Ukraine-Russia war – live: Putin’s forces hit civilian targets as ‘Russia losing control of Black Sea’
Russian drones hit civilian targets and triggered a fire near Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv, officials have said.
The attacks came as Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said in his nightly address Moscow was losing control of the Black Sea.
Russia launched overnight drone attacks today in Kharkiv, with multiple explosions heard, hitting a civilian site, said Kharkiv regional governor Oleh Synehubov.
Kharkiv mayor Ihor Terekhov said the fire was being brought under control but did not confirm whether there were any casualties.
In his address, Mr Zelensky said: “Russia is gradually losing control of the Black Sea and retreating to the eastern part of the waters.
“I am confident that Ukraine will definitely win. Be confident in yourselves,” he said.
Vladimir Putin’s troops bombarded 118 Ukrainian towns and villages over the course of 24 hours on Thursday, the most intense day of shelling this year, Kyiv said.
Ukraine is trying to build up a new shipping lane without Russian approval to revive its vital seaborne exports. But Russia said it would consider any vessel a potential military target after it quit a UN-brokered deal allowing Ukrainian goods to pass through.
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Russian forces hit civilian targets near Kharkiv, Ukrainian officials say
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Ukraine ‘successfully’ hits Russia’s air defence system in Crimea
Explosions reported in southern Ukraine
Sunday 5 November 2023 22:11 , Tom Watling
Explosions are heard in Kherson, Sospilny correspondents report.
Ukrainian war veterans with amputated limbs find freedom in the practice of jiu-jitsu
Sunday 5 November 2023 21:40 , Tom Watling
Nervous ahead of their first jiu-jitsu championship, the war veterans gathered in a group to share jokes and help each other tie the belts of their kimonos. Many of them had suffered severe battlefield injuries requiring amputations.
Now they were assembled to perform in the “para jiu jitsu” category at the Ukrainian national competition before hundreds of spectators on amphitheater-style benches in one of Kyiv’s sports complexes.
More than 20,000 people in Ukraine have lost limbs because of injuries since the start of Russia’s brutal war there, many of them soldiers. A handful of them have dealt with their psychological trauma by practicing a form of Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
“This gives us freedom. We don’t feel like we’re lacking anything,” said Artem Kuzmich, who started practicing jiu-jitsu classes after losing a leg on the battlefield in 2019.
You can read the full story below.
Ukrainian war veterans with amputated limbs find freedom in the practice of jiu-jitsu
Moldova holds local elections amid Russian meddling allegations
Sunday 5 November 2023 21:10 , Tom Watling
Moldovans elected mayors of villages, towns and cities on Sunday after pro-European President Maia Sandu accused Moscow of meddling in the votes in Ukraine’s western neighbour and a pro-Russian party was barred from the race.
This is the last national vote before presidential elections in November 2024, as the ex-Soviet state tries to advance its bid to join the European Union and leave Russia’s orbit.
Ms Sandu has denounced Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and accused Moscow of plotting to oust her in a coup.
This week, she accused Russia of "buying" voters by funnelling $5 million over two months to “criminal groups” led by fugitive businessman Ilan Shor.
Trump’s shadow looms large over Congress battle that could define Ukraine war
Sunday 5 November 2023 20:30 , Tom Watling
The timing could not be worse. Just as Ukraine is fighting to repel one of the fiercest Russian onslaughts since the war began, so fears emerge that US support to Kyiv could be severely undermined by Republicans loyal to the former president, says Askold Krushelnycky
Trump’s shadow looms large over Congress battle that could define Ukraine war
Huge explosion recorded in southern Ukraine, reports suggest
Sunday 5 November 2023 20:00 , Tom Watling
Footage has purported to show an explosion at a munitions dump outside of the occupied Ukrainian port city of Mariupol.
It is reported that a large Russian ammunition warehouse and reportedly some helicopters are on fire in Sedove village near Mariupol.
Waiting for official confirmation. pic.twitter.com/GNX1LsFB36— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) November 5, 2023
Ukraine damages Russian cruiser 'Askold' in Crimea
Sunday 5 November 2023 19:30 , Tom Watling
Satellite images have shown that Ukraine’s attacks on Crimea on Saturday damaged the Russian cruise missile carrier “Askold”.
