Aftermath of Russian missile strike on Ukraine mail depot that killed six
Ukraine is getting ready for a “new wave” of Russian assaults on the besieged jap city of Avdiivka, in keeping with the area’s navy chief.
“Our boys are getting ready for a brand new wave,” head of the area’s navy administration Vitaliy Barabash stated. On Monday, Kyiv claimed Russia was getting ready to conduct “meat assaults” within the space by throwing troops on the entrance line with out artillery cowl.
It comes as Russia struck Ukraine’s Kremenchuk oil refinery in Poltava after launching scores of drones and a missile in a single day, navy officers stated.
The refinery was set ablaze throughout a broader assault which focused navy and important infrastructure, Filip Pronin, head of the area’s navy administration, stated.
“The hearth has been extinguished. The state of affairs is beneath management,” he stated on Telegram, including that there have been no reviews but of casualties as officers sought to assemble extra particulars of the destruction.
The air drive stated 18 of the 20 Russian-launched kamikaze Shahed drones had been destroyed earlier than reaching their targets, as was the missile.
In the meantime, Ukrainian troops have made confirmed advances close to Bakhmut, Donetsk, and Robotyne, Zaporizhzhia, in keeping with the Institute for the Research of Struggle.
Biden threatens to veto Israel-only assist invoice
US President Joe Biden has threatened to veto a Republican invoice which would supply assist to Israel however not Ukraine.
“In distinction to the President’s nationwide safety package deal, this invoice gives no assist in anyway to Ukraine. That is an pressing requirement,” the White Home’s Workplace of Administration and Funds stated.
It comes as Mr Biden needs Congress to supply $106bn in funding to each Israel and Ukraine. However Republican speaker Mike Johnson, who was elected by the Home final week, is sceptical about funding Ukraine’s battle effort and stated he wouldn’t again the president’s efforts.
US Home speaker Mike Johnson
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Alexander Butler1 November 2023 09:10
Ukraine getting ready for ‘new wave’ of assaults on Avdiivka
Ukraine is getting ready for a brand new wave of assaults close to the besieged city of Avdiivka, the top of the area’s navy administration stated.
“Our boys are getting ready for a brand new wave,” navy chief Vitaliy Barabash stated. On Monday, Kyiv claimed Russia was getting ready to conduct “meat assaults” by throwing troops on the entrance line with out artillery cowl.
The Storm-Z models, made up of penal convicts, are sometimes destroyed after a couple of days and on common lose between 40 to 70 per cent of their personnel, in keeping with a Russian milblogger.
Ukrainian artillerymen hearth a M777 howitzer towards Russian positions close to Avdiivka
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Alexander Butler1 November 2023 08:32
One-way-attack methods handiest weapon utilized by Russia, MoD says
Russia’s small one-way assault weapons have been one of many “handiest” navy capabilites Putin has used on the battlefield this 12 months, the UK Ministry of Defence stated.
“Russia’s Lancet small one-way-attack uncrewed aerial methods (OWA UAVs) have extremely possible been one of the vital efficient new capabilities Russia has fielded in Ukraine during the last 12 months,” the ministry stated.
“Russia deploys Lancets to assault precedence targets and so they have change into more and more distinguished in the important thing counter-battery combat, hanging enemy artillery.”
Alexander Butler1 November 2023 08:19
World expects success ‘too rapidly’, Zelensky says
The world expects success on the battlefield “too rapidly”, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky stated.
In response to rising criticism Kyiv’s counteroffensive has been a failure, Mr Zelensky stated: “The fashionable world is about up in such a method that it turns into accustomed to success too rapidly. When the full-scale aggression started, many on the earth didn’t assume Ukraine would endure.”
Ukraine’s navy stated Russian forces had been gearing up for contemporary assaults in numerous sections of the entrance, however there was little motion alongside the 1,000km frontline in latest months.
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky stated the world expects success ‘too rapidly’
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Alexander Butler1 November 2023 08:04
Russia assaults oil refinery, Kyiv says
Russia struck a Ukrainian oil refinery after launching scores of drones and a missile in a single day, in keeping with navy officers.
The Kremenchuk oil refinery in Poltava, was set ablaze amid a broader assault which focused navy and important infrastructure, Filip Pronin, head of the area’s navy administration, stated.
“The hearth has been extinguished. The state of affairs is beneath management,” he stated on Telegram, including that there have been no reviews but of casualties as officers sought to assemble extra particulars of the destruction.
The air drive stated 18 of the 20 Russian-launched kamikaze Shahed drones had been destroyed earlier than reaching their targets, as was the missile.
Firefighters work at an oil refinery which was hit throughout Russia’s drone assaults in Kremenchuk
(through REUTERS)
Alexander Butler1 November 2023 07:38
ICYMI – US dismisses Putin’s declare that anti-Israel riot at Dagestan was organised by Ukraine and West
Mr Putin on Monday, with out presenting any proof, accused unnamed Ukrainian brokers of Western spy companies of “making an attempt to encourage” the rampage on the airport late on Sunday which injured greater than 20 folks.
The Russian president claimed the chaos was a part of America’s efforts to weaken Russia.
None of these injured within the assault had been Israeli nationals, reported The Related Press.
Lydia Patrick1 November 2023 07:00
Ukraine acquired £2.3bn from worldwide companions this month
Ukraine has acquired about £2.3bn from worldwide companions together with the US and EU this month, in keeping with its finance ministry.
The overall sum included a $1.15bn grant from the US and 1.5bn euro as a part of a macro-financial help package deal from the EU.
General, Ukraine has acquired £29bn in exterior funding up to now in 2023. The World Financial institution estimated in December 2022 that Ukraine’s reconstruction may value greater than £518bn.
The World Financial institution constructing in Washington
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Lydia Patrick1 November 2023 06:00
ICYMI – Ukraine bombards Russian forces with drones as Putin suffers losses in combat for Avdiivka
The Russian air defence methods destroyed 36 Ukrainian unmanned aerial autos over the Black Sea and the northwestern a part of the Crimean peninsula, its defence ministry wrote on Telegram on Sunday, accusing Kyiv of finishing up a “terrorist assault”.
In a separate incident, native officers in southern Russia’s Krasnodar area close to the Black Sea stated an oil refinery was hit and set ablaze within the early hours of Sunday however didn’t clarify what brought about the fireplace. A number of native media retailers stated that the fireplace was attributable to a drone strike or a crashed drone’s particles.
Officers in Kyiv haven’t issued a touch upon the Russian defence ministry’s claims. The war-hit nation hardly ever acknowledges accountability for assaults on Russia and Russian-occupied territories however has admitted that hanging targets there helps its counteroffensive.
Lydia Patrick1 November 2023 05:00
Air raid alerts in Crimea’s port of Sevastopol – officers
An air raid alert has been declared within the Crimean port of Sevastopol and site visitors on the Crimean Bridge in addition to sea transport had been suspended, Russian-installed officers within the Crimean Peninsula stated within the early hours right this moment.
Sevastopol, the place Russia parks it main naval fleet, has come beneath heavy assaults from Ukraine since September this 12 months.
The Sevastopol shipyard assault in September was one of many largest in latest weeks, regardless that the Crimean peninsula, illegally annexed from Ukraine by Russia in 2014, has been a frequent goal within the 18-month outdated battle.
Arpan Rai1 November 2023 04:40
Mapped – The Ukraine – Russia Struggle
A map to indicate Ukrainian counteroffences and Russia managed territories
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Lydia Patrick1 November 2023 04:00