Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 21:40 The Odessa City Council clarified that the attack was carried out by two missiles. One was fired from a tactical aircraft from the Black Sea and hit a dacha cooperative, where three people were injured. The second missile - probably a supersonic Onyx - hit the port infrastructure, no people were injured there.
21:34 The Russians attacked the Odessa region: as a result of two hits in the Odessa region, three people were injured. Meanwhile, attack drones are flying in the direction of the Odessa region, said Oleg Kiper, head of the OVA.
20:33 Canada has imposed new sanctions against nine individuals and six companies from the Russian Federation. The list of restrictions included, in particular, the REN-TV channel and the Izvestia newspaper.
20:28 Zelensky said that he had a meeting with the Minister of Defense of Lithuania Arvydas Anusauskas - they discussed further defense cooperation, including work on the supply of armored medical evacuation vehicles for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
20:22 Russian landing boats hit in the area of Uzkaya Bay in Crimea were completely destroyed, reports the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense. According to new intelligence data, two boats were hit: one of the older Project 1176 Akula, the second newer of Project 11770 Serna. As a result of the attack, both ships sank: Shark - immediately, Chamois - a little later, but also sank.
19:09 Lithuania transferred two NASAMS missile launchers and the necessary equipment for them to Ukraine, the country’s Ministry of Defense reported.
18:27 The Russians began to actively storm Avdiivka exactly a month ago, Zaluzhny said. According to him, during this time the Defense Forces destroyed more than 100 enemy tanks, 250 other armored vehicles, about 50 artillery systems and seven Su-25 aircraft. The enemy's total losses in manpower are about 10 thousand people.
17:43 The number of those wounded as a result of the Russian shelling of Novoraisk, Kherson region, has increased to five, one person died, said the head of the OVA Alexander Prokudin.
16:45 Air raid alerts in Ukraine will last longer, warned the speaker of the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Yuriy Ignat. He explained that Russian MiG-31K fighters are practicing in-flight refueling and other maneuvers, so they will fly twice as long. Previously, when they practiced takeoffs and landings, the alarm lasted an average of 20 minutes, but now it lasted more than two and a half hours.
16:32 Zelensky said that he held a meeting of the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, at which, in particular, specific decisions were made on the defense of Kherson: “There will be strengthening of air defense, counter-battery systems, electronic warfare and reconnaissance.” In addition, the participants discussed “the strategic vision of the de-occupation of our land and concrete steps for its implementation.” Another question is the military budget for next year. “The emphasis is on becoming more self-sufficient in terms of projectiles, missiles, drones, armored vehicles,” the president said.
16:24 During the day, the Russians continued to shell settlements in the Kherson region: one person was wounded in Tyaginka, two more in Novoraisk, the OVA reported.
16:21 The Czech Ministry of Defense published a classified list of military equipment that was transferred to Ukraine. According to it, during the period from February 2022 to October 2023, Ukraine was supplied with four Mi-24 Hind helicopters, more than 4.2 million cartridges for handguns, 128 mortars and 17,400 mortar shells, 62 tanks, 13 self-propelled howitzers, 131 infantry fighting vehicles and other military equipment. The total value of the military equipment provided is more than 241 million euros.
16:13 The Russians hit Nikopol with two kamikaze drones - one person was killed, one was wounded, said the head of the Dnepropetrovsk OVA Sergei Lysak.
15:29 The EU is unlikely to fulfill its promise to supply Ukraine with a million ammunition by March 2024 - this information was conveyed by the European External Action Service to diplomats of the bloc countries, Bloomberg reports, citing sources. More than half of the planned period has already passed, and only 30% of the shells have been delivered. At the same time, the EU leadership does not have a complete picture of supplies, as some member states are “reluctant to disclose details.”
15:22 Scholz called for preparations for a “very long” war in Ukraine, since there are no signs that the Kremlin will stop the war and withdraw its troops. At the same time, the chancellor added that the war has already lasted longer than Putin expected.
15:20 The UK has already trained 30 thousand Ukrainian military personnel, completing the plan seven weeks earlier than planned, Defense Minister Grant Shapps said. Thus, according to him, by the end of the year the plan will be exceeded.
14:46 Training of Ukrainian pilots on the F-16 is going according to plan, said the speaker of the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Yuriy Ignat. Some pilots are already undergoing “in-the-sky training” on combat aircraft, he said. Ukraine, according to him, is still doing its “homework” to receive F-16s at airfields.
14:07 They managed to return two more children to Ukraine - they came with their grandmother from occupied Crimea, the Presidential Office reported.
13:40 The Netherlands plans to deploy 18 F-16 aircraft in Romania by the end of the year to train Ukrainians, said the commander of the country's armed forces, Onno Eichelsheim.
12:53 The Russian army fired artillery at Kindiyka, Kherson region: one person was killed, one was wounded, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin.
12:24 The war in Ukraine has already passed the 70% mark before its completion, says the head of the Presidential Office Andriy Ermak: “I think no one knows when the war will end. It will end very suddenly. But still, if you compare it with a race of 100 meters, then I believe that we have already run 70 meters. But these last 30 are the hardest." He also emphasized that Ukraine is not going to surrender the territory, and “under this president there will be no Minsk-3.”