You can see that it’s still afloat, but the upper part of the ship is significantly damaged,” Navy Captain Andrii Ryzhenko told Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s investigative program Schemes.
According to RFE/RL, the Askold ship can carry up to eight Kalibr missiles, which Russian forces use to attack infrastructure across Ukraine.
Near Donetsk front line, Ukraine artillery crew face intensifying fire
Sunday 5 November 2023 18:48 , Tom Watling
In Ukraine‘s war-ravaged Donetsk region, soldiers dug in near the front line described how Russian artillery had intensified significantly in recent weeks, but said it remains below peaks seen a year ago as both sides struggle to advance.
With the sound of outgoing and incoming artillery crashing in the distance around him, one of three artillerymen operating a Hiatsynt howitzer, 22-year-old Vitaliy, said he had felt the increase after coming back from leave last month.
“Probably about a month ago, that’s when you started feeling it everywhere,” Vitaliy said.
Zelensky says Israel-Gaza war is ‘taking away focus’ from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Sunday 5 November 2023 18:15 , Tom Watling
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has admitted that the war in Israel and Gaza is “taking away the focus” from Russia’s full-scale invasion as he denied suggestions that the conflict in eastern Europe had reached a stalemate.
Speaking at a briefing in Kyiv on Saturday alongside European commission president Ursula von der Leyen, Mr Zelensky said Russia wanted the focus on Ukraine to be “weakened” but added that “everything is [still] in our power”.
Mr Zelensky has offered to visit Israel, though he has admitted that it is “difficult” because it depends on “what’s happening on the battlefield” in Ukraine, which he said remains “hot”.
You can read the full report below.
Zelensky says Israel-Gaza war is ‘taking away focus’ from Ukraine
Russia tests fires ballistic missile from new nuclear submarine
Sunday 5 November 2023 17:43 , Tom Watling
The Russian military has reported a successful test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile designed to carry nuclear warheads from a new nuclear submarine.
The report comes with tensions soaring between Russia and the West over the fighting in Ukraine. Adding to those tensions, President Vladimir Putin last week signed a bill revoking Russia’s ratification of a global nuclear test ban in a move that Moscow said was needed to establish parity with the US.
The Defence Ministry said in a statement that the Imperator Alexander III strategic missile cruiser fired the Bulava missile from an underwater position in Russia’s northern White Sea, and hit a target in the far-eastern region of Kamchatka.
It was not immediately clear from the statement when the launch was carried out.
The Imperator Alexander III is one of the new Borei-class nuclear submarines which carry 16 Bulava missiles each and are intended to serve as the core naval component of the nation’s nuclear forces in the coming decades.
According to the Defence Ministry, launching a ballistic missile is the final test for the vessel, after which a decision should be made on its induction into the fleet.
The Russian navy has three Borei-class submarines in service, one more is finishing tests and three others are under construction, the ministry said.
British citizens trapped in Gaza ‘face leaving without family members’
Sunday 5 November 2023 17:03 , Matt Mathers
British citizens trapped in Gaza are facing the “excruciating” prospect of leaving without their family members after the Foreign Office left those without UK passports off the safe passage list, a group representing them has said.
The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has begun putting names of British citizens on to the list of those allowed to leave Gaza via the Rafah crossing to Egypt.
Full report:
British citizens trapped in Gaza ‘face leaving without family members’
Russia prioritising safety of equipment over soldiers with ‘cannon fodder assaults' - Ukraine
Sunday 5 November 2023 16:20 , Matt Mathers
Russian forces in the Tavria area are prioritising the safety of military equipment over soldiers by using “cannon fodder assaults”, a Ukrainian colonel has said.
“Over the past day, the enemy launched eight airstrikes and 26 artillery barrages in the Tavria direction, Oleksandr Shtupun, told local media.
“There were also 42 combat clashes, most of which occurred near Marinka. It is worth noting that the enemy pursues the tactics of ‘cannon fodder assaults’ and keeps its equipment safe.
“Around 120,000 Russian forces have been killed, and 180,000 injured, in the war so far, according to US estimates.”
