🇷🇺 Russia says it's not mobilizing. In a Moscow police raid, adults were handed draft summonses and offered army contracts, detainees say. Even students with deferments got them. At least 200 young people were detained in Kitay-gorod on Saturday, Baza reports, and up to 300 by detainees' count. Released detainees told Ostorozhno, Novosti that adults were brought in "ten at a time," handed summonses and offered to sign contracts with the Defense Ministry, Novaya Gazeta Europe reports. Moscow police call the raid a "preventive operation" against drinking in public. Putin said on September 3 there are no circumstances requiring additional mobilization.

🇺🇦 Every 130 seconds on November 7, a Russian soldier was hit by Ukraine's drone forces. In October, it was every 159. SBS units struck 2,234 targets on November 7, including 665 personnel, 270 of them killed, 160 enemy crew antennas, 83 drone launch points, 80 vehicles and engineering equipment, and 369 enemy drones. That makes 4,691 personnel in seven days, about 670 a day, against an October average of 542. Since November 1, they have hit 15,292 targets.

🇺🇸 Democrats are drawing up a roughly €13 billion ($15 billion) security aid package for Ukraine before they even take control of Congress, the FT reports. Energy aid may move first. A House Foreign Affairs Committee staffer told the FT about the figure. The Democrats won both chambers on November 3 but take over in January. They also want to raise sanctions pressure on Russia's economy and review sanctions law. No bill, sponsor or vote is scheduled yet, and Melinda Haring of Razom for Ukraine expects amendments to the defense bill on sanctions, intelligence and interceptor missiles.

🇵🇱 "Everything points to" the Kraków shooter having "very radical views," Poland's interior minister says. The defense minister says he was not a soldier and never had anything to do with the military. Marcin Kierwiński said 16 people are in Kraków hospitals, among them the attacker and two police officers, and that many weapons were found in the attacker's car. Police say the lone attacker is a Polish citizen in his mid-20s from Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski. Six people were killed. President Karol Nawrocki began the procedure for national mourning on November 8 and 9, and Kraków's city mourning lasts until November 11, Independence Day. Where he got his weapons is being investigated.

🇵🇱 Six people are dead and 12 of the wounded are in life-threatening condition after the attack on Kraków's Main Square. Małopolska governor Krzysztof Klęczar said the 12 are in "red" triage status. Police say the lone attacker is a Polish citizen in his mid-20s, who was shot by officers and detained. RMF FM reported, unconfirmed by police, that he fired an AR-15 rifle. Police found more firearms and ammunition in his car. Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński traveled to Kraków, and Tusk later said services entered the attacker's home. Both wounded police officers have undergone surgery, and one remains in very serious condition. President Karol Nawrocki began the procedure for national mourning on November 8 and 9, and Kraków's mayor extended city mourning to November 11.

🇵🇱 Two Polish police officers intervened immediately when a gunman opened fire in Kraków's Main Square. One was shot three times and is fighting for his life, and another was wounded. Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński said the officers intervened "at risk to their lives, immediately," and their "heroic stance" let police quickly detain the attacker. One officer has a gunshot wound, and the other is in very serious condition after three gunshot wounds. Police denied rumors that one of them died. Justice Minister Waldemar Żurek said their courage saved many lives. European Parliament President Roberta Metsola thanked Polish services and wished the wounded a swift recovery.

🇵🇱 A gunman fired from a car into the crowd on Kraków's Main Square. At least six people were killed and about 15 wounded, and doctors worked on victims in the street. Police say one man drove into the square around 3 p.m. on Saturday and began shooting at random people. Officers shot and detained him. He is a Polish citizen, the interior ministry says. Police say he wore military-style clothing and carried a military-type weapon. At least two police officers were among the wounded, one in very serious condition. An air ambulance landed on the square. Prime Minister Donald Tusk called it an attack. Poland declared national mourning for November 8 and 9, and Kraków's mayor extended city mourning to November 11.

🇧🇪 Belgium just crossed a line: electric cars outsold combustion cars for the first time. In September, 50.9% of new registrations were battery-electric against 42.9% combustion, Ember data shows. Europe is moving the same way: battery-electric cars took 30.5% of new sales in September, JATO says, and outsold petrol and diesel combined across the EU for a full quarter. In China, combustion cars fell to a record-low 33% of sales, though the whole market shrank 28%. Globally, combustion cars dropped below half of new sales for the first time.

I wish this video would be shown on central Russian channels. Russians, take note!

🇰🇵 North Korean missiles struck one of Ukraine's key power facilities, Zelensky says. He wants sanctions strengthened against everyone providing "services" in destroying lives. Per Zelensky, Russia used KN-23 ballistic missiles, made and supplied by North Korea, on the damaged energy site. He said Moscow is escalating strikes to pressure Ukraine and its partners before new talks. By early 2025, Pyongyang had supplied Russia with 148 KN-23 and KN-24 missiles, Ukrainian intelligence says. Russia and North Korea deny arms transfers that would violate UN embargoes.

🇺🇦 A drone dropped onto a highway near Kyiv in broad daylight and turned the road into a wall of fire. A car drove past the flames seconds later. The video, filmed on November 7 at about 12:19 local time, shows the object falling and burning fuel spreading across the lanes under a black smoke column. The exact location, whether the drone was shot down and any casualties are not confirmed. That morning, drones also struck Kyiv's Darnytskyi and Sviatoshynskyi districts, and one hit a two-story private house.