11:45 In Mariupol, on Metallurgov Ave., the car of one of the “policemen” was blown up, said advisor to the mayor of the city Pyotr Andryushchenko. He promised to provide details later. In the morning, the Mariupol resistance reported that it had “already given a gift” for the celebration of Police Day in the Russian Federation.
11:29 Orban said that the European Union should not begin negotiations on membership with Ukraine: “Negotiations on membership should not begin - this is the clear position of Hungary ... I would like to make it very clear that Hungary’s refusal to begin negotiations on membership with Ukraine in the EU is not the subject of a commercial agreement... This cannot be related to the question of the funds that Hungary is entitled to receive."
10:56 As a result of a strike on the location of the military investigative department of the Russian Investigative Committee in Skadovsk, Kherson region, on November 9, ten people were killed and 11 were injured, reports the opposition Russian publication Astra, citing its sources. The strike hit a two-story building on Portovaya Street, 59, in which Russian military investigators were located. The building was completely destroyed.
10:23 As a result of a night operation in Crimea, small landing ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet of Project 11770 (Serna class) were hit. The ships carried a crew and loaded armored vehicles, in particular BTR-82, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense reports. Russia actively used these boats during the occupation of Zmeiny Island to transport military equipment and troops. In addition, the Russians placed Tor-M2 anti-aircraft missile systems on board the boats to provide mobile cover for their group on the island and in the Black Sea.
The small landing ship of the Serna class has high speed, can accommodate up to 45 tons of cargo and 92 armed troops. Russia uses these boats to disembark advanced groups of marines or evacuate them. And in the conditions of the virtual absence of shipborne air defense systems among the Russians after a number of Ukrainian attacks, such boats with air defense systems on board served as cover for the ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in roadsteads.
09:48 Russia increased budget spending for this year by $37 billion (3.4 trillion rubles) due to the war, writes the Financial Times. The publication notes that this further increases inflationary risks in the economy and highlights the growing cost of the war in Ukraine.
09:22 Ukraine will soon receive a third Patriot division, said Air Force Speaker Yuriy Ignat.
09:07 The UAE has agreed to limit the export to Russia of goods used in military operations in Ukraine, Bloomberg reports. The restrictions will cover both direct export and re-export. In addition, according to the agency, Turkey is also considering applying similar measures. The share of the UAE and Turkey in Russia's bypass of Western sanctions is 4% and 6%, respectively. More than 80% of Russian purchases of high-priority goods come from China and Hong Kong.
08:59 At night, the Defense Forces hit two Russian high-speed landing boats in the Crimean village of Chernomorskoye, Ukrainian media reported, citing the representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense Andrey Yusov.
08:36 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of November 10:
- personnel - about 309,520 (+800) people,
- tanks - 5317 (+1),
- armored combat vehicles - 10017 (+3),
- artillery systems - 7489 (+14),
- MLRS - 877 (+2),
- air defense systems - 578 (+1),
- aircraft - 322 (+0),
- helicopters - 324 (+0),
- UAV of operational-tactical level - 5595 (+2),
- cruise missiles - 1558 (+1),
- ships/boats - 20 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 9876 (+23),
- special equipment - 1060 (+1).
08:18 Air defense at night destroyed five of the six Shahed-136/131 attack UAVs, as well as one X-59 guided missile, the Air Force command reported. The Russian Federation attacked with drones from the Primorsko-Akhtarsk region (Krasnodar Territory), and one Kh-31 guided missile and one Kh-59 missile were fired from the airspace of the occupied Kherson region. Air targets were destroyed within the Dnepropetrovsk, Kharkov, Nikolaev, Poltava and Kyiv regions.
07:22 Over the past 24 hours, 69 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 Sinkovka area of the Kharkov region; on Limansky - near Stelmakhovka and Novoehorivka, Lugansk region; on Bakhmutsky - in the Bogdanovka, Kleshcheevka and Andreevka districts of the Donetsk region; on Avdeevsky - southeast of Novokalinovo, Avdeevka, Pervomaisky, Donetsk region; on Maryinsky - in the Marinka and Novomikhailovka districts of the Donetsk region; on Shakhtarsky - south of Zolotaya Niva and Staromayorsky, Donetsk region; in Zaporozhye - in the Verbovoy and Rabotino districts of the Zaporozhye region.
07:15 Crimean publics report an attack on the barracks in the village of Chernomorskoye, rescuers are clearing away the rubble. In addition, divers began working at sea - two boats were probably hit. The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that at night the air defense allegedly intercepted two Ukrainian drones over the territory of Crimea, and another UAV was destroyed over the territory of the Tula region.
02:19 Peskov said that after his visit to Kazakhstan, Putin allegedly stopped in Rostov-on-Don, where he visited the headquarters of the Southern Military District and heard reports on the progress of the war in Ukraine.
00:43 The United States will continue to transfer military aid packages to Ukraine, but they will be smaller, said Pentagon Deputy Speaker Sabrina Singh. In this regard, she called on Congress to pass additional funding as soon as possible. Singh also clarified that the United States has already used more than 95% of the total amount of $62.3 billion that was allocated to support Ukraine since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion. She recalled that the administration has already used all Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) funds and has about $1 billion in reserve for packages within the framework of presidential powers (PDA).