[Last Refuge] Ukrainian President Volodymyr has once again cancelled elections within the nation, preferring to continue his rule by unilateral fiat.
A growing opposition movement to Zelenskyy is very visible, and the Ukraine President has refused to consider a need to negotiate with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy dismissed as irresponsible any notion of holding an election in wartime as talks have heated up recently whether Kyiv should be voting when under Russia’s assault.
Calling for unity to avoid pointless political discussion, Zelenskiy’s comments appeared to rule out any suggestion Ukraine should hold a vote to demonstrate its democratic credentials remain in good order.
[...] In his nightly video address, Zelenskiy said it was critical to concentrate on the military challenges facing Ukraine as it tries to push out Russian forces occupying nearly one-fifth of its land more than 20 months after launching their invasion.
"We all understand that now, in wartime, when there are many challenges, it is utterly irresponsible to engage in topics related to an election in such a frivolous manner," he said. (read more)
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Ukraine's constitutional text is pretty straightforward: In the case of martial law or a state of emergency, Article 83(4) of the Constitution provides for the extension of the Parliament’s powers until the day of the first meeting of the first session of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, elected after the termination of martial law or state of emergency.
The prohibition of wartime presidential elections is also established in statutory law. Article 19(1) of the Law of Ukraine „On the Legal Regime of Martial Law“ prohibits the holding of elections for the President of Ukraine, as well as elections to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the Verkhovna Rada of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, and local self-government, under martial law. The Electoral Code of Ukraine also provides for the suspension of any electoral process from the moment martial law is introduced (Article 20).
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I don't recall Stalin holding elections 1941-45. For some reason we kept shipping him war supplies.
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So all a would be dictator has to do is declare martial law and he's suddenly President for Life.
And yes, Roosevelt shipped materiel to Stalin because, with Hitler on the rampage, Stalin was the lesser of two evils. Some historians, and even Patton, might argue about that. But Stalin did not invade France or bomb London. Also because Roosevelt was a communist at heart.
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I would also argue that democracy is no damn good at all if the people cannot participate in the most important decisions that could possibly face a nation, those decisions that have to do with their sons being sacrificed for the glory of a weasel like Zelensky, on orders from a corrupt dementia patient like Biden.
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But even dictators and emperors like Tsar Nicholas II can be overthrown if the war becomes so unpopular that the people would rather risk revolution than suffer another day of a bloody stupid war like WWI. You might call that democracy in its purest form.
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democracy is another of those words now being abused into uselessness.
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We don't cancel elections because we demand ritual and entertainment, even thought the ending has already been preordained.
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But Stalin did not invade France or bomb London.
He would have done, had the Allies not stopped him at Berlin. Instead he was forced to undermine them from within, following the Gramsci method and sponsoring all sorts of Antifa-like groups to weaken and distract them until those they educated were ready to take power.
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[LB] Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, and Zaporizhia regions were also attacked.
The Russians conducted artillery attacks (52 explosions) in the Chernihiv region during the day. The enemy shelled the Novgorod-Siverskyi and Chernihivskyi districts with mortars, AGS, shelling from a tank was recorded. No information was received about losses among the local population or damage to civil infrastructure. The data is being verified, says the summary from OVA as of this morning.
In the Sumy morning, the Russians launched a grenade attack on the Velikopysarov community. Two explosions were recorded. In advance - without consequences. Yesterday, during the day, the Rashists carried out 16 shellings of the border territories and settlements of the Sumy region. 140 explosions were recorded. The communities of Bilopolska, Krasnopilska, Velikopysarivska, Putivlska, Znob-Novgorodska, Seredino-Budska, and Esmanska came under fire. In the Seredyno-Budsk community, a person died as a result of one of the shellings. Two private houses and a grocery store were damaged.
In Donetsk, the Russians launched eight shellings on populated areas. Under enemy fire: Avdiivka, Toretsk, Novoselivka Persha, Ocheretine, Krasnohorivka. 12 residential buildings were damaged. One person died.
In Khersonska region, the enemy fired 84 rounds (558 shells) during the day, of which eight rounds (27 shells) were fired at Kherson. The Rashists targeted the districts of 29 settlements of the region; medical institution in Kherson; food industry enterprise in Kherson district. The enemy covered the enterprise in Zelenivka of the Kherson community with artillery fire. Three people were injured. Two victims were taken to the hospital. Now doctors are helping them.