🇷🇺 Russia's own emergency ministry confirms an 8,000-square-meter warehouse fire in Rostov overnight. Ukrainian channels say it was next to the Almaz defense plant. The warehouse at 16A Tupolev Street stored oils and polymers, the ministry says. The fire was complicated by a high fire load, more than 60 people and 23 vehicles were sent, and it was later contained. The ministry did not name a cause or mention an attack. Almaz is part of the Rostec defense group, and early reports that the plant itself was burning were not confirmed. The same night, drones hit Saratov's refinery and missiles hit Oryol's Proton plant.

🇷🇺 ASTRA's analysts placed the fire in Saratov at Rosneft's refinery. The governor says only "civilian infrastructure" was damaged, and that there are casualties. Governor Roman Busargin did not name the plant. Residents told ASTRA they heard more than 40 explosions in Saratov and Engels, and sirens sounded twice. The refinery processes about 5.8 million tons a year, 2.2% of Russia's refining capacity, and was halted after strikes in September. A nearby auto parts store was also damaged.

🇺🇦 Six straight days above 600 Russian personnel hit. Ukraine's drone forces have now hit 4,026 in November, about 671 a day against 542 in October. SBS units struck 1,964 targets on November 6, including 601 personnel, 248 of them killed, 90 vehicles and engineering equipment, 77 drone launch points and 325 enemy drones. Most hits came on the Donetsk front. Since November 1, they have hit 13,058 targets.

🇷🇺 Oryol is burning again. Locals are filming flames over the city, and Exilenova+ says Flamingo missiles hit it for the second time in two weeks. Photos from Exilenova+ show heavy fire and smoke. Monitoring channels suggest Ukraine is hitting the Proton plant's workshops again, but nothing is officially confirmed yet. On October 23, governor Andrey Klychkov confirmed a missile strike on a "civilian enterprise" and eight people hurt, and rescuers found three bodies in the rubble the next morning. Ukraine's General Staff confirmed that strike. Proton makes components for Iskander-M missiles and Pantsir-S1 air defense systems.

🇩🇪 Germany launched its biggest-ever field exercise in Lithuania, with more than 6,000 soldiers. The brigade will test loitering munitions for the first time. The Freedom Shield 26-II and Grand Eagle 26 drills run from November 6 to December 3 under the command of Germany's 10th Panzer Division. The permanently stationed 45th Panzer Brigade trains at Rūdninkai with about 700 drones of various types and electronic warfare, and will cross the Neman river on November 20. "There is no second-place finisher in war," the division's commander Maj. Gen. Jörg See said. The Bundeswehr plans to equip the brigade with loitering munitions from 2027.

🇺🇦 One hit in Zhytomyr was enough to cut power and water in Kyiv, mayor Vitali Klitschko says. Kyivvodokanal is switching pumping stations to generators. Klitschko said the damage to a power facility in Zhytomyr worsened the electricity supply in the capital and dropped water pressure. Zhytomyr's regional administration confirmed an attack on an energy facility in the Zhytomyr community, and repair crews are assessing the damage. DTEK video shows one of its substations in Kyiv region after the attack. Outage schedules are in force across Ukraine today. On October 10, damage to a substation in Bucha district stopped the Kyiv metro and cut water in the capital.

🇮🇪 Ireland's government says threats against Europe's skies are "likely" a coordinated campaign. Today it reached newsrooms in Dublin, Sofia and London. At least 18 flights to or from Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, France, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, Romania and the UK were disrupted, per the Guardian, and Hungary scrambled jets three times to escort airliners. Emailed threats from a purported "Mikhail Andropov" forced the Irish Independent and Bauer Media to evacuate staff. Reuters says experts see the hallmarks of a "hybrid attack," but individuals could be behind it. The Guardian counts more than 50 flights disrupted this week, and searches revealed no explosive devices.

🇷🇺 In a Russian village, a man on a motorcycle waved at a Ukrainian drone and pointed down the road. The drone followed. Seconds later, it hit the van full of Russian soldiers. Ukraine's 14th Army Corps released the footage from the FPV drone's own camera, taken in a border village in Belgorod region. The corps calls the man a local resident who helped the operators. It did not say how many soldiers were in the UAZ or what happened to them. Russia has used motorcycles and civilian vehicles for about two years to evade drones.

🇺🇦 Ukraine has already sent Washington its terms for the Abu Dhabi talks, days before anyone sits down. Zelensky briefed the Nordic and Baltic leaders today. He wrote that the meeting in the Emirates must be made productive and that Kyiv's proposals for "real potential results" went to the American side. The online call with the NB8 group followed a Brussels meeting with NATO and Europeans and contacts with the US president's representatives. The leaders agreed to keep coordinating positions. Talks with Russia and the US are due on November 10-11.

🇺🇦 Ukraine's delegation in Abu Dhabi will be led by a man who has fought Russia since 2014. He says he does not expect a breakthrough, and he won't say what he expects to achieve. Kyrylo Budanov, head of the Office of the President, told CBS News on November 6 that talks with Russia and the US on November 10-11 "are not the last ones." He sees the two delegations agreeing to meet in person as progress in itself. At earlier rounds in January and February, Russia held to its demand that Ukraine withdraw from the rest of Donbas. Peskov said on October 30 that Moscow opposes any ceasefire that gives Ukraine a respite.

🇷🇺 Russia hit Zaporizhzhia's Dnipro bridges again today. Three guided bombs fell near them, and Preobrazhensky Bridge is closed. Local channels and Akzent report smoke after one blast. No casualties or damage assessment are confirmed yet. It is at least the fifth attack on the city's river crossings in a month, 24.zp.ua says. On Thursday, Russia also hit the bridges and the Dnipro hydroelectric dam with guided bombs, "Banderol" drones and jet drones. Zaporizhzhia region took 785 strikes across 51 settlements that day.