Zelensky pushes US for more aid, invites Trump to Ukraine
Sunday 5 November 2023 15:39 , Matt Mathers
Volodymyr Zelensky called on the US to provide more funding to help his forces counter Russia, and invited former president Donald Trump to fly in to see the scale of the conflict for himself.
Zelensky said American soldiers could eventually be pulled into a greater European conflict with Russia if Washington did not step up support.
"If Russia will kill all of us, they will attack NATO countries and you will send your sons and daughters [to fight]," Zelensky said according to a transcript of an interview with NBC’s ‘Meet the Press‘ airing on Sunday.
Russia cruise missile carrier ‘Askold’ damaged in strikes but still afloat
Sunday 5 November 2023 14:34 , Matt Mathers
Ukraine attacks in Russian-occupied Crimea damaged the Russian cruise missile carrier Askold, Ukraine has said.
Navy captain Andrii Ryzhenko told Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s investigative program Schemes that the ship was still afloat but damaged.
“You can see that it’s still afloat, but the upper part of the ship is significantly damaged,” he said.
Russia reports successful test fire of intercontinental ballistic missile
Sunday 5 November 2023 12:41 , Matt Mathers
The Russian military has reported a successful test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile designed to carry nuclear warheads from a new nuclear submarine.
Sunday’s report came as tensions soar between Russia and the West over the fighting in Ukraine.
Adding to those tensions, President Vladimir Putin last week signed a Bill revoking Russia’s ratification of a global nuclear test ban in a move that Moscow said is needed to establish parity with the United States.
The Russian Defence Ministry said in a statement that the Imperator Alexander III strategic missile cruiser fired the Bulava missile from an underwater position in Russia’s northern White Sea, and hit a target in the far-eastern region of Kamchatka.
It was not immediately clear from the statement when the test launch occurred.
200 Russian armoured vehicles wiped out in Donbas town
Sunday 5 November 2023 12:00 , Matt Mathers
About 200 Russian armoured vehicles have been wiped out by Ukraine during battles in a Donbas town, Britain’s Ministry of Defence has said.
The MoD said the vehicles had been destroyed over the past three weeks in the town of Avdiivka.
This was “likely due to a combination of relative effectiveness of Ukraine’s modern hand-held anti-armour weapons, mines, uncrewed aerial vehicle-dropped munitions, and precision artillery systems.”
Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine – 04 November 2023.
Find out more about Defence Intelligence's use of language: https://t.co/aPIxD41W8M
🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/2Yx5SSaSrT— Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) November 4, 2023
Musk-endorsed X war account spreading ‘pro-Russian propaganda’
Sunday 5 November 2023 11:44 , Matt Mathers
An anonymous X/Twitter account that was boosted by Elon Musk was set up by a 24-year-old US military veteran who used it to spread “pro-Russian propaganda”, according to a private Ukrainian intelligence firm.
The @sentdefender account gained hundreds of thousands of followers after being endorsed by Mr Musk on 8 October for its coverage of the Israeli-Hamas war, and puts out dozens of daily posts on the widening Middle East conflict and the war in Ukraine.
Bevan Hurley reports:
Musk-endorsed X war account spreading ‘pro-Russian propaganda’
ICYMI: Ukraine plans massive winter drone campaign to ‘devastate’ bogged-down Russian invaders
Sunday 5 November 2023 11:04 , Matt Mathers
Exclusive: The second winter of the conflict is almost here and Ukraine’s forces are marching into more grinding warfare. But faced with freezing temperatures, Kyiv and its expert drone pilots still hope to bring home a lot to celebrate, a senior general tells Arpan Rai
Read the full report here:
Ukraine plans massive winter drone campaign to ‘devastate’ bogged-down Russians
Russia’s defences suffering from ‘poor enforcement’
Sunday 5 November 2023 09:58 , Matt Mathers
Russia is struggling to maintain basic levels of administration in its defensive positions along the frontline, Britain’s Ministry of Defence has said.
The MoD said “open-source evidence suggests a generally very poor level on enforcement of basic field administration amongst Russian forces.”
It added: “This is likely partially caused by a deficit in motivated junior commanders as well as variable logistical support.”
