Category: War in Ukraine

The Coordination Center urges to contact only official state bodies and not to publish personal data on social networks.

Fraudsters use information about loved ones who are missing or in captivity to mislead relatives and extort money. This was reported by the head of the secretariat of the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War Bohdan Okhrimenko, UNN reports.

Fraudsters contact families via messengers, claiming to have valuable information about their loved ones. Having gained the trust, they start demanding financial rewards.

The Coordination Headquarters transmits information about such cases to the Security Service of Ukraine, the National Police and the Cyber Police for further investigation.

Relatives of captured and missing soldiers are urged to avoid publishing personal data on social media and to contact only official state bodies – the Coordination Headquarters, the Joint Center at the SBU and the National Information Bureau.

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Organizations and institutions involved in the search for missing persons and the exchange of prisoners of war:

1. National Information Bureau. For inquiries regarding prisoners of war or soldiers whose whereabouts are unknown: hotline 1648; +38 044 287 81 65 (calls from abroad); e-mail: [email protected].
2. Call center for tracing missing persons under the Commissioner for Missing Persons in Special Circumstances: 0 800 339 247 – from Monday to Friday from 9:00-18:00; 095 896 0421 – on weekends via Viber and Telegram; 099 792 0126 – phone number of the Commissioner for Persons Missing in Special Circumstances; e-mail for appeals: [email protected].
3. Central Tracing Agency of the International Committee of the Red Cross: phones: +41 22 730 3600 or +380 800 300 155; e-mail: [email protected].
4. The Joint Center for the Search and Release of Prisoners of War at the Security Service of Ukraine: phone numbers: +38 067 650 83 32; +38 098 087 36 01 (round-the-clock); e-mail: [email protected].
5. Hotline of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine for relatives of killed, captured and missing servicemen. Here you can leave information about your relatives, get psychological help and clarification on the rights of relatives of servicemen: phone: +38 089 420 18 66.

Russian forces launched a record 145 drones at Ukraine overnight and Ukrainian air defense downed 62 drones, Ukraine’s Air Force wrote on Facebook on Nov. 10.
Air defense shot down drones in the regions of Odesa, Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Vinnytsia, Khmelnytskyi, Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Donetsk. Ukrainian forces used anti-aircraft missiles, electronic warfare units, and mobile fire groups.
Apartment buildings and private property were damaged in Odesa, but no fatalities were reported. In Kyiv, air defense shot down around a dozen drones during two overnight air alerts, and the capital avoided any damage.
“Recently, the enemy has begun to change its tactics for using its drones. However, all components of the Ukrainian Defense Forces involved in the protection of airspace are responding to new challenges in an appropriate and effective manner,” Serhii Popko, head of Kyiv City Military Administration, wrote on Telegram.
Of the Russian drones, 67 were lost in different regions of Ukraine while 10 flew into Moldovan, Belarusian, and Russian airspace.
Russia has amped up its drone attacks recently and launched more than 2,000 strike drones against Ukraine in October, the General Staff reported on Nov. 1, breaking the previous record set in September by nearly 700.
Moscow has dialed down the use of more powerful and harder-to-intercept cruise and ballistic missiles. Experts who spoke to the Kyiv Independent said this may well be in preparation for an unprecedented mass attack rather than any sort of restraint from the Kremlin.

As drone strikes surge, Russia’s next mass missile attack on Kyiv likely imminent, experts and weary residents sayRussia’s aerial attacks against Kyiv have changed dramatically in recent weeks, becoming far more frequent yet far less destructive. Moscow has ramped up drone strikes on the capital — which overnight on Oct. 31 was attacked for the 20th time this month — and the rest of the country, while dialing…The Kyiv IndependentChris York

Russian troops have intensified actions in 3-4 areas of Kursk region, using armored personnel carriers, infantry fighting vehicles and tanks. The enemy is trying to conduct bypass maneuvers and wedge in between the brigades' joints.

Russian troops intensified their actions in several areas of Kursk region, using APCs, infantry fighting vehicles and tanks, focusing on bypassing maneuvers.

This was reported by the spokeswoman for the 47th Brigade Anastasia Blyshchyk on the air of the telethon, UNN reports .