🇩🇪 Two days after the midterms, Merz and Trump agreed the war in Ukraine must end "as soon as possible." Berlin says the vote gave talks "a new sense of urgency." German government spokesman Stefan Kornelius said the call took place on the evening of November 5 and that any peace deal must be approved by all NATO partners. He says the negotiating mandate has strengthened "significantly." Reuters says Trump has largely halted direct US aid to Kyiv. The same day, officials from Ukraine, the US, France, the UK, Germany and NATO met in Brussels on security guarantees.

🇺🇦 Zelensky: Kyiv has the worst power and water outages in Ukraine. He blames Russian strikes and the city's failure to carry out heating-season preparations. "These are in fact the consequences of decisions at the city level not being carried out, and this Russian operation against Ukrainian energy," he said after a meeting on the regions. Prime Minister Serhiy Koretskyi announced monthly extra pay for energy, utility, railway and water workers. Germany and Spain agreed to send generators and cables. Police searched Kyivteploenergo the same day.

🇺🇦 The death toll from Russia's bombing of Komyshuvakha has risen from 18 to 53 in four days. The search under the rubble is in its fifth day. Zaporizhzhia governor Mykhailo Semykin says 53 people have been confirmed dead. Russia first hit a school used as an aid point with a FAB-500, then dropped nine more bombs on the shelter below it, Zelensky says. Rescuers keep working despite the threat of repeat strikes, Ukraine's State Emergency Service says. One person listed as missing was found alive earlier this week.

🇺🇸 Musk reposted that SpaceX "made a mistake" by sending Ukraine free Starlink. Weeks earlier, his own company's Starshield limits disrupted Ukraine's interceptor drones. The post says what began as civilian internet "turned into the foundation for autonomous combat drones." Musk added no comment. In 2022 he said SpaceX spent tens of millions on Ukraine's Starlink, and the Pentagon bought terminals for Ukraine in June 2023. In October, Musk wrote that Starshield limits are "decided by the US military and ultimately POTUS," while Trump said "I didn't do that." The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has now sent preservation letters, including to Musk.

🇷🇺 Russia launched 227 attack drones overnight, 86 of them jet-powered. A man died in Rivne region, and nine people were wounded across Ukraine. Air defense shot down or jammed 196 drones, 70 of them jet-powered, but hits were recorded at 14 locations. Power facilities were hit in Kirovohrad and Kyiv regions. In Kamianske, a sports complex was damaged and a 60-year-old woman was hurt. In Boryspil district, a house and outbuilding burned down and three people were injured. In Sarny district, the same one hit a week ago, a man was killed.

🇷🇺 Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem, whom Trump endorsed as a possible Ukraine mediator in June, was just given Russia's Order of Friendship by Putin in the Kremlin. At the November 5 meeting, he told Putin: "I personally admire you and pray daily for your health." He offered help and said he encourages "any effort to facilitate and achieve peace between brothers." The Kremlin said the order recognizes his contribution to "friendship, cooperation and spiritual ties" with Russia. The patriarch has not recognized the Orthodox Church of Ukraine's independence.

🇺🇦 A record that stood for four days is gone. Ukraine's drone forces hit 751 Russian personnel in a single day, 269 of them killed. The old record, 708, was set on November 1. SBS units struck 2,504 targets in 24 hours, including 176 vehicles and engineering equipment, 711 shelters and dugouts, 80 drone launch points and 417 enemy drones. In five days of November they have hit 3,425 personnel, an average of 685 a day, against an October average of 542.

🇺🇸 "We couldn't have imagined a small country would be able to defend itself." The Pentagon's tech chief says Ukraine then invented what it really needed. In a video from a Wall Street Journal event, Emil Michael says the US defense industry and military were not focused on this kind of war. Necessity became Ukraine's inspiration for mass-producing drones, he says, and Ukrainians improved the software and added game elements. He says the US helped Ukraine a lot, but Ukraine then built what it needed.

🇷🇺 The Afipsky refinery near Krasnodar is on fire after a drone attack, Exilenova+ and Supernova+ report. It's the second attack on Russian refineries in two days. A series of blasts hit the plant overnight, and dense smoke drifted toward Krasnodar. Explosions were also heard in neighboring Adygea. Rosaviatsia restricted flights at the airport. The plant, owned by Safmar group, processes up to 7.2 million tons of crude a year and makes fuel for Russia's southern front. It was last hit on August 25. Officials have not commented.

🌑 Kyiv is facing another night of darkness as Russian strikes continue to hit Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. Emergency power cuts have been introduced in several districts of the capital. Other areas are operating under scheduled electricity restrictions. The situation remains difficult. Kyiv has also experienced serious disruptions to its water supply following the attacks. Behind every blackout are homes without electricity, families struggling to keep warm and essential services under pressure. Russia is not only attacking Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. It is putting the daily lives of millions of civilians at risk. Ukraine faces another difficult night. 🇺🇦

Putin failed to conquer Ukraine by force. Now Russia wants Ukraine to surrender the territory its army could not take. Zelenskyy says that is no path to peace. In an interview with Germany’s ZDF, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy explained why Ukraine rejects the idea of withdrawing from Donbas in exchange for promises that Russia will stop its aggression. His argument is rooted in the record of the full-scale invasion. Russia did not stop at Donbas. Its forces advanced towards Kyiv, occupied parts of the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, captured Kherson and pushed into the Kharkiv region. Ukraine later liberated some of those territories. Now, Zelenskyy says, Kyiv is being asked to hand over land that Russia has failed to capture militarily. Ukraine wants this war to end. But peace cannot mean rewarding aggression while leaving the door open for another invasion. “We may have less territory, less money and fewer weapons, but we still have more dignity than many others,” Zelenskyy said. A ceasefire can stop the fighting. Only a just and enforceable agreement can prevent the next war.