As a result of the shelling, a 44-year-old man lost part of his leg. His condition is assessed as moderate. A 74-year-old local resident has a mine-explosive injury. Doctors on the spot treated a 55-year-old man. He has 1-2 degree burns on his back. The Russians also hit a residential building in Tomyna Balka of the Bilozer community with artillery. A 61-year-old man was injured as a result of the shelling. The victim is in the hospital. During the day, six people were injured in the region.
In Luhansk , the enemy hit Nevsky with artillery, resulting in new destruction. Makiivka, Nevske, and Bilogorivka were damaged by Russian artillery and mortar fire. During the day, the enemy fired 145 rounds (567 shells).
More than 17 settlements were hit by enemy artillery and mortar fire in Kharkivska and Slobozhansk directions, including: Okip, Gatishche, Budarky, Okhrimivka, Kamianka, Dvorichna, Synkivka, Petropavlivka, and Berestovka . In the Kupian direction, the enemy carried out unsuccessful assaults in the vicinity of the towns of Synkivka and Ivanivka, where Ukrainian defenders repelled about 12 enemy attacks.
In Zaporizhzhia , rioters struck 124 attacks on 22 settlements in the region. The occupiers hit Novodarivka with an aerial projectile, fired salvo missiles at Magdalinivka, Mala Tokmachka, and Robotina, and also attacked Zaliznychne, Gulyaipole, Novodanilivka, Chervone, Charivne, Mala Tokmachka, Levadne, Novodarivka, and Mali Shcherbaki with 18 drones. 102 artillery shells fell on the territory of Orikhov, Gulyaipol, Robotyno, Novoandriyivka, Poltavka, Biloghirya, Verkhnaya Tersa, Zatyshshi, Pyatikhatok, Lobkovo, Plavniy, Kamiansky and other front-line towns and villages. 40 reports were received about the destruction of residential buildings and infrastructure facilities. No casualties.
In Dnipropetrovsk , almost two dozen shells flew to Nikopol yesterday. The occupiers fired four times with heavy artillery. Fortunately, people were not affected. Three private houses, an outbuilding, and a car were damaged. Late in the evening, the defenders of the sky shot down an enemy drone over the Synelnykiv district. Also in the evening, the enemy hit the Nikopol district three times with heavy artillery. A 56-year-old man was injured in Nikopol. Damaged temple. Seven private houses, an outbuilding, two cars, a power line, and gas furnaces were mutilated. The Marganetsk and Chervonogrigorivsk communities also came under attack. There were no casualties.
We will remind you that in total, the enemy carried out 16 airstrikes and fired 54 rocket salvo missiles at the positions of our troops and populated areas.
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[VESTI] Donetsk public pages also report dead and wounded
On November 7, several explosions were heard in the center of Donetsk. Representatives of the Ukrainian Armed Forces say that the strike was carried out on a training center for UAV operators.
Details: On the afternoon of November 7, several powerful explosions were heard in the Budennovsky and Voroshilovsky districts of Donetsk, local publics report. Several buildings were completely or partially destroyed. Also, the “DPR” authorities report six dead and 14 wounded city residents. They also write that during the day Donetsk came under fire three times.
Details: Representatives of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, in turn, say that the strike was carried out on the “Center for Unmanned Systems” located in Donetsk, where UAV operators are trained. The Ukrainian military has not yet provided any other details.
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22:12 Zelensky in an evening video message announced an important day for tomorrow: “We are expecting a historic conclusion from the European Union - a report on Ukraine’s implementation of the recommendations of the European Commission... Ukraine will be in the EU. And we will get to this, in particular, thanks to the transformation of our state - internal transformation, "which absolutely meets the interests of our people. The EU for Ukraine is economic security and social stability, and Ukraine for the EU is the strengthening of the entire community."
21:38 In the US, Democratic senators blocked a Republican bill to provide emergency assistance to Israel separately from Ukraine. Democrats who control the Senate are writing their own additional funding bill and hope to introduce it this week.
19:56 The Russians launched two missile attacks on civilian infrastructure in one of the settlements of the Mikhailovsky community of the Zaporozhye region, said the head of the OVA Yuriy Malashko. No casualties were reported.
19:30 The leader of the “DPR” Denis Pushilin said that as a result of a three-time shelling of the center of Donetsk from the HIMARS MLRS, six people were allegedly killed and 11 were injured.
19:24 Denmark will provide Ukraine with a package of 40.2 million euros for reconstruction needs, including for heating in Nikolaev, the country’s government reported.