(4/5) Maintaining a decent level of personal comfort and sound administration in defensive positions is challenging for any army. However, open-source evidence suggests a generally very poor level on enforcement of basic field administration amongst Russian forces.
— Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) November 5, 2023
Ukraine strike damages Russian ship in Crimea - Kremlin
Sunday 5 November 2023 09:21 , Matt Mathers
The Russian military said a Ukrainian missile strike on a shipyard in annexed Crimea damaged a Russian ship.
The Russian Defence Ministry said late on Saturday that Ukrainian forces fired 15 cruise missiles at the Zaliv shipyard in Kerch, a city in the east of the Crimean Peninsula.
Air defences shot down 13 missiles but others hit the shipyard and damaged a vessel, a statement from the ministry said.
The ministry did not give details about the ship or the extent of the damage.
The report could not immediately be independently verified.
Zelensky: ‘Everything is in our power'
Sunday 5 November 2023 08:47 , Matt Mathers
The war between Israel and Hamas is “taking away the focus” from the conflict in Ukraine, president Volodymyr Zelensky warned as he denied the fighting had reached a stalemate.
Mr Zelensky said that Russia wanted focus on the war to be “weakened” but insisted that winning was still within Ukraine’s power amid its counteroffensive in the south.
“Everyone is getting tired and there are different opinions,” Mr Zelensky said in a press conference following talks with EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen. “But this is not a stalemate.”
Ukraine orders investigation into Russian attack on assault brigade
Sunday 5 November 2023 08:20 , Matt Mathers
Ukraine’s defence minister ordered on Saturday an investigation into an alleged Russian ballistic missile attack on Ukrainian assault brigade, after reports that more than 20 soldiers were killed during an awards ceremony.
"My condolences to the families of the fallen soldiers from the 128th Separate Mountain Assault Transcarpathian Brigade," Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov said in a social media statement, adding that he had ordered a "full investigation."
In a separate statement on the Telegram messaging app, Ukraine’s Armed Forces said that Russia attacked the Zaporizhzhia region with the Iskander ballistic missile.
"Servicemen were killed, and local residents were also injured," the military said.
It was not clear how many soldiers died.
Focus from war in Ukraine fading, Zelensky says
Sunday 5 November 2023 07:06 , Maroosha Muzaffar
The Israel-Hamas war is “taking away the focus” from the conflict in Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky said yesterday.
Speaking at a briefing in Kyiv with visiting European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, Mr Zelensky said: “It’s clear that the war in the Middle East is taking away the focus” from Ukraine.
He added that Russia wanted the world’s attention on Vladimir Putin’s invasion in Ukraine to be “weakened”, but added that “everything is in our powers”.
Italian PM Giorgia Meloni tells pranksters posing as diplomats of ‘fatigue’ on all sides over Ukraine war
Sunday 5 November 2023 07:00 , Tom Watling
Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni told Russian pranksters posing as African diplomats that there is “a lot of fatigue” over the war in Ukraine.
In a 13-minute recording released by pranksters “Vova and Lexus”, Ms Meloni claimed that Kyiv’s counteroffensive “didn’t change the destiny of the conflict” and that the time is approaching when Europe will “need a way out”.
The Italian PM believed she was speaking to senior African Union officials in the call on 18 September, a day before the United Nations General Assembly in New York, but her office later admitted that she “had been deceived”.
Italy PM Giorgia Meloni tells pranksters of ‘fatigue’ on all sides over Ukraine war
House speaker lays out conditions for Republicans to support Ukraine aid
Sunday 5 November 2023 06:00 , Tom Watling
Mike Johnson says that Ukraine aid must be coupled with security for the US-Mexico border.
You can read the full report below.
House speaker lays out conditions for Republicans to support Ukraine aid
Trump’s shadow looms large over Congress battle that could define Ukraine war
Sunday 5 November 2023 05:00 , Tom Watling
The timing could not be worse. Just as Ukraine is fighting to repel one of the fiercest Russian onslaughts since the war began, so fears emerge that US support to Kyiv could be severely undermined by Republicans loyal to the former president, says Askold Krushelnycky
Trump’s shadow looms large over Congress battle that could define Ukraine war
Beloved Russian singer who criticized Ukraine war returns home. The church calls for her apology
Sunday 5 November 2023 04:00 , Tom Watling
The Russian Orthodox Church has called for an apology from Alla Pugacheva, the country’s most renowned pop singer who returned home this week, over her criticism of Russia's war on Ukraine.