🇺🇸 A Russian envoy handed Melania Trump a drawing reading "I love Melania" in the White House. Three days earlier, Russian bombs killed at least 37 people in Komyshuvakha. Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev gave it to her on behalf of an 11-year-old girl from Oleshky, now living in Tuapse. "We have chosen humanity over war," she said. Ukraine's Dmytro Lubinets and Davyd Arakhamia presented her with the Order of Princess Olga, First Class. She gave Arakhamia and Dmitriev personal letters for Zelensky and Putin, contents undisclosed.

🇺🇸 The post-midterm rally lasted one day. About €1.8 trillion vanished from the S&P 500 within an hour of Thursday's open. Chip and AI stocks led the drop: Nvidia lost about €350 billion in value, Qualcomm fell 9%, and the Nasdaq fell more than 5% into correction territory. Reuters says the sell-off came a day after Democrats' midterm win, including in key data-center states where opposition to the industry is growing. Yahoo Finance says it is the worst second day after a midterm in data going back nearly a century.

🇫🇷 Hackers tried to heat France's blood plasma freezers from −30°C to 110°C. A technician caught it, and no blood was lost. France's blood service EFS says the attack hit three plasma storage sites overnight into November 2, through a refrigeration contractor. The 110°C figure is the setting the hackers pushed, not a measured temperature. The same night, supermarket freezers failed in at least nine European countries. French cyber agency ANSSI has warned since October 12 about hijacked Danfoss and Copeland controllers. Investigators have not named who is behind it, and Lupovis puts the odds of Russia at 95%.

🇺🇸 A Russian official under US sanctions for the abduction of Ukrainian children is a guest at the White House today. Melania Trump is hosting her. Ukraine's ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets and lawmaker Davyd Arakhamia are meeting Russia's ombudsman Yana Lantratova and Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev. Lantratova has been under US sanctions since 2022 and needed a special waiver to enter, per the Kyiv Independent. They presented the first lady with Ukraine's Order of Princess Olga, First Class. The meeting is about the Oleshky ceasefire, which evacuated nearly 800 people.

🇷🇺 A fireball 100 meters wide rose over a Russian gas pipeline in Siberia. Officials call it "depressurization." Governor Ilya Seredyuk of Kemerovo region confirmed the Topki pipeline lost pressure, and gas was shut off. The fire is out. The Azot chemical plant, one of Russia's biggest makers of ammonium nitrate, cut production to the minimum. Exilenova+ says it is the second big pipeline fire in a month, after Penza region on October 13. No cause beyond "depressurization" has been named, and no sabotage has been reported.

🇹🇷 Turkey's Bayraktar TB2 just became a flying carrier for 16 kamikaze FPV drones. It dropped two in a test, and both hit their targets. Baykar says the TB2 took off from its test center in Edirne carrying eight Skydagger FPV drones under each wing, flew to the test area and released two. Operators steered them through a link relayed by the TB2, "independent of the ground." The TB2 can stay airborne more than 18 hours, while the FPV drones it carries fly for minutes. Baykar did not say what happened to the other 14 or when the test took place.

🇺🇦 Ukraine has released footage of the first minutes after a Storm Shadow strike on Russia's Energiya plant in Yelets, the source says. It's the plant that makes batteries for Iskander and Zircon missiles. The October 25 strike hit at least seven times, destroying one building and gutting another, Exilenova+ and Dnipro Osint say. Ukraine's General Staff confirmed it hit a workshop making power sources for Russian weapons but did not name the missile. The plant is Russia's only maker of batteries for guided bomb modules, per Ukrainian reports.

🇺🇦 Ukrainian drone operators are hunting Russian trucks around an abandoned airport outside Luhansk. A day earlier, a strike near the same airfield sent smoke over the occupied city. The National Guard's "Omega-West" special unit says its drone crew is striking enemy trucks near the abandoned airport, breaking the supply lines of Russia's occupation army. On November 3, Exilenova+ reported a strike at an abandoned airfield in occupied Luhansk that Russian forces use for military purposes, with fuel probably burning. Date and number of vehicles hit were not given.

🇺🇦 In November, a Russian soldier is hit every 129 seconds. In October it was every 159. Ukraine's drone forces hit 662 Russian personnel on November 4, 251 of them killed, plus 121 vehicles, 74 drone launch points and 406 enemy drones. That makes 2,674 personnel in four days, about 669 a day, against an October average of 542. The record day, 708, came on November 1. Four days in a row, they have been above 600.

🇷🇺 Russia's central bank is now the only major seller of gold in the world. Everyone else is buying, and Moscow is selling to pay for the war. The Bank of Russia sold 18.66 tonnes of gold in the third quarter, more than any other central bank, the World Gold Council says. It has sold for 10 months in a row, and its reserves have fallen by about 62 tonnes since December, the biggest drop since the 1998 crisis. Russia's budget deficit has reached about €77 billion this year, the Moscow Times reports. China and Poland were the biggest buyers, adding 63 and 41 tonnes.

Russian drones struck two Ukrainian cities overnight. Three people were injured in Dnipro. The attacks sparked fires on the roofs of private homes and in garages. Critical infrastructure facilities in the city were also hit, according to the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration. Dnipro and Samar were both targeted in the drone assault. Emergency crews are dealing with the aftermath as damage assessments continue. Three people injured. Homes damaged. Critical infrastructure under attack. Russia’s drone campaign continues to put Ukrainian civilians and essential services at risk.