18:11 In the Sumy region, the curfew time is changing: from November 9 it will be in effect from 23:00 to 05:00, the OVA reported.
17:35 US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and USAID Director Samantha Power called on Congress to approve the allocation of $11.8 billion in budget support to Ukraine. In a joint letter, they explain that direct budgetary support for Ukraine is inextricably linked to its success on the battlefield, "ensuring the functioning of the government and economy and allowing Ukraine to focus its resources on defense."
17:07 Donetsk public pages write about a missile attack on the center of Donetsk. According to some reports, the building that was struck housed the “Republican Center for Unmanned Systems of the DPR named after Vladimir Zhoga,” which trains UAV operators.
16:23 Due to the large number of Russian prisoners of war, a new camp for holding prisoners of war will open in Ukraine in the near future. In parallel with this, work is underway to prepare for the launch of another camp, reports the I Want to Live project. The increase in the number of prisoners of war is associated both with the situation at the front and with the blocking of prisoner exchanges by the Russian side.
16:19 After the explosions and fire at Taganrog airport, the Russians partially and temporarily relocated some of their combat helicopters to the area of the Mariupol airport, said advisor to the mayor of the city Pyotr Andryushchenko.
15:34 The Russians will launch the third wave of attack on Avdeevka after the weather improves, predicts the head of the Avdeevka MVA Vitaly Barabash. According to him, the situation near the Avdeevka coke plant is difficult, but the Defense Forces control it and repel all attacks.
14:58 Five Dutch F-16 fighters are now being sent to the European F-16 Training Center (EFTC) in Romania to train Ukrainian pilots, the Dutch Ministry of Defense reported.
14:25 The political director of the Hungarian Prime Minister Balazs Orbán said that Budapest will block the start of negotiations with Ukraine on accession to the EU until the Hungarian requirements for the language of education are met.
13:29 The British Foreign Office said that London and its NATO allies are suspending participation in the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) after Russia withdraws from it.
13:10 The Russians attacked an infrastructure facility near Krivoy Rog, no people were injured, said the head of the OVA Sergei Lysak.
13:07 Additional NASAMS systems from partners have gone on alert , Zelensky said following a daily conference call.
12:45 Ukraine has fulfilled four of the seven criteria for joining the EU, Radio Liberty reports, citing a secret document. The other three criteria - the fight against corruption, limiting the influence of oligarchs and legislation on national minorities - are accompanied by recommendations for further implementation.
12:11 Experts from the specialized publication Defense Express analyzed photos of the consequences of the attack on the Russian missile boat Askold, which was stationed at the Zaliv plant in Kerch. According to their estimates, the SCALP missiles hit the center of the ship’s hull, where eight vertical installations for launching Kalibr and P-800 Oniks cruise missiles are located. Its main weapon system is completely destroyed, its on-board equipment and diesel engines, also located in the central part, are unlikely to be repaired.
12:03 On the outskirts of the Russian city of Taganrog, near the airport, a powerful explosion occurred, after which clouds of smoke rose into the sky, local public reports report. Governor Vasily Golubev stated that “the air defense systems did not work, but please take into account that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation constantly carry out tasks to engage fire units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.”
“They report from Taganrog that helicopters are on fire at the airfield after the explosion,” wrote advisor to the mayor of Mariupol Pyotr Andryushchenko.
11:38 Russia has finally completed the procedure for withdrawing from the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE). The document “has ceased to exist for Moscow,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
10:59 Russian DRGs are trying to enter the territory of the Chernigov and Sumy regions bordering the Russian Federation 9-10 times a month, said the commander of the Joint Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Sergei Naev. According to him, these are professionally trained military personnel of the Special Operations Forces and the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Federation, so Ukrainian forces must always be ready. “For this purpose, joint actions of the Security Service, the National Guard, Special Operations Forces, the State Border Service of Ukraine, as well as combined arms units covering the state border of Ukraine are being worked out. This interaction, a clear distribution of responsibilities and coherence give us an advantage,” Naev said.
10:08 The SBU reported that it had detained a traitor who on October 6 aimed Iskander at residential buildings in the center of Kharkov, as a result of which two people were killed and 30 were injured. The Russian GRU agent turned out to be a local resident, whom the enemy intelligence service recruited remotely through the Telegram messenger. The attacker faces life imprisonment.
