More than half of the residents of Melitopol in south-eastern Ukraine have left their homes. In the city occupied by the Russians there are still 50-60 thousand inhabitants. The district was massively resettled by Russians, Chechens, Ossetians: exiled Mayor Ivan Fedorov announced. “More than half of the residents of Melitopol were evacuated to the territory controlled by Ukraine or abroad. Up to 60,000 residents of Melitopol stayed behind. Instead, the city and district were massively populated by occupiers from the Russian Federation: Russians, Chechens, Ossetians,” Fedorov said.
The Ukrainians denounce it The Russians arrest and deport residents of the Kherson region Charged with collaborating with the Ukrainian security service: Several hundred citizens are currently in captivity, Many of them were taken to Simferopol in Crimea. Yurii Sobolevskyi of the Kherson Regional Council in Exile said in a briefing: “We have reports that people are being arrested every day. Some of these people – fortunately the majority – are released after a week or two, but unless they demonstrate that they are not connected to the security service of Ukraine, they remain in detention.” Unian reports it.
In Kyiv there is an alarm about the Russian bombing of energy infrastructure. Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko does not rule out a total blackout in the Ukrainian capital due to electricity, heating, water and communication shortages and invites residents to stock up on groceries or temporarily leave the city.
“Let’s be honest: The Russian Federation is trying to commit genocide in the energy sectorbut Kyiv and Ukraine will resist,” writes Mykhailo Podolyak, adviser to the Ukrainian President, on Twitter Volodymyr Zelenskyy, adding that “the protection plan is simple” and provides for “air defense, protection of infrastructure systems, optimization of consumption”. Podolyak then explained that the Ukrainian “state” is effectively tackling these challenges “and that a solution is being worked on together with partners”.
The city would have started doing this, according to the NYT Plan the evacuation of the 3 million inhabitants. The Russians accuse the Ukrainians of having damaged the dam of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station in the Kherson region with a rocket without causing any major damage. Kerson would be without power due to an attack on the power grids.
However, the hypothesis of a mass evacuation is ruled out, At least for now. The situation in Kyiv is under control and there is currently no reason to think about an emergency evacuation of the population of the Ukrainian capital. This was stated by the head of the city security department at the Kyiv city state administration, Roman Tkachuk, quoted by Ukrinform. “Right now there is no reason to talk about evacuation,” Tkachuk said. “The civil protection system must be prepared for various options, but that does not mean that we are preparing now to initiate an evacuation. In order to react properly, we need to have a plan for all possible scenarios,” he added.
In the meantime Kherson remains in the dark and without water. “Kherson is currently without power and water after an attack by Ukrainian forces on power lines,” the Russian occupation authorities denounced. “After a terrorist attack organized by the Ukrainian side, three concrete pylons with high-voltage power lines were damaged on the Berislav-Kakhovka axis.”
Russians accuse Ukrainians of having “damaged” the dam of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station with a rocket, in the Kherson region. “Six Himars missiles were used in an attack at 10am today. Air defense units shot down five missiles and one hit the Kakhovka Dam, damaging it,” a rescue service representative told reporters, Interfax reports.
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According to the Washington Post, the US knows the tsar does not want peace, but fears the impact of Kiev’s position on international support for his cause (ANSA)
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has been holding secret talks with his Russian counterparts for several months. This was reported by informed sources to the Wall Street Journal, citing talks with Yuri Ushakov, Vladimir Putin’s foreign policy adviser.
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Media shows a video of kilometers of coffins in Lugansk
A video shared online and relaunched on Twitter by Nexta Tv shows chilling images of miles of coffins and graves waving Russian and Soviet flags along a road in eastern Ukraine’s Lugansk region. The video is accompanied by a sarcastic post: “Putin liberated Lugansk from the invaders”. Coffins and tombs appear to be covered with the decorations of the Orthodox liturgy as well as the Federation banner. There is no indication of when the recordings were made.
Explosions in occupied Donetsk
Numerous explosions were reported overnight in the Russian-held part of Donetsk, reports the Kyiv Independent, citing Russian state media. According to preliminary information, a major fire broke out in a building of the railway administration in Vorozhylyvskyi district. At the moment there are no reports of injuries or casualties.