🔥 Six reported hits. Multiple fires. Russia’s Ryazan oil refinery under attack. A wave of Ukrainian strike drones reportedly hit the Ryazan Oil Refinery overnight, triggering a major fire across the industrial complex. Videos circulating online show multiple explosions, a powerful flash and several separate fire hotspots. Ukrainian media, citing OSINT monitoring channels and local footage, report at least six hits on the facility. This is no minor industrial site. With a designed capacity of around 18 million tonnes of crude oil per year, Ryazan is one of Russia’s largest oil refineries and a significant part of its fuel-processing infrastructure. The full extent of the damage is not yet established. It remains unclear which processing units were hit and whether refinery operations have been suspended. But the scale of the reported attack makes this one to watch closely. 🔥

😳 Trump’s speech is over. The cameras are still rolling. And the moment that followed is now getting attention online. After Donald Trump’s speech tonight, cameras reportedly continued recording and captured an unexpected moment behind the scenes. The clip is spreading across social media, with viewers questioning what happened after the cameras were supposed to be off. 🎥 Watch the footage and judge for yourself.

Another Russian industrial facility is on fire. This time, the flames are reported at a major vegetable oil plant in Oryol. A fire has broken out at JSC Orelmaslo, a large oil extraction facility and one of the leading producers of vegetable oil in Central Russia. The plant is part of Russia’s food-processing industry. The scale of the damage and the cause of the fire have not yet been independently established. For now, one thing is clear: another major industrial site in Russia has been hit by a fire. The key questions are what caused it, how much damage was done, and whether production has been disrupted.

A potential turning point in the Ukraine war is approaching. On November 10, Ukraine and the United States are expected to sit down in Abu Dhabi for talks that could shape the next phase of the conflict. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is speaking by phone with Donald Trump’s envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, to coordinate preparations for the negotiations. The timing matters. Washington is pushing diplomatic efforts forward, while Kyiv faces the challenge of ensuring that any potential agreement does not come at the cost of Ukraine’s sovereignty, security or territorial integrity. But one question will define these talks: are they working towards a just and lasting peace, or simply trying to secure a deal? November 10 could bring important answers. For Ukraine, the terms matter more than the announcement of negotiations.

🇺🇸 Trump: "I'll get along, probably, with the Democrats, unless they want to be destructive." Then he admitted the Iran war cost his party the midterms. He said it is "largely true" the war cost Republicans, but narrowed it to fuel prices: "the price, not the war." Asked if he worries about impeachment, he said "not even a little bit." He says he'd launch the Iran war again to stop a nuclear Iran. Gas and diesel prices have risen worldwide since the war began in late February.

Ukraine’s air defence is at the centre of Zelenskyy’s visit to Madrid. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Spain on November 4 for a working visit, announcing a series of important meetings and negotiations. His priorities are clear: strengthening Ukraine’s air defence, protecting civilians, expanding defence cooperation and developing joint defence production. “We are preparing new steps in support,” Zelenskyy said, thanking Spain for the assistance already provided. The focus on air defence comes as Russia continues its attacks on Ukrainian cities and critical infrastructure. For Ukraine, every additional system, missile and production partnership can mean more lives protected. Madrid now has an opportunity to turn political support into stronger practical cooperation. The key question is what concrete commitments will emerge from these talks.

She was born in Ukraine. She built her political career in America. But when her homeland needed support against Russia’s invasion, her stance on US aid to Kyiv became a source of controversy. Now Victoria Spartz has lost her seat in Congress. Democrat J.D. Ford defeated the Republican incumbent in Indiana’s 5th Congressional District, winning 51.7% of the vote to Spartz’s 48.3%, with 99% counted. Spartz made history as the first Ukrainian-born woman elected to the US Congress. Yet she repeatedly questioned continued American military assistance to Ukraine, putting her at odds with Ukrainians who see that support as essential to their country’s survival. The result is striking. Donald Trump carried the same district by roughly 17 percentage points in 2024. This time, voters chose a Democrat. Her defeat raises an uncomfortable question: does being born in a country create any responsibility toward it, or are politicians judged solely by the positions they take when that country is fighting for its survival?

🚨 40 people are dead. Russia calls it a military target. The evidence tells a different story. Russian forces struck a school in Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia region, where civilians had gathered to receive humanitarian aid. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says 40 people have been confirmed dead, with more than 30 potentially still trapped under the rubble. Moscow claims it struck Ukrainian military positions. But footage from inside the building reportedly shows civilians descending into a shelter as the attack unfolded. And the attacks have not stopped. Odesa region: Russian drones hit commercial warehouses used for shoe production near the 7th Kilometer market. Two cars were destroyed by fire and one person was injured. Kharkiv: Drones struck a medical facility in the Saltivka district and the roof of a residential high-rise in Nemyshlianskyi district. No casualties had been reported at the time of the initial update. Zaporizhzhia region: Russian shelling killed a 53-year-old man in the village of Bilenke. A humanitarian aid centre, a medical facility, a residential building and commercial warehouses. Civilians continue to bear the consequences of Russia’s attacks. How many more innocent lives must be lost before the world demands accountability?

🇷🇺 Stalin gets monuments. Nicholas II gets giant murals. In today’s Russia, even history has become a contradiction. While monuments to Joseph Stalin continue to appear across Russia, a massive 7-by-16-metre mural glorifying Nicholas II was unveiled in Yekaterinburg on November 4. Stalin represents the Soviet dictatorship, mass repression and the Great Terror. Nicholas II represents the Russian Empire, the monarchy that was overthrown in the 1917 Revolution. Yet both figures are now being celebrated in the same country, by different political and ideological movements. In 2026 alone, new Stalin monuments have appeared in several Russian regions, while monuments to Nicholas II have been erected in multiple cities. Now his enormous portrait has been placed on a public building in Yekaterinburg. Communist nostalgia and imperial Orthodox symbolism are being brought together under one national identity. Apparently, in modern Russia, it doesn't matter which side of history you represent, as long as you serve the same vision of a glorified past. How can a country build its future when it cannot even decide which version of its past it wants to worship?