08:34 In the occupied territory of the Kherson region, the Russians are mining critical infrastructure, reports the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense. In particular, they bury explosives near fixed gas control points, electrical substations and critical infrastructure. Intelligence believes that such actions indicate the probable intention of the occupiers to destroy elements of critical infrastructure when they have to retreat.
08:17 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of November 7:
personnel - about 306,860 (+890) people,
tanks - 5293 (+5),
armored combat vehicles - 9974 (+16),
artillery systems - 7410 (+21),
MLRS - 869 (+2),
air defense systems - 570 (+0),
aircraft - 322 (+0),
helicopters - 324 (+0),
UAV of operational-tactical level - 5557 (+3),
cruise missiles - 1556 (+0),
ships/boats - 20 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 9767 (+23),
special equipment - 1049 (+2).
07:42 Since the evening of November 6, the enemy fired three times from heavy artillery at the Nikopol district of the Dnepropetrovsk region, said the head of the OVA Sergei Lysak. In Nikopol, one person was injured, a temple, seven private houses, power lines and gas pipelines were damaged.
07:21 Over the past 24 hours, 78 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 Stelmakhovka, Lugansk region; on Bakhmutsky - near Bogdanovka, Khromovo and Andreevka, Donetsk region; on Avdeevsky - in the Stepnoy, Avdeevka, Tonenky districts of the Donetsk region; on Maryinsky - in the areas of Krasnogorovka and Maryinka; on Shakhtarsky and Zaporozhye - near Staromayorskoye, Donetsk region, as well as Chervonoye, Rabotino and north-west of Verbovoye, Zaporozhye region.
At the same time, the Defense Forces continue their offensive in the Melitopol direction and assault operations south of Bakhmut, Donetsk region.
05:17 The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that Ukraine attacked Crimea with 17 drones, air defense allegedly destroyed nine and intercepted eight drones over the Black Sea and the peninsula.
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Kupyansk direction , units of the Zapad Group of Forces in cooperation with aviation and artillery defeated five clusters of manpower and hardware of the 54th and 67th mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Sinkovka and Timkovka (Kharkov region). The enemy's losses amounted to 160 troops and two motor vehicles.
In Krasny Liman direction, the coordinated actions of the units of the Tsentr Group of Forces, the strikes of army aviation, and artillery fire repelled the enemy's attack close to Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic). AFU losses amounted to 170 troops killed and wounded, two pickup trucks, as well as one D-30 gun.
In Donetsk direction, units of the Yug Group of Forces, in cooperation with aviation and artillery, repelled seven attacks and inflicted fire damage on enemy manpower and hardware close to Razdolovka, Minkovka, and Kleshcheyevka (Donetsk People's Republic). The total enemy losses in this direction amounted to 245 troops killed and wounded, as well as two armoured fighting vehicles.
In South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok Group of Forces, in cooperation with army aviation and artillery, inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of the 72nd Mechanised Brigade and the 128th Brigade of Territorial Defence of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Ugledar and Staromayorskoye (Donetsk People's Republic). The enemy's losses amounted to 70 servicemen, one tank, two armoured fighting vehicles, as well as one Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system.
In Zaporozhye direction, units of the Russian Group of Forces, air strikes and artillery fire defeated manpower and hardware of the 33rd, 65th, and 118th mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Rabotino, Malaya Tokmachka, and Stepovoye (Zaporozhye region). The daily losses of the enemy amounted to 60 servicemen and three armoured fighting vehicles.
During the counter-battery fight, the following enemy hardware was hit: one M777 artillery system, as well as one U.S.-made M119 towed howitzer.
In Kherson direction, as a result of fire damage, the enemy's losses amounted to 55 troops killed and wounded, as well as two motor vehicles.
In addition, during the counter-battery warfare, one Msta-B howitzer and one Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system were hit.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged AFU manpower and hardware in 105 areas during the day.
Russian air defence systems shot down two aircraft of Ukrainian Air Force: Su-27 near Brigadirovka (Kharkov region) and MiG-29 Roskoshnoye (Donetsk People's Republic). In addition, two HIMARS projectiles were intercepted.
In addition, 33 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were intercepted in the areas of Svatovo (Lugansk People's Republic), Panteleymonovka, Peski (Donetsk People's Republic), Mirnoye, Chervonogorka (Zaporozhye region), and Novaya Zburyevka (Kherson region).