We are currently recording Russian activity in the Kursk region. They are using APCs, armored personnel carriers and tanks, their tactics are bypass maneuvers, they are trying to wedge themselves between the joints of the brigades and in some areas they tried to attack “head-on”. Now they have become active in 3-4 areas of the Kursk region

– says Blyshchyk

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Over the last day, 158 combat engagements took place . Ukrainian defenders continue to repel Russian attacks in 12 areas.

Through open-source research, Mediazona, a Russian independent media outlet, together with BBC Russia, confirmed the names of 77,143 Russian soldiers who had been killed since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion.

Since Mediazona's last update at the end of October, the names of 1,761 Russian soldiers have been addedto the list of casualties.

The journalists note that the actual figures are likely significantly higher, as their verified information comes from public sources such as obituaries, posts by relatives, regional media reports, and statements from local authorities.

The U.K.'s defense minister said in an interview published Nov. 8 that Russian forces suffered their deadliest month in October since the start of the full-scale invasion, averaging 1,354 casualties every day.

British defense intelligence estimates Russia has likely suffered more than 696,000 losses since the start of the full-scale invasion, a figure in line with Ukraine's current total figure of 707,540 reported on Nov. 9.

According to some experts, the surge in losses in recent months may be one of the factors behind the deployment of North Korean troops to Russia.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Nov. 7 that North Korean troops fighting against Ukrainian forces are taking casualties in Russia's Kursk Oblast, although he did not share the number of estimated casualties.

Since Russia began its all-out war against Ukraine over 4,300 officers have been killed in combat in Ukraine. The analysts also note that at least 14,204 Russian convicts have been killed on Ukraine's eastern front.

According to the journalist, Russian soldiers killed in action in 2024 tend to be increasingly older in age as the average age for volunteer recruits continues to soar. The plurality of volunteer recruits killed in the war fall most prominently between the ages of 48 and 50 years old.

The bloodiest day for Moscow's forces was on May 13, when they suffered a reported 1,740 casualties.

According to undisclosed sources and Western intelligence estimates, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Sept. 17 that roughly 1 million Ukrainians and Russians have been killed or wounded since February 2022, including civillians.

Russian casualties reached record high in October, UK defense minister saysBritish defense intelligence estimates Russia has likely suffered more than 696,000 losses since the start of the full-scale invasion.The Kyiv IndependentThe Kyiv Independent news desk

The shelling in Kharkiv region damaged residential buildings, shops and cars. Two people were killed, several people were wounded, and 53 people were evacuated.

Residential buildings, shops, cars and civilians were damaged in the Kharkiv region as a result of shelling. Two people were killed and several people of different ages were wounded.

This was reported by the head of the Kharkiv RMA, Oleh Syniehubov, according to UNN.

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Kharkiv.

As a result of the shelling (22:17), the windows of a shop and two apartment buildings were damaged, a woman of 64 years old was wounded.

Chuhuiv district, Chuhuiv TG.

During the repeated shelling, on November 10, two apartments caught fire and a 4-storey residential building was damaged. A 36-year-old man and a 40-year-old woman were injured.

The fragments of the downed drone hit the roof of the entrance of a 4-storey residential building, damaging the windows and 5 cars.

Izyum district, Borivska TG, Borova village – a hit to a vehicle damaged the store.

Kupiansk district, Kupiansk TG, Kupiansk.

The shelling damaged two multi-storey buildings and two private houses, wounding three men aged 35, 49 and 61.

Private households, apartment buildings, and outbuildings were also damaged; 40 garages were destroyed. A man and a woman were killed.

Kharkiv district, Dergachivska TG, Prudyanka village. The shelling damaged 5 private houses and a car, a 60-year-old man was injured.

In the Kharkiv sector, the enemy attacked twice near Vovchansk.

Nine combat engagements were registered in the Kupyansk sector over the last day.

Defense forces repelled enemy attacks in the areas of Kucherivka, Kruhlyakivka and Lozove. 53 people were evacuated from the Kupyansk and Borivske directions over the day.

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Russian military attacked Sloboda district of Kharkiv with a Grom-E1 missile and bomb hybrid.