🚨 Russia is building a missile arsenal capable of sustaining massive attacks on Ukraine month after month. And its factories are still producing more than 200 missiles every month. Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence (HUR) estimates that, as of October 2026, Russia had accumulated up to 700 ballistic missiles and several thousand cruise missiles. The reported production capacity is alarming: * Iskander-M: 115 in stock, around 65 produced monthly. * S-400 RM-48U: 400 in stock, around 40 produced monthly. * Oniks: more than 600 in stock. * Zircon: more than 120 in stock. * Kh-101: production target exceeds 80 per month. * Kalibr: more than 450 in stock, around 29 produced monthly. Russia can manufacture over 200 cruise and ballistic missiles per month, including up to 110 ballistic missiles, according to HUR. There is also a significant development: production of Kh-47M2 Kinzhal missiles has reportedly been suspended because of accuracy problems, with manufacturing capacity redirected towards other ballistic weapons. The biggest concern is not just the size of Russia’s arsenal. It is the industrial capacity to keep replenishing it while Ukraine continues to face daily missile threats. Ukraine cannot intercept missiles that its partners have failed to help it prepare for. Air defence supplies are not optional. They are a matter of survival. Source: Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence, figures as of October 2026. These are intelligence estimates, not independently audited stockpile figures. Defence +3

🚨 A 14-year-old ended up in hospital after a violent confrontation near Kyiv. Now authorities say he simply fell from a fence. Ukraine’s State Service for Children says the teenager climbed onto a fence to film the clashes in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka. When the crowd began shaking it, he lost his balance and fell into the yard. Officials deny that he was being held inside the building. He received first aid, was later reunited with his sister and remains in hospital. Doctors say his life is not in danger. But this incident is part of a much bigger scandal. The Security Service has identified around 100 people involved in the unrest, while the State Bureau of Investigation has opened a separate case concerning possible abuse of authority by military personnel. There must be accountability on all sides. No manipulated narratives, no convenient cover-ups and no one above the law. The public deserves the full truth. Will investigators deliver it?

🚨 They came for humanitarian aid. Russia turned the place into a death trap. On November 2, Russian forces struck a school in Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia region, where civilians had gathered to receive humanitarian assistance. The horror did not end with the first strike. A second attack hit the shelter where people had taken cover. Rescuers and police officers who arrived to help were also caught in the bombardment. At least 37 people have been killed, according to the latest reports, while dozens more may remain trapped under the rubble. Russian sources have circulated footage presenting the strike as a military success. But the site was being used to distribute humanitarian aid to civilians. People came there for food and help. They were met with bombs. How can attacks on civilians seeking humanitarian aid possibly be justified?

🇪🇺 Ukraine is fighting for its survival, but Brussels is putting its EU accession path on a much slower track than Moldova’s. The European Commission’s proposed roadmap sets a target for Ukraine to provisionally close negotiations in just seven policy areas in 2027. Moldova, meanwhile, could complete negotiations in more than 20. The gap raises a serious question: could the two countries, whose EU membership bids have advanced side by side, now move towards membership at very different speeds? Brussels is also demanding that Kyiv significantly accelerate reforms to strengthen the rule of law. Meeting key requirements in the first half of 2027 is seen as essential for further progress. The Commission wants negotiations on two additional clusters to open by the end of 2026, covering green policies, transport, agriculture and resources. No date for Ukraine’s EU membership has been set. The war creates extraordinary challenges, but Ukraine has also made its European choice clear. Is Brussels being realistic about the obstacles Ukraine faces, or is the EU losing political momentum on Ukrainian membership? Based on the European Commission document obtained by POLITICO. Seven and 20+ refer to policy areas where negotiations could be provisionally concluded, not completed EU accession. NCIJ Network +2

🇺🇦 Melania Trump has received one of Ukraine’s highest honours. Her role in helping bring Ukrainian children home has now been recognised by Zelenskyy. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy awarded the US First Lady the Order of Princess Olga, First Class. The award recognises her personal contribution to humanitarian support for Ukraine and efforts to protect the rights of Ukrainian children. Melania has previously supported efforts to reunite Ukrainian children with their families after they were taken to Russia. She also reportedly helped facilitate humanitarian efforts involving the occupied city of Oleshky. Her recognition highlights an unusual humanitarian channel between Kyiv and Washington, operating beyond traditional diplomatic relations. Can this involvement help secure the return of even more Ukrainian children?

🔥 Washington is counting votes. Russia is watching another Ozon logistics hub burn. A Ukrainian drone attack sparked a major fire at Ozon’s logistics centre in Adygeysk, southern Russia, overnight. All employees were evacuated, and no casualties have been reported. Emergency crews are still working at the scene. But this is becoming a recurring problem for Russia’s largest online retailers. Ozon has reported repeated drone-related fires at its logistics facilities in recent months, with the company estimating cumulative losses of 30.1 billion rubles as of late October. The damage goes beyond one warehouse. Every major logistics disruption puts pressure on storage, deliveries and supply chains. For Ozon, this is becoming an increasingly expensive reality of Russia’s war.

🇺🇦 Three days into November, Ukraine's drone forces have hit 2,012 Russian personnel, an average of about 670 a day. That's above October's record pace of 542. SBS units struck 2,129 targets on November 3, including 619 personnel, 293 of them killed, 105 vehicles and engineering equipment, 70 drone launch points and 385 enemy drones. Since November 1, they have hit 6,357 targets.