In total, 527 airplanes and 254 helicopters, 8,702 unmanned aerial vehicles, 441 air defence missile systems, 13,244 tanks and other armoured combat vehicles, 1,182 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 7,001 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 15,064 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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[NewsFront] 23:05 According to the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for November 7, as of 23:00, additional information on civilian casualties in the cities of the Republic:
Donetsk: Budennovsky district: - on the street. Bagrationa, 12, men born in 1954 and 1985 were affected.
Kalininsky district: – women born in 1994, 1974 and 1990 and a man born in 1994 were injured in a minibus.
n.p. Makeevka (Sovetsky district): - on the street. Women born in 1983 and 1995 were wounded at Vokzalnaya. Information has been received about damage as a result of artillery attack by the Air Forces of the cities of the Republic: Donetsk: Budennovsky district:
Damage was recorded at 14 addresses: – State Budgetary Institution “Central City Clinical Hospital No. 16 of Donetsk” on the street. Bagration; – st. Bagrationa, 8, 12 – multi-apartment residential buildings; – st. Vyshnegradskogo, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 18, 20 – multi-apartment residential buildings; – st. Antropova, 20 “a”, 20 “b”, 20 “c”, 22 – multi-apartment residential buildings.
Kyiv district: – direct hit with subsequent fire in the warehouse of finished products on the street. Garage.
n.p. Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district):A total of 28 transformer substations, five boiler houses, two schools, two kindergartens, one hospital, 4,450 subscribers without power supply were de-energized. Information about the consequences of the artillery attack continues to arrive.
21:55 Front-line soldier reports: Andreevka. No major changes. The guys are working.
21:20 Telegram channel “Fisherman“: Kupyansky site: the Russian Armed Forces are clearing plantings near Pervomaisky
Near Kupyansk, Russian troops continue to push through the defenses of Ukrainian formations.
Due to the complexity of the situation, the Ukrainian command pulled together significant units to strengthen the defense in the event of a full-scale offensive by the Russian Armed Forces.
Over the course of several days, Russian units cleared the landings, moving from Pervomaisky and expanding the zone of control. As before, progress is slow due to the dense mining of the area.
20:40 Another group of representatives of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was captured -video.
20:20 Frontbird reports: Sumy region 07.11 19:50
It is reported that repeated explosions were heard in the eastern regions of the region.
Our tactical aviation is working.
The enemy's military and critical infrastructure is under attack
19:55 Telegram channel “Fisherman“: Kherson direction: increasing the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ bridgehead on the left bank and an attempted attack in Krynki, the situation as of 18.00 November 7, 2023
The situation on the left bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region still remains tense. It has not yet been possible to dislodge the enemy from the bridgehead in several areas.
In Krynki, detachments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Marine Corps hold the central part of the village. Last night, the assault groups, after rotation, were preparing for an attack in order to expand the bridgehead, but Russian troops struck the concentration area with the 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS, forcing the Ukrainian Armed Forces to roll back.
19:25 RF Ministry of Defense: Today at about 17.00 Moscow time, an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack by an aircraft-type UAV on objects on the territory of the Russian Federation was stopped.
On duty air defense systems destroyed a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle over the territory of the Bryansk region.
18:40 Front birdreports: Avdeevskoe direction. District settlement Steppe. 07.11 – 17:30
Today, around lunchtime, an enemy DRG was discovered.
Cannon and machine gun fire was opened on the enemy.
The enemy has wounded and losses in manpower.
Part of the DRG was forced to retreat.
Special thanks to our tank crews and armored vehicle drivers.
With a competent approach, covering manpower makes the infantry inaccessible to enemy eyes and weapons.
18:00 Frontline reports: Artemovsk direction. The Russian Armed Forces are moving west, towards Bogdanovka. Along the railway, they established themselves in forest plantations.
17:25 Analytics “Military chronicle“: problems of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Artyomovsk and battles near Avdeevka: the situation at the front by November 7
South Donetsk direction. The Ukrainian Armed Forces began to save artillery ammunition for positional battles. Large-scale attempts to break through the positions of the Russian Armed Forces have not been recorded for the last ten days. As in the Zaporozhye direction, the initiative is gradually passing to the Russian army, and counterattacks are regularly carried out.
Zaporozhye direction . The frequency of attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine is gradually decreasing, but there is no complete abandonment of attacks yet. The number of infantry groups has been reduced by almost half, equipment by about three times, however, individual battles for areas on an area of 57 square meters/km continue.