Editor's note: This article has been updated to include additional details about the reported execution.

A video circulating online shows the latest instance of Russian forces executing a Ukrainian soldier, Ukraine's Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said on Nov. 9.

"The occupiers have no limit to cynicism and cruelty," he said in a post on Telegram.

"The Russians shot an apparently wounded, unarmed Ukrainian soldier. They captured it on a video that is spreading online."

The video appears to show an unarmed Ukrainian soldiers being executed at close range with an automatic weapons while lying on the ground, the Prosecutor General's Office said. The soldier was captured immediately prior to his execution.

The Prosecutor General's Office sad it was opening an investigation into the suspected war crime under the country's criminal code.

Lubinets said he would be writing a letter to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the U.N.

"This is a violation of the Geneva Conventions, international humanitarian law, laws and customs of war," he added.

Finishing off the defenseless: How the Russians execute Ukrainian soldiersWarning: This article contains graphic photos and descriptions of graphic scenes. A decomposed human hand with the remains of flesh, bleak and brown save for one splash of color — two thin blue-yellow rubber bracelets. The colors of the Ukrainian national flag. The hand was from a body of the hund…The Kyiv IndependentKamila Hrabchuk

Lubinets did not specify when or where the video was taken.

Earlier this week, a senior representative of the Prosecutor General's Office said Kyiv knows of 124 Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) who were executed by Russian forces on the battlefield throughout the full-scale war.

Reports of murders, torture, and ill-treatment of Ukrainian prisoners of war are received regularly by Ukrainian authorities and have spiked in recent months. Most cases were recorded in embattled Donetsk Oblast.

Speaking on national television, Denys Lysenko, the head of the department focused on war-related crimes, said that 49 criminal investigations were underway regarding the execution of Ukrainian POWs.

The most recent cases include the killing of six captured Ukrainian soldiers near Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, prosecutors reported on Nov. 5.

"We are now analyzing all these cases, looking for patterns… We are considering all these cases comprehensively and the involvement of a particular armed unit is, of course, analyzed in each case," Lysenko said.

According to him, prosecutors are building cases against representatives of the Russian military leadership who may be involved in organizing such executions or in failing to take measures to prevent them.

Former Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin called the killing of Ukrainian servicemen in captivity a "deliberate policy" of Russia.

Some 80% of the cases of executions of Ukrainian POWs were recorded in 2024, but the trend began to appear in November 2023, when "there were changes in the attitude of Russian military personnel towards our prisoners of war for the worse," said Yurii Belousov, a senior representative of the Prosecutor General's Office.

‘Crimea is gone’ — Senior Trump advisor says Ukraine needs to have ‘realistic’ war aimsA senior advisor to Donald Trump has said Ukraine needs to be “realistic” in its aims for the war, adding the Russian-occupied peninsula of Crimea was “gone.”The Kyiv IndependentThe Kyiv Independent news desk

In the occupied Luhansk region, student participation in the Kremlin's “movement of the first” has become mandatory. Previously, students outside the movement were restricted in their activities, but now everyone will be automatically included in the organization.

In the temporarily occupied Luhansk region, Russians have made it mandatory for students of fake universities to participate in the "movement of the first". This was reported by the Center for National Resistance, UNN reports.

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It is noted that previously joining the Kremlin's youth control movement was not mandatory, although it was imposed in various ways.

In particular, students outside the movement were deprived of participation in entertainment events and were hindered in their studies. However, even this failed to attract a large number of participants.

From now on, all students will automatically become members of the movement, an organization responsible for providing crowd support during propaganda events,

– the statement said.

In TOT, occupants force children to swear allegiance to Russia – ResistanceOctober 29 2024, 11:20 PM • 100741 view

The Biden administration will rush the delivery of over 500 interceptor missiles for the Patriot and National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile (NASAMS) systems to Kyiv, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Nov. 9, citing a senior administration official.

The deliveries come as the Biden administration is planning to rush the delivery of the remaining approximately $7 billion in military aid to Ukraine ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump in January 2025.

The weapons, which are expected to arrive in the coming weeks, should meet the demand for Ukraine air defense needs for the remainder of 2024, the official said.