🇺🇸 Trump has lost the Senate. And Republicans could lose the House next. Democrats have won control of the U.S. Senate in the 2026 midterm elections, according to the Associated Press. Their victories flipped Republican-held seats in North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Kansas and Ohio. Among the biggest upsets: • Roy Cooper defeated Trump-backed Michael Whatley in North Carolina. • Annie Andrews defeated Darline Graham in South Carolina. • James Talarico captured the Senate seat in Texas. • Sherrod Brown returned to the Senate after defeating Republican Jon Husted in Ohio. The House of Representatives is still being counted, but Democrats are closing in on the majority. They have already flipped several Republican-held districts. The consequences for Trump could be enormous. A Democratic-controlled Senate means his administration will face a much tougher path for nominations, legislation and key appointments. If Democrats also take the House, Republicans will lose unified control of Congress. The question now is whether this election marks a temporary midterm backlash or a deeper shift in American politics.

❤️ While Russia’s war puts Ukrainian children in danger, one German paramedic has made saving their lives his mission. Marc Friedrich walked away from a stable career in Germany and dedicated himself to helping Ukraine’s sick and injured children. After Russia bombed a maternity hospital in Mariupol in March 2022, Friedrich realised that delivering humanitarian aid was not enough. He wanted to stay and build something that could save lives. In 2023, his organisation, Ambulance for Kids, began operating in Ukraine with specially equipped medical transport for critically ill and injured children. According to the report, the organisation has helped 450 children. But his work goes beyond evacuation. In Kherson, Friedrich has also helped establish first-aid training for children, teaching them how to respond to emergencies while putting their own safety first. His team brings medical care to children who cannot afford to wait for the war to end. Some people talk about solidarity. Others cross borders and put their lives on the line to make it real. Marc Friedrich chose the second path. How many more people would be alive if there were more people willing to do what he does?

🇺🇸 FICTIONAL DYSTOPIA. REAL POLITICAL PROTEST. Women in the iconic red robes of “The Handmaid’s Tale” are using one of America’s most recognizable symbols of oppression to make a statement about Donald Trump and women’s rights. The imagery comes from Margaret Atwood’s dystopian story, where women lose control over their bodies and are reduced to reproductive roles. For these protesters, the costume is a warning about the direction they fear America could take, particularly on reproductive rights and personal freedoms. Their message is unmistakable: voting is not just a political choice. It is a fight over what rights the next generation will inherit. Is this powerful political symbolism, or has American politics become so polarized that fiction is starting to look like reality?

“WE LOVE YOU. THAT’S WHY WE HAVE TO KILL YOU.” That is the twisted logic Alexander Dugin uses to frame Russia’s destruction of Ukraine as an act of “salvation.” In a video circulating online, Putin’s influential ultranationalist ideologue portrays the killing of Ukrainians as a necessary step toward some supposedly greater purpose. Think about the message: an entire nation is told that its destruction is being carried out for its own good. This is how aggressive imperial ideology works. It turns violence into virtue, denial into justification, and the victims into people who supposedly need to be “saved.” When murder is presented as love, what kind of worldview are we dealing with?

🇺🇸 Republicans should be alarmed. Democrats are leading in all 10 Senate races featured in this latest poll, including traditionally Republican strongholds. The AtlasIntel survey of likely voters, conducted October 28 to November 1, shows Democratic candidates ahead in: • North Carolina: +14.9 • Maine: +9.1 • New Hampshire: +8.1 • Ohio: +7.5 • Michigan: +7.1 • Kansas: +7.0 • Texas: +5.9 • Alaska: +5.5 • Iowa: +4.1 • Minnesota: +2.4 The numbers are particularly striking in Texas, Kansas and Alaska. These are not states where Republicans expected to be on the defensive across the board. Trump's leadership has become a major political liability for Republicans, but this poll alone cannot establish what is driving the shift. If these numbers translate into votes, the consequences for Republican control of the Senate could be enormous. Is this a temporary polling shock, or are voters beginning to reject the direction of the Republican Party?

⚡ 180,000 people without electricity. 130 settlements plunged into darkness. This is the human cost of Russia’s latest assault on Ukraine’s energy system. Russian forces struck energy infrastructure in Zhytomyr region overnight, leaving more than 180,000 consumers without power, according to regional governor Vitalii Bunechko. No casualties were reported, and repair crews are working to restore electricity. But Zhytomyr is only part of a much wider attack. Russia targeted energy facilities across 10 Ukrainian regions. DTEK also reported that three of its thermal power plants were forced to halt generation after being struck by missiles and drones. Ukraine is now facing another major challenge to its energy security as winter approaches. And while diplomats prepare to discuss an energy ceasefire in Abu Dhabi, Ukraine’s power infrastructure remains under attack. How many more Ukrainian families must be left in the dark before attacks on energy infrastructure finally stop?

🇺🇸 Trump wants Russian diesel back in America. New Jersey says: Not on our watch. Governor Mikie Sherrill has warned port and terminal operators not to accept Russian diesel shipments, threatening severe legal penalties for anyone involved. Her argument: the Trump administration’s authorization conflicts with a 2022 law passed by Congress banning Russian energy imports. Sherrill says the White House cannot simply override that law. At least one tanker carrying Russian diesel may be heading toward the US East Coast, although its final destination remains unclear. The Treasury Department maintains that its authorization complies with US law. Sherrill strongly disputes that position and warns companies they could face penalties worth the value of the cargo. This is now more than an energy dispute. It is a direct confrontation between a state governor and the Trump administration over whether American ports should accept Russian fuel.