Avdievka . There is relative calm for now. Mostly there are counter-battery battles. Aviation continues to operate. The Russian Armed Forces crossed the railway track and established a foothold in the Stepovoy area. The transferred units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, including the 47th Mechanized Infantry Brigade, have not yet shown themselves in any way.
Artyomovsk - Soledar. On the northern flank of Artyomovsk, in the Berkhovka area, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to have problems. The 1st and 21st rifle battalions and the 56th Motorized Infantry Brigade suffered heavy losses. There are many refusals and problems with high-explosive fragmentation rounds. Artillery operates mainly with cluster artillery. From the south, on the Kleshcheevka - Andreevka line, the situation remains difficult. The 3rd Brigade and the attached forces have many wounded, almost 40% of the active personnel have been knocked out, and it is impossible to carry out a large-scale offensive at the moment.
Kherson. The situation with the landing of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the left bank continues to be difficult. Ukrainian troops are still unable to transfer large forces. Along the coastal strip with an area of approximately two square meters/km, Russian artillery and UAVs with drops are actively operating. The situation is difficult, but it is difficult to scale up the presence of the Armed Forces of Ukraine south of Krynoki.
Svatovo - Kremennaya - Kupyansk. No significant changes
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17:00 Ossetian reports: a destroyed camouflaged transporter (with a mounted machine gun) of the enemy on our shore. Krynok District -video.
16:20 “Burn with us”: The Ministry of Defense showed how NATO equipment burns and how to extinguish it
In the new propaganda video our soldiers extinguish NATO armored vehicles “in pioneer style.”
15:55 Collective work of intelligence officers of the 22nd Guards Spetsnaz and paratroopers of the 237th Regiment.
The Marder BMP receives an ATGM directly under the turret, which causes the detonation of the ATGM on the BMP itself -video.
15:30 105 Motorized Rifle Regiment NM DPR reports: Ukrainians confirm that our army on the northern flank of the Avdeevsky direction managed to gain a foothold in two positions west of the railway - in the area of the Avdeevsky Coke and Chemical Plant and in the Petrovsky area.
At these moments, our army is expanding its bridgehead and preparing for further actions.
14:30 Battles near Rabotino: special forces and airborne forces repulse attacks, destroying infantry on the Zaporozhye front
The enemy continues attacks in the Orekhovsky direction on the Rabotino-Verbovoye line. The command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces is still sending assault groups to our positions. Our paratroopers and scouts meet the enemy with fire.
Personnel from a drone of the army special forces "Osman" to destroy the assault group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces together with the artillery of the 7th Airborne Division in the Orekhovsky direction.
13:55 Front bird reports: Zaporozhye direction.
Verbovoe–Rabotino 13:30 – 07.11
Artillery attacks (duels) on both sides continue.
The enemy assault groups are not yet emerging after a good roasting.
But they will definitely happen again, there are no doubts or illusions about that.
Birds of prey fly looking for their next prey.
13:25 Avdievka. Northern flank.
Small overview air tour along the front line.
This is the lunar landscape, broken enemy supports and a post-apocalyptic atmosphere that can now be observed north of Avdos.
The Russian Armed Forces daily destroy the militants of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, demolishing them along with their positions, or force them to retreat with constant attacks.
Slowly but steadily, step by step, stone by stone, the fortified area will be dismantled, the garrison defeated, war criminals punished, and Avdeevka will become free.
13:00 “How a sparkler caught fire”
Military personnel awarded certificates for the destruction of Leopard 2 tanks,told, for which they received their awards. The commander of a reconnaissance group with the call sign “Godfather” told how a few days ago his crew burned a NATO tank with a “Lancet”.
“The calculation worked professionally. Launched the product. Found the target. The target was hit. The tower burned down. The ammunition inside detonated,” shared the group commander with the call sign “Godfather.”
The commander of the Kornet ATGM crew with the call sign “Pomor” told his story. He destroyed the enemy tank with the first hit.
“Our task was to prevent the enemy from advancing to our positions. As the Leopard tanks approached, I was already in position. And with one shot he destroyed the tank. “He lit up like a sparkler,” said the squad leader with the call sign “Pomor.”
12:20 Soldiers of the Russian Armed Forces captured 12 militants of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in one of the directions -video.
11:50 Criminal Kyiv regime continues to fire at the civilian infrastructure of settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired from cannon artillery:
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the village.