You can read the full report below.
Beloved Russian singer who criticized Ukraine war returns home. The church calls for her apology
Ukraine plans massive winter drone campaign to ‘devastate’ bogged-down Russian invaders
Sunday 5 November 2023 03:00 , Tom Watling
Exclusive: The second winter of the conflict is almost here and Ukraine’s forces are marching into more grinding warfare. But faced with freezing temperatures, Kyiv and its expert drone pilots still hope to bring home a lot to celebrate, a senior general tells Arpan Rai
Ukraine plans massive winter drone campaign to ‘devastate’ bogged-down Russians
Ukraine minister says he wants to turn his country into a weapons production hub for the West
Sunday 5 November 2023 02:00 , Tom Watling
Ukraine’s newly appointed head of defense industry says he is working tirelessly to ramp up local arms production and wants to turn the country into a weapons production hub for the West.
Oleksandr Kamysyhin, the minister for strategic industries of Ukraine, said that Russia’s invasion of his country and the Israel-Hamas war raging in the Middle East have highlighted the need for countries to spend on their defense systems.
“We’re really focusing on making Ukraine the arsenal of the free world,” Kamyshin told The Associated Press in an interview late Friday.
You can read the full story below.
Ukraine minister says he wants to turn his country into a weapons production hub for the West
Musk-endorsed X war account spreading ‘pro-Russian propaganda’
Sunday 5 November 2023 01:00 , Tom Watling
An anonymous X/Twitter account that was boosted by Elon Musk was set up by a 24-year-old US military veteran who used it to spread “pro-Russian propaganda”, according to a private Ukrainian intelligence firm.
The @sentdefender account gained hundreds of thousands of followers after being endorsed by Mr Musk on 8 October for its coverage of the Israeli-Hamas war, and puts out dozens of daily posts on the widening Middle East conflict and the war in Ukraine.
You can read the full story below.
Musk-endorsed X war account spreading ‘pro-Russian propaganda’
Latest information on frontline
Sunday 5 November 2023 00:00 , Tom Watling
Below are the latest graphics detailing the frontline in Ukraine.
The city of Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine has become the main flashpoint in the past month.
Here are today's control-of-terrain maps of #Russia's invasion of #Ukraine from @TheStudyofWar and @criticalthreats.
Interactive map, updated daily: https://t.co/hwgxTnU2Tr
Archive of time-lapse maps, updated monthly: https://t.co/IT6FiqwgGO pic.twitter.com/wtzwCSjat5— Institute for the Study of War (@TheStudyofWar) November 4, 2023
Lithuanian official warns West ‘close to missing opportunity’ to stop wider Russian aggression
23:00 , Tom Watling
Lithuanian foreign minister Gabrielius Landsbergis has called on Ukraine’s western allies to continue supporting Kyiv in its fight against Russia’s invasion.
In a statement on X, formerly Twitter, Mr Landsbergis said: “For Russia, ‘peace agreement’ only means ‘time to rearm’.
“We are dangerously close to missing the opportunity to end centuries of the Kremlin’s imperial aggression and secure the future of multiple continents. Our children will curse us in the trenches we are digging for them.”
For Russia, "peace agreement" only means "time to rearm". We are dangerously close to missing the opportunity to end centuries of the Kremlin's imperial aggression and secure the future of multiple continents. Our children will curse us in the trenches we are digging for them.
— Gabrielius Landsbergis🇱🇹 (@GLandsbergis) November 4, 2023
Ukraine hits shipyard in Crimea's Kerch, damages ship - Russian defence ministry
22:00 , Tom Watling
Ukraine hit a shipyard in the city of Kerch with 15 cruise missiles on Saturday, damaging one ship, Russian news agencies cited the Russian defence ministry as saying.
The ministry said in a statement that air defence systems destroyed 13 of the Ukraine-launched missiles.