Russians attack Sumy region, one dead
At least one person died in yesterday’s attacks by Russian forces in the Sumy region of eastern Ukraine, Governor Dmytro Zhyvytskyi said, the Kyiv Independent reported. According to Zhyvytskyi, the Russians launched over 200 rockets that hit various communities including Bilopillia, Esman, Vorozhba, Krasnopillia, Khotin, Seredyna-Buda and Shalyhyne. One woman was killed and another injured in the municipality of Vorozhba.
Russian bombs in Donetsk, killing civilians
At least one resident of the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine died yesterday as a result of attacks by Russian forces: the head of the regional military administration Pavlo Kyrylenko said on Telegram, adding that five other people were injured. Ukrinform reports this. “On November 6, the Russians killed a civilian in the Donetsk region in the town of Bakhmut. Another five people were injured in the region,” Kyrylenko wrote. At the moment it is impossible to establish the exact number of victims in Mariupol and Volnovakha, Kyrylenko noted.
Pro-Russian: Over 500 civilians have been killed in Donetsk since February
More than 500 civilians, including 23 children, have been killed in the self-proclaimed Donetsk Republic (DPR) since the escalation began in February this year, pro-Russian DPR officials at the Joint Center for the Control and Coordination of War Crimes in Ukraine said the Russian state news agency Tass reports. “In 263 days of escalation (since February 17, the agency says) 503 civilians were killed, including 23 children,” the pro-Russians said in a note published on Telegram, specifying that 3,718 people were injured, including 234 Children.
GB: Russia will not regain air superiority for months
The British Ministry of Defense writes in its Daily Intelligence Update on the situation in the country that “Russia’s lack of air superiority in Ukraine will not change in the coming months”. According to the report, Moscow’s continued air superiority deficit “is likely to be exacerbated by inadequate training, the loss of experienced military personnel, and an increased risk of conducting close air support operations in areas of high concentration of air defenses.” This scenario “is unlikely to change in the coming months,” the ministry concludes, stressing that Russia’s aircraft losses are likely to far exceed its capacity to produce new aircraft. In addition, the time required for pilot training reduces Moscow’s ability to regenerate its air combat capability.
BBC: Over 1,500 new graves unearthed near Mariupol
More than 1,500 new graves have been unearthed at a mass cemetery near the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol in Russia’s annexed Donetsk region since last June, according to an analysis of new satellite imagery carried out for the BBC. The site, northwest of the city, consists of a large burial ground containing thousands of bodies, according to Ukrainian officials and witnesses. Mariupol, a port city near the Russian border, was a key strategic target for the Russians and had been bombed relentlessly since the invasion began. The BBC writes that the latest satellite images from the Maxar company show that three mass grave sites near Mariupol – in Staryi Krym, Manhush and Vynohradne – have been steadily expanded since the spring. In particular, the Center for Information Resilience analyzed the images of Staryi Krym for the BBC’s Panorama program and concluded that over 1,500 new graves have been excavated since it analyzed images of the site in June last year. The center also estimates that more than 4,600 graves have been excavated since the war began and notes that it is impossible to know how many bodies are buried at that location. At least 25,000 people were killed in the fighting in Mariupol, according to Ukrainian officials, of whom 5,000 to 7,000 died under the rubble of their bombed-out homes.
Unicef to deliver 29 power generators to Kherson
UNICEF, in cooperation with the Kherson Oblast authorities, has delivered 29 power generators to restore stable power supply “for medical, water and heating facilities in accessible areas of the Kherson region” to rehabilitate the occupied territories and it is not possible to restore them repair all water mains and power transmission lines before the start of the winter season. “The generators will help meet pre-winter needs, a significant help to the local population,” said the head of the Kherson regional military administration, Yaroslav Yanushevych Unicef supplied 15 generators to ensure uninterrupted operation of the to provide basic medical care and other medical facilities and to meet the needs of the newly accessible areas of Novovorontsovska, Velykooleksandrivska and Vysokopilska. Another 14 were handed over to local authorities supporting the water supply in these areas, to ensure access to water for about 12,000 people and to support the work of the emergency services in the Kherson region. “Access to healthcare and water is a fundamental right, so children’s access to basic services must be restored as soon as possible. We are committed to procuring the supplies and services needed to make this happen,” said the Unicef representative in the Ukraine Murat Sahin.