Novaya Kakhovka, n.p. Kakhovka, n.p. Krynki, n.p. Dnepryany, n.p. Korsunka, n.p. Podstepnoe, firing a total of 30 rounds from cannon artillery
Civilian casualties and infrastructure damage are being determined
11:20 Official summary Representative offices of the DPR in the JCCC from 00:00 06.11.2023 to 00:00 07.11.2023
Over the past 24 hours Representative office reported about 55 facts of firing by the Ukrainian Federal Unitary Forces.
Information was received about the injury of a civilian, a man, in the Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka.
Three residential buildings in the Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka, as well as one civil infrastructure facility, were damaged.
Districts of seven settlements of the Republic were under enemy fire: Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district), Zaitsevo, Golmovsky, Yasinovataya, Yasinovatsky district, the capital city of Donetsk (Kievsky, Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts), Makeevka (Chervonogvardeisky district).
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy carried out 22 attacks from 155mm artillery, incl. with a cassette warhead.
At Gorlivske there were 29 artillery attacks from MLRS, 152mm and 155mm artillery, incl. with a cassette warhead.
On Yasinovatsky there were four artillery attacks from 155mm artillery.
A total of 168 units of various ammunition were fired.
10:50 Front bird reports: Nikolaevkskaya area. 07.11 – 10:30
It is reported that our attack drone hit a warehouse used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Previously, strikes on the enemy’s military infrastructure were carried out in the port area.
10:20 Front bird reports: Sumy region 07.11 – 09:45
A loud sound of an explosion followed by a rumble is reported.
What exactly exploded is not reported.
Perhaps representatives of the Ukrainian Armed Forces carried out mining unsuccessfully.
10:00 RF Ministry of Defense: on the morning of November 7, an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using seventeen aircraft-type UAVs on targets on the territory of the Russian Federation was stopped. Duty air defense systems destroyed nine Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles and intercepted eight over the Black Sea and the territory of the Republic of Crimea.
09:16 Kupyansk direction:
Situation at 8:00
The enemy confirms that since yesterday our army has been conducting large-scale offensive operations on the northern flank of the Kupyansky direction.
At these moments, our army continues to attack Sin'kovka and Pervomaiskoye. The offensive is actively supported by artillery, MLRS and aerospace forces. There is progress. According to preliminary data, the guys have entered the northern part of Sinkovka; there is a battle going on directly in the village. In Pervomaisky we reached the outskirts of the village. The movement is on a large scale.
More than 15 enemy strongholds were captured yesterday. Advancement in some areas was more than a kilometer
08:33 Situation near the village Krynki, Kherson direction from Condottiero
The enemy was driven into the building square, where he was methodically destroyed. At the same time, the Ukrainian Armed Forces at night replenish the group on the left bank with people and combat units.
Information about a major build-up of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlement. Krynki on the lower Dnieper is not true. The bridgehead is “short” and limited in rotation, evacuation and delivery of equipment and ammunition.
08:32 Front-line report as of the morning of November 7 from the military correspondent Evgenia Lisitsyna:
In the Zaporozhye direction, the Russian army launched a counterattack at Verbovoy, pushing back the enemy in this area. As a result, prisoners were captured, among whom were two Polish mercenaries. In general, in recent days, Russian artillery has been activated throughout the Zaporizhzhya section of the front, which is working on the positions of the Ukronazis from Pyatikhatki to the Orekhovsky direction.In the Avdeevsky direction, the intensity of hostilities decreased somewhat. The Ukrainian Armed Forces tried to counterattack in the area of the waste heap, but were repulsed and retreated to their original positions. In turn, the Russian army managed to advance a little at Pervomaisky and Severny, improving its positions.
In the Artemovsk direction, the enemy has so far abandoned attempts to attack in the area of Kleshcheevka and Andreevka. According to intelligence data, the enemy is regrouping in this area. In the meantime, the Russian army manages to take advantage of this, our fighters are pushing back enemy forces from the railway line in the direction of the western outskirts of Kleshcheevka.
In the Kupyansk direction, the Russian army advanced a distance of about two kilometers in the Makeevka area from the direction of Borovaya. People on the ground are reporting a breakthrough in the Ukrainian Armed Forces' defenses in two places. At the moment, Russian military personnel continue to build on their success.
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[REGNUM] On the night of November 7, Russia completed the procedure for withdrawing from the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE), as officially announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The document, which was signed by NATO countries and participants in the then-undissolved Warsaw Pact at the end of the Cold War, has now “ finally become history for us.”
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[RIA] Judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Sergio Gerardo Ugalde Godinez has been put on the wanted list, according to the response of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs to a corresponding request from RIA Novosti.
