle) assault vehicle, produced in the USA on the basis of the Abrams tank, Defense Express reports with reference to a video published by Zelensky on the Day of Missile Forces and Artillery and the Day of Engineering Troops, as well as a photo of the Office president. The publication notes that there were no reports of the transfer of this vehicle to Ukraine, but, in all likelihood, it arrived along with Abrams tanks in October. The Ukrainian Armed Forces became the first foreign operator of the Assault Breacher Vehicle, which breaks through minefields about 100-150 meters long at a time.