🇺🇸 Trump wants Israel to stop taking billions from US taxpayers. Is this the end of America’s blank cheque to Israel? In an interview with Fox News, Trump said the United States would end its annual financial assistance to Israel by the end of 2026, claiming the country is now wealthy enough to buy American weapons without US subsidies. He also said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had proposed ending the aid. But there is a major obstacle: the existing US-Israel agreement provides $3.8 billion in annual military assistance through 2028. Trump has not explained how the funding would be cut two years early. If implemented, the move would mark a major shift in one of Washington’s closest military partnerships.

🇺🇸 A US billionaire could soon take control of Lukoil’s global empire outside Russia. A consortium led by billionaire Todd Boehly is preparing a securities swap to acquire the sanctioned Russian oil giant’s international assets, Reuters reports, citing four people close to the sale process. A deal is expected within weeks, according to the sources. The proposed transaction could reshape ownership of Lukoil’s overseas oil, gas and energy businesses, potentially transferring a major part of Russia’s international energy footprint to US-led investors. The key question now is whether the deal will secure the necessary regulatory approvals and move forward under sanctions restrictions.

☢️ Russia is putting Europe’s nuclear security at risk by targeting the power infrastructure that keeps Ukraine’s nuclear plants operating safely. Ukraine’s Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal says Russian forces sent three drones towards a substation critical to the stable operation of the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant. The facility itself was not reported to have been hit. But the substation plays a vital role in maintaining the plant’s reliable connection to the power grid. Shmyhal warned that such attacks threaten not only Ukraine, but nuclear safety across Europe. This is what makes the strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure especially dangerous: the consequences of a failure could extend far beyond the battlefield.

🇺🇸 Trump could face a major political setback tonight. Prediction markets are increasingly betting on a Democratic takeover of Congress. On Election Day, Democrats have roughly a 75–77% chance of winning control of both the House and the Senate, according to current Polymarket and Kalshi odds. The House looks heavily tilted toward Democrats, with market-implied odds near 94%. The Senate is a much tighter contest, with Democratic chances around 75–78%. A victory in both chambers would fundamentally change the balance of power in Washington, giving Democrats greater leverage to challenge Trump’s agenda and investigate his administration. These are market forecasts, not election results. The votes will decide.

🚨 They call it activism. But smashing military communications equipment with hammers is sabotage, not protest. Three people have been arrested after breaking into the Ultra Intelligence & Communications facility in Tring, UK, and damaging satellite communications equipment. The group People Against Genocide claimed responsibility for the attack. It is linked to Palestine Action, whose activities have included targeting companies accused of supplying Israel’s defence industry. Ultra I&C develops military communications and satellite technology for Western allied forces. Claims that the damaged equipment was destined for Ukraine’s Armed Forces remain unverified. Political disagreement does not justify breaking into facilities and destroying equipment. Where should the line be drawn between protest and criminal sabotage?

⚡ Ukraine is demanding a place for Europe at the table where its future security will be decided. The November 10–11 trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi are expected to cover security guarantees for Ukraine and a reconstruction package, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Kyiv also wants to discuss an energy ceasefire, reopening the Black Sea, prisoner exchanges and preparations for a summit involving the leaders of Ukraine, the United States and Russia. But Zelenskyy is drawing a clear line: any future leaders’ summit must include Europe. Speaking alongside German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin, he warned that lasting peace cannot be achieved without European involvement. The message is bigger than the upcoming meeting. Ukraine does not want decisions about Europe's security made without Europe.

⚡ Russia is turning Ukraine’s winter into a weapon. Kyiv is already struggling with electricity, water and public transport after another massive assault on the country’s energy infrastructure. More than 20 attacks on Ukraine’s energy system were reported in just 24 hours, according to DTEK. Power generation facilities and substations have been damaged across the country, with serious destruction reported in Dnipropetrovsk and Odesa regions. The situation is particularly difficult in the capital. Emergency power cuts are in effect, and predictable outage schedules are currently impossible. Damage to Kyiv’s regional energy network has also disrupted water supplies and electric public transport. Mayor Vitali Klitschko says emergency resilience centres are being opened across the city. Residents will be able to warm up, charge their phones and get hot drinks. The target is not just Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. It is the daily life of millions of civilians, just as temperatures begin to fall.

💔 They came for humanitarian aid. Russia turned their place of refuge into a death trap. On November 2, Russian forces struck Komyshuvakha in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region. A school where residents were receiving humanitarian assistance was hit, followed by a second attack involving nine aerial bombs on a shelter where people had taken cover. The death toll has continued to rise. Ukrainian officials initially reported 26 people killed, with later updates putting the number at 29 or more. Rescuers are still searching through the rubble. Police officers, emergency workers and civilians are among the victims. Ukraine had proposed extending the local humanitarian ceasefire after the operation in Oleshky. Instead, another devastating attack followed. People had gathered for food and safety. Many never made it home. The world must not allow attacks on civilians to become just another daily headline.

⚠️ A “torture chamber” that the authorities say never existed. An ambulance allegedly used as a prop. And a confrontation now under criminal investigation. Ukraine’s Interior Minister Ivan Vyhovskyi claims the events in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka were deliberately staged to provoke public outrage and attract media attention. He says reports of a torture facility and a death at the scene were fabricated, while an ambulance and emergency service symbols were used to make the incident appear credible. The ambulance driver and a woman have been detained. Several criminal investigations are underway. But the minister’s account is still a version of events, not a final finding. Investigators must establish who organised the confrontation, what actually happened and whether any allegations of abuse are true.