“Grounds for the search: wanted under an article of the Criminal Code,” the statement says.
In March, the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber issued arrest warrants for President Vladimir Putin and children's ombudsman Maria Lvova-Belova. This authority charges them with, among other things, the “deportation” of children whom the authorities rescued from shelling by the Ukrainian Armed Forces and took them from the combat zone to safe areas.
Later, the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case against ICC judges Tomoko Akane, Rosario Salvatore Aitala and Sergio Gerardo Ugalde Godinez. All of them are accused of knowingly illegal detention and preparation for an attack on a representative of a foreign state.
As Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov emphasized, raising the issue of the ICC about the “arrest of Putin” is unacceptable. Moscow does not recognize the jurisdiction of the court, and any of its decisions are void from a legal point of view. Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev, in turn, noted that issuing a warrant creates enormous negative potential and could lead to a response from Russia.
[Regnum] The United States has suspended the implementation of obligations under the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE), said National Security Adviser to the American President Jake Sullivan, whose words are quoted on the White House website.
According to him, this decision was made in close consultation and coordination with NATO allies.
“A number of our CFE partners who are not NATO members also support the suspension of CFE obligations in response to Russia’s actions,” he noted.
The message also clarifies that the suspension of obligations under this document will strengthen the Alliance's deterrence and defense capabilities by removing restrictions affecting planning, deployment and exercises.
The fact that the American authorities decided to suspend participation in the CFE Treaty on December 7 was previously reported by The Wall Street Journal, citing a State Department representative.
NATO also reacted to Russia's withdrawal from the CFE Treaty. Thus, members of the alliance condemned this decision, noting that it undermines Euro-Atlantic security.
The British Foreign Office separately stated that London and its allies would suspend their participation in the treaty and begin developing and applying voluntary stabilization measures. The head of the ministry, James Cleverly , called Russia's withdrawal a destabilizing step and noted that the treaty can no longer operate as originally intended.
As Regnum reported, with the onset of November 7, Russia completed the procedure for withdrawing from the CFE Treaty, as provided for in this treaty. The Russian Foreign Ministry stated that the document, which Russia suspended back in 2007, has finally become history for the country.
NATO countries are unable to conclude an agreement with Russia in the field of arms control, the Russian Foreign Ministry said, commenting on the completion of the procedure for withdrawing from the CFE Treaty.]]
[Regnum] NATO members condemned Russia's decision to withdraw from the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE), the alliance said in a statement published on November 7 on its website.
“Russia’s withdrawal is the latest in a series of actions that systematically undermine Euro-Atlantic security,” it said.
NATO noted that Russia continues to demonstrate disdain for arms control, including key principles of reciprocity, transparency, compliance, and undermines the rules-based international order.
The alliance also noted that NATO allies remain united in their commitment to effective conventional arms control as a key element of Euro-Atlantic security, taking into account the current security environment.
As Regnum reported , on November 7, NATO announced that the alliance countries would suspend participation in the CFE Treaty, which Russia left, for an indefinite period.
The British Foreign Office separately stated that London and its allies would suspend their participation in the treaty and begin developing and applying voluntary stabilization measures. The head of the ministry, James Cleverly , called Russia's withdrawal a destabilizing step and noted that the treaty can no longer operate as originally intended.
The US authorities also decided to suspend participation in the CFE Treaty on December 7, a State Department spokesman told The Wall Street Journal. According to him, the inaction of the allies against the backdrop of Russia’s withdrawal from the treaty would be “the wrong signal.”
With the onset of November 7, Russia completed the procedure for withdrawing from the CFE Treaty provided for by this treaty. The Russian Foreign Ministry stated that the document, which Russia suspended back in 2007, has finally become history for the country.
NATO countries are unable to conclude an agreement with Russia in the field of arms control, the Russian Foreign Ministry said, commenting on the completion of the procedure for withdrawing from the CFE Treaty.
[Regnum] Great Britain and its allies have decided to suspend participation in the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) after Russia withdraws from it, the British Foreign Office said in a statement published on November 7 on the government website.
“In response to Russia’s action, the UK, together with its allies, has decided to suspend its participation in the Treaty and work with like-minded countries to develop and implement voluntary stabilization measures,” the department said in a statement.
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The document, which was signed by NATO countries and participants in the then-undissolved Warsaw Pact at the end of the Cold War, has now “ finally become history for us.”