No details were provided as to how many of each interceptor missile would be provided.

Two administration officials told Politicoon Nov. 7 that the White House plans to expedite the weapons delivery amid concerns that a future Trump administration would halt weapons shipments before they reach Kyiv.

Trump has repeatedly said that he would end the war within "24 hours" and get the U.S. "out" of Ukraine — a plan that may involve ceding Ukrainian territory and creating autonomous regions in the east, according to reporting in October.

In June, two top advisors to Trump proposed a plan that would cease military aid to Ukraine unless it agrees to hold peace negotiations with Russia, Reuters reported, citing the advisors, retired General Keith Kellogg and Fred Fleit.

Despite President Biden's ability to deliver existing weapons stocks through presidential drawdown authority, White House officials are concerned that the delivery of the large amount of weaponry may take months to reach Ukraine — well past Trump's inauguration into office.

In addition to the interceptors, a Pentagon official said on Nov. 8 that the White House was preparing to send "a small number of contractors" to maintain F-16 fighter jets as well as other air defense systems. The White House previously rejected the plan as late as August but has changed course amid an increase in inoperable and unserviceable weaponry.

"Ensuring these weapon systems remain mission capable is critical for Ukraine’s defense against Russian aggression," a statement by the Pentagon read.

Mont recently on Oct. 16, U.S. President Joe Biden announced the latest $425 million in new security assistance for Ukraine during a phone call with Zelensky.

Biden administration rushing to deliver $6 billion in remaining aid to Ukraine ahead of Trump’s inauguration, Politico reportsTwo administration officials told Politico that the White House plans to expedite the weapons delivery amid concerns that a future Trump administration would halt weapons shipments before they reach Kyiv.The Kyiv IndependentDmytro Basmat

A construction crisis is unfolding in Russia due to the suspension of preferential mortgages and the removal of interest control. The construction of residential facilities has been halted in the temporarily occupied territories of Crimea and eastern Ukraine.

A crisis in the construction industry is unfolding in Russia, which is already being felt in the temporarily occupied territories. This is reported by the Center for National Resistance, UNN reports.

Due to the crisis in Russia, the government stopped preferential mortgages and removed control over interest rates. As a result, developers began to stop building projects,

– the statement said.

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It is noted that the construction of residential buildings in the TOT of Crimea and eastern Ukraine has already been stopped. At the same time, construction workers brought to the east from other regions are not allowed to leave their resettlement areas (dormitories).

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In 2024, Russia "nationalized" at least 1,200 properties in occupied Crimea. Most of the seized property is resort complexes and commercial real estate owned by Ukrainian businessmen.

The situation on the front lines in Ukraine is "challenging" and "trending towards escalation," Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Nov. 9.

"The situation remains challenging and is trending towards escalation. The enemy, leveraging its numerical advantage, continues offensive operations, concentrating its efforts primarily in the Pokrovsk and Kurakhove directions," Syrskyi said in a post on Facebook.

"We have numerous reports about the preparation of North Korean soldiers to participate in combat operations alongside Russian forces," he added without providing further details.

Syrskyi was reporting what he had told General Christopher Cavoli, NATO's top commander in Europe, in a phone call earlier in the day.

According to a Bloomberg analysis published on Nov. 1, Ukraine has lost 1,146 square kilometers of its own territory since the launch of the Kursk Oblast incursion in early August, with the week up until Nov. 1 reported as the worst in terms of lost territory in all of 2024.

On Nov. 2, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said that Ukraine was facing “one of the most powerful” Russian offensives since the start of the all out war.

Over autumn, large chunks of Ukrainian territory, sometimes including entire cities, have been lost on a near-daily basis in southern Donetsk Oblast, while Russian forces have also made operationally significant gains near Toretsk, Chasiv Yar, Kupiansk, as well as on their own soil in Kursk Oblast.

‘Crimea is gone’ — Senior Trump advisor says Ukraine needs to have ‘realistic’ war aimsA senior advisor to Donald Trump has said Ukraine needs to be “realistic” in its aims for the war, adding the Russian-occupied peninsula of Crimea was “gone.”The Kyiv IndependentThe Kyiv Independent news desk