Footage shows smoke over Russian dry dock
21:25 , Tom Watling
Footage has shown smoke rising from a Russian dry dock that Ukraine claimed to hit with missiles earlier today.
Explosions rock Crimea, Sevastopol bay shrouded in smoke
Witnesses report dense smoke in Sevastopol, while Russian occupiers claim success in their air defense operation https://t.co/UHnSFmfe5j pic.twitter.com/I1q1xBKs5k— Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) November 4, 2023
Russia opens a vast national exposition as presidential election approaches
20:57 , Tom Watling
Russia has unveiled a sprawling exposition highlighting the nation’s accomplisments, which will run through the months leading to the presidential election in which Vladimir Putin is widely expected to seek a new term.
Russia opens a vast national exposition as presidential election approaches
Ukraine minister says he wants to turn his country into a weapons production hub for the West
20:04 , Tom Watling
Ukraine's newly appointed head of defense industry says he wants to turn the country into a weapons hub for the West.
You can read the full story below.
Ukraine minister says he wants to turn his country into a weapons production hub for the West
Ukraine military says it hit Zalyv plant in port city of Kerch, Crimea
19:03 , Tom Watling
Ukraine's armed forces said they hit marine and port infrastructure at a factory in the port city of Kerch in Russian-occupied Crimea on Saturday.
“The evening of Nov. 4 Armed Forces of Ukraine implemented successful strikes on marine and port infrastructure of the ‘Zalyv’ factory in the temporarily-occupied city of Kerch,” the Department for Strategic Communications of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said in a Telegram post, giving no further details.
You can read more about the strike further down in the blog.
British missiles allegedly used in Crimea strike
18:09 , Tom Watling
British long-range missiles were allegedly used in a strike on Crimea earlier today as Russian air defences are seen operating in the area.
It has not been confirmed but multiple reports suggest British Storm Shadow missiles were used to strike the shipyard in Kerch, on the eastern coastline of Crimea.
Geolocators on X, formerly Twitter, have published some more specific information on the location of the defences at work.
Russian Air defense active over Kerch, Crimean peninsula@Geoconfirmed POV 45.361451, 36.450810@HamWa07
Source: https://t.co/MD0TxlJVrk pic.twitter.com/AaneGx6iI0— Neonhandrail (@neonhandrail) November 4, 2023
Russian attacks in Ukraine injure 14 civilians in 24 hours
17:40 , Tom Watling
Russian attacks in Ukraine have wounded at least 14 civilians over the past day, officials said as the president of the European Union (EU)’s executive arm returned to the Ukrainian capital to meet Volodymyr Zelensky.
Nine people were hurt in a Russian rocket strike on the village of Zarichne, the governor of the Zaporizhzhia region, Yurii Malashko, said.
Overall, 26 cities and settlements in the region have come under attack over the past day, he said.
In the Kherson region, five people were injured, governor Oleksandr Prokudin said.
Attacks in the region came from artillery, mortars, drones, warplanes and tanks, he added.
Nikopol, a city of the opposite bank of the Dnieper River from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, Europe’s largest, came under fire, but no injuries were immediately reported, according to Dnipropetrovsk regional governor Serhiy Lysak.
Some more information on the Crimea explosion
17:10 , Tom Watling
Some more information has been published regarding explosions in Crimea earlier today.
According to the latest updates, at least three explosions were recorded in a shipyard stationed south of Kerch, a port city in eastern Crimea.
It is believed a small Russian missile ship, the “Askold”, is located there.
about two hours ago, at least 3 arrivals were recorded at the small russian missile ship "Askold", which was stationed south of occupied Kerch pic.twitter.com/XDnOEl03is
— 🇺🇦War in Ukraine🇺🇦 (@Rinegati) November 4, 2023
Ukraine plans massive winter drone campaign to ‘devastate’ bogged-down Russian invaders
16:45 , Tom Watling
The second winter of the conflict is almost here and Ukraine’s forces are marching into more grinding warfare.
But faced with freezing temperatures, Kyiv and its expert drone pilots still hope to bring home a lot to celebrate, a senior general tells Arpan Rai.
Ukraine plans massive winter drone campaign to ‘devastate’ bogged-down Russians
