Russian forces attacked Ukraine overnight with four types of missiles and numerous drones. The city was bombed Odessawhere some civilian buildings such as the Museum of Fine Arts were hit.
Meanwhile, “Ukraine will have completed the necessary reforms to achieve membership in the European Union within two years,” the deputy prime minister said Olga StefanishynaHe stressed that Kiev “does not want discounts because of the war.”
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11:31 a.m
Kiev: “Russian attacks on Avdiivka and Robotyne foiled”
Kiev said Russian forces launched several “unsuccessful” front-line attacks in southern and eastern Ukraine last week. There have been 400 “combat encounters” over the past seven days and Moscow troops are continuing their offensive on Avdiivka in the eastern region Donetsk. “The enemy is carrying out attacks in multiple directions at the same time,” he said Andriy KovalevSpokesman for the Ukrainian General Staff also reported Russian attacks near the village Robotyne, in the Zaporizhia region, over which Ukraine regained control earlier this year. “The enemy tried to recover the lost position near Robotyne but was unsuccessful,” he added.
11:24 a.m
“Chief Tass had to go. Moscow did not welcome the news of the uprising.”
Sergei Mikhailov would have been forced to resign from the post of general director of Tass because the Russian state news agency reported on the mutiny of Wagner’s mercenaries: This is what the Moscow Times claims, citing its sources, thereby denying the official version of Mikhailov’s volition would have resigned. The change at the top of Tass took place in early July, about ten days after the mercenary uprising, and Mikhailov was replaced by Andrey Kondrashovformer head of the press office of Vladimir Putin’s presidential election campaign in 2018 and deputy general director of the public television channel Vgtrk
11:18
Portal exclusive: “Putin has decided to run again in 2024.” Peskov: “No statement”
The Portal news agency exclusively reports that Putin is ready to run again in the 2024 presidential election, according to at least six sources interviewed. Interview with a Portal reporter, the Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov responded that “the President has not issued a statement on the matter” and that “the campaign has not yet been formally announced.”
(Portal) 11:00
Putin will meet President Tokayev in Kazakhstan on Thursday
The Russian President Wladimir Putin is expected in the capital of Kazakhstan on November 9th, Astanawhere he will meet the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Schomart Tokayev: This was announced by the Kazakh presidency, as Tass reports. “On November 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay an official visit to Astana at the invitation of Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. The two heads of state are expected to hold talks and discuss urgent issues of the Russian-Kazakh strategic partnership,” we read in a statement from the Kazakh presidency. Putin and Tokayev are also expected to take part via video conference at a forum on cooperation between Russia and Kazakhstan participate.
10:34
Kiev: “Drones with a range of 1,000 kilometers already in mass production”
The Ukrainian state defense company Ukroboronprom has announced the mass production of drones with a range of 1,000 kilometers. RBC-Ukraine reports about it.
The General Director of Ukroboronprom, Hermann Smetaninconfirmed that these drones are already being mass-produced, particularly in collaboration with foreign partners.
Smetanin added that Ukraine has a model similar to the Iranian-made Shahed drone, as well as more powerful models with longer range.
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10:27 a.m
Borrell: “We can’t get tired of helping Kiev”
“We cannot get tired of supporting Ukraine, we have to keep an eye on our public opinion and fight fatigue,” said the High Representative for EU Foreign Policy Josep Borrell Address to the EU ambassadors. “If Ukraine loses, we lose. Russia is willing to sacrifice men and resources to win. Human life has no meaning for Putin because in Stalin’s time people believed that quantity had an intrinsic quality. The only solution is to move on. Support it and stay united,” he added
10:19 a.m
The mayor of Odessa: “We could have lost world-famous artifacts in the Museum of Fine Arts”
A Russian drone and missile attack in Odessa has caused “significant damage” to the Odessa Fine Arts Museum. The mayor of the Ukrainian city told broadcaster Suspilne – as the Kyiv Independent reported: Hennadiy Trukhanov, adding that the attack almost destroyed several important works. “We could have lost many of our pieces, very famous exhibits around the world. “Fortunately, that didn’t happen,” Trukhanov said. Five people were injured in the attack and were taken to hospital with shrapnel wounds.
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10:17 a.m
Kiev proposes an extension of martial law and mobilization for 90 days
The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky submitted a bill to the Verkhovna Rada (the country’s parliament) to extend martial law and general mobilization in the country. According to Rbc-Ukraine, the government proposes to extend the duration of the two measures by another 90 days from November 16
08:52
Ukraine: Deputy Prime Minister, EU reforms completed within 2 years
Within two years, Ukraine will have completed the necessary reforms to become a member of the European Union. This was said by Deputy Prime Minister Olga Stefanishyna, emphasizing that Kiev “does not want discounts because of the war.” On Wednesday the European Commission will give its opinion on the progress of the reform program of the various candidate countries for EU accession. “The two-year timetable we are talking about is simply to ensure that we are prepared for accession in terms of the alignment of legislation and the standards, rules and obligations arising from the directives,” he said. “Everyone agrees, from the president to every local governor, on two goals: to win the war and to ensure that the day after the victory we do not start but complete the EU accession process,” said Stefanishyna, who has the special Responsibility for Ukraine’s European and Euro-Atlantic integration.
08:52
Russian attack on Odessa, damage to the Museum of Fine Arts
A Russian drone and missile attack in Odessa has caused “significant damage” to the Odessa Fine Arts Museum. This was said by the mayor of the Ukrainian city Hennadiy Trukhanov, adding that the attack almost destroyed several important works. “We could have lost many of our pieces, very famous exhibits around the world. “Fortunately, that didn’t happen,” Trukhanov said. Five people were injured in the attack and were taken to hospital with shrapnel wounds
06:52
Russia, project for a new railway line between Rostov and Crimea
Russia will build a railway between the port city of Rostov-on-Don and Crimea. This was reported – as the Kyiv Independent reported – citing the Russian news agency Ria Novosti Yevhen Balytsky, Head of the Russian Mission in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The railway line will connect Jakymivka, near Melitopol, to Rostov-on-Don via Berdyansk and Mariupol. “The project has already started,” Balytsky said, adding that “the railway project will support Russian military logistics by bypassing the Crimean bridge, which is now considered high risk.”