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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1713: Ukraine hits Samara Oil hub blending up to half of Russian crude exports Russia struck a school in Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, where civilians had been receiving aid, killing 26 people.

Failing Ukrainian brigade cut unauthorized absences by 70%. How did they do it? The 53rd Mechanized Brigade, once scattered and losing positions, now leads Ukraine's Ground Forces in soldiers returning to the ranks.

Russia strikes school where civilians recieved aid in Zaporizhzhia Oblast days after Oleshky truce. Nine more bombs hit its shelter, killing at least 26 The strike on Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, comes days after a rare truce let civilians out of occupied Oleshky.

15-kilometer flight into kill zone: Ukraine's drone rescues wounded soldier by air Andrii, callsign Donbas, had lost a foot and could not be reached by vehicles.

Ukrainian Congress Committee of America urge Governor Hochul to help block 140,000-ton Russian diesel shipment bound for Port of New York on 6-7 November With Russian fuel flowing back to US ports, Ukrainian-Americans protest from New York to Rome against the diesel deal.

Some American media figures are "directly or indirectly" financed by Russia, says Trump-linked blogger Loomer Russia directly or indirectly finances many US media figures, she claims.

Days before the EU grades Ukraine, watchdogs flag trouble with a condition Brussels set for its membership The coalition's report, released ahead of the Commission's 4 November assessment, also lists NABU staff suspended, charged, and detained.

"40% is an argument. The weightiest": Ukrainian top brigade commander says drone units soar once allowed to buy what they need Colonel Kyrylo Veres says standing up the Unmanned Systems Forces in 2024 is paying off.

Starlink's slowdown hurt Ukraine at front. Now Kyiv and Türkiye weigh building satellite technology together, Zelenskyy says Talks with Türkiye have begun, Zelenskyy says after meeting Turkish leader Erdogan.

Ukraine turns old BTR into rolling bomb — then drove it straight into Russian lines A soldier once walked for days to fetch ammunition under watching drones.

"By blocking Moldova, no one is helping Ukraine," President Maia Sandu says, as both countries wait to open their two EU negotiation clusters Moldova's president stops short of splitting her EU bid from Ukraine's, but says she answers for her own country's progress.

WSJ: US pitches Russian gas through Ukraine's pipelines as Moscow's incentive for an energy truce Kyiv let Russian transit expire in January 2025. The EU's full ban on Russian pipeline gas starts in autumn 2027.

The Oleshky truce saved hundreds, but Russia used it to bring fresh troops, armor, and fuel within nine kilometers of Kherson, marines say Drone footage also shows bodies being carried out of the town's hospital under Russian soldiers' watch, and a journalist says 47 bodies from its basement were taken to occupied Henichesk.

"The days are long gone when EW complex looked like six trailers standing side by side": Russia's Starlink jammers go undercover, defense adviser says Russia is building more jammers to blind Ukraine's Starlink and hiding them. Serhii Beskrestnov suggests each covers 25 sq km and tells drone crews where to look.

Drones hit Russia's Samara oil hub that blends Urals export crude—first strike there since 11 October Ukraine's General Staff says the station blends a crude grade that makes up as much as half of Russia's oil exports.

Kyiv plans new National Guard center to recruit foreigners. Front-line commander wants it built fast: half of them still come on donations Ukraine is short of soldiers, yet foreign volunteers get little state help, according to the commander.

HUR: Eight Chinese and four US manufacturers supply parts for Russia's upgraded Gerbera drone. One with warhead already turned up on Poland's coast Russia's throwaway drone gets a costly upgrade: anti-jam antennas, a camera watching for interceptors, and the range to cross Ukraine's borders.

Ukraine can buy 500 Patriot missiles, but they may arrive only in years. One estimate says they'd last about three months Kyiv asked for 100 Patriot interceptors a month and wants partners to send missiles from stock now, refilled later from the order.

Ukraine's Air Alert app was warn of radiation, chemicals, and street fighting in Kyiv. None of it was real Some warnings came in Russian and invoked the Oreshnik missile. The Air Force blamed likely enemy interference.

Russia's Starlink rival lost a second satellite after it apparently sat idle for 103 days Most of the other 30 sit around 500 km, short of the 800 km target. Bureau 1440 hasn't said whether it lowered the goal.

Helping Mom out? How to send money to Ukraine from Canada That's pretty much what the best way to send money to Ukraine looks like: one bank, one currency and no surprises. You just send the transfer, and the recipient can receive the money at a branch or in the app.

Ukraine's and Russia's ombudsmen agree to keep working on regular humanitarian missions after the Oleshky evacuation Hundreds of civilians may still be inside the Russian-occupied Kherson Oblast town, and a journalist reports dozens of bodies were moved out.

Russia set a record for losses in October, and Ukraine took back more land than it lost Ukraine's president tied the two counts together and said Russia could stop the bleeding by choosing a ceasefire and diplomacy.

Over 80 meters long, a dry cargo hold, and an owner investigated over Russian drone operations: the ship Sweden boarded off Gotland Neither police nor the broadcaster that broke the story has named the vessel or the company behind it.

On Kramatorsk's Peace Square, a Russian airstrike takes down the building that outlasted Russia's 2014 occupation The city government building saw the city seized by Russia in 2014 and freed again, and now a Russian airstrike has destroyed it as the front draws closer.

A hobby computer, a cheap airframe, and a Russian jet drone: how Zirka's upgrade scored its kill The interceptor's vision software detects the target, tracks it, and guides the drone home, leaving its crew mostly to manage the closing speed.

Russia is fighting for a border village near Kharkiv that leads it nowhere. What it is after is fewer Ukrainian troops in Donbas Pressure on the Kharkiv and Sumy borders has moved the line only a few kilometers, but Ukrainian commanders say it aims to tie down Ukrainian forces in the north while Russia attacks in Donetsk Oblast.

Three Russian refineries hit since Friday handle roughly 10% of Russia's refining and over 10% of its diesel Kstovo, Novokuibyshevsk, and Ufa together process tens of millions of tons of crude a year, and the newest fire is at the biggest of the three.

Most Ukrainian brigades are short of troops. One that filled its ranks is helping push Russia back in Operation Vivaldi. That brigade is the 125th Heavy Mechanized, a rare exception in an army where almost every unit fights short-handed, and its turnaround is one reason Operation Vivaldi worked.

Ukraine's military leadership shake-up: two new Donbas and Center commands, fewer reports — but gaps remain, commander says Ukraine's army was run from the top in "manual mode." Its new chief is starting to share that power, a front-line officer says.