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One resident of the city of Beryslav has been killed and two others injured in a Russian drone attack on the morning of 13 November.

Source: Oleksandr Prokudin, Head of Kherson Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram

Quote: "The Russians took the life of a resident of Beryslav this morning. A 52-year-old woman sustained fatal injuries in an enemy UAV attack."

Details: Prokudin added that two other local residents have been injured and are currently in hospital.

Background: On the evening of 12 November, the Russians again launched drones from various directions to attack Ukraine.

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In 2023, EU countries issued 3.7 million primary residence permits for third-country nationals. Ukrainians, Belarusians and Indians received the most permits, with one third of all permits issued for employment.

In 2023, EU countries issued a record number of so-called primary residence permits for third-country nationals – 3.7 million, the highest figure since the start of data collection in 2013, UNN writes with reference to Euronews.

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A primary residence permit allows foreigners to reside in this country for a certain period of time and for a certain purpose, such as work, study, family or humanitarian reasons.

Eurostat data show that in 2023, the largest number of permits were issued to Ukrainian citizens (307,313), followed by Belarusians (281,279) and Indians (207,966).

Russians accounted for a significant share: a total of 116,142 permits were issued, most of them for family reasons.

Work permits accounted for 33.8% of the total, followed by family permits (26.4%), “humanitarian and other reasons” (25.6%), and education permits (14.3%).

The highest number of study permits was issued in 2022 (+63,674), with the highest number of permits issued to Indians (38,157), Chinese (35,620), and Americans (26,821).

Moroccans lead the list of permits for family reasons, accounting for more than 50%, while Belarusians (148,957), Syrians (127,043), Afghans (97,339) and Ukrainians (53,186) received the most permits for humanitarian reasons.

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Russian forces continue to shell the Nikopol District of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, causing damage to several companies.

Source: Serhii Lysak, Head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram

Quote: "The Nikopol District was hit. The aggressor targeted it in the evening and three times in the morning. First, with a kamikaze drone on Marhanets hromada. Later, they hit Nikopol with Grad multiple-launch rocket systems and artillery. Several businesses were damaged." [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a town, village or several villages and their adjacent territories – ed.]

Details: Serhii Lysak added that there were no casualties.

At the same time, he urged residents to stay in shelters as an air-raid warning was issued throughout Ukraine on the morning of 13 November: Russia is attacking with missiles and drones.

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The FAA has banned all civilian flights to Haiti for 30 days after a Spirit Airlines plane was shot down near Port-au-Prince. Restrictions were imposed on flights below 3 km, and one crew member was slightly injured.

The US Federal Aviation Administration has announced a 30-day ban on all civilian flights to Haiti following the shooting of a Spirit Airlines plane. This is reported by AFP, UNN reports.

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In addition, the FAA has restricted the use of Haitian airspace at altitudes below 10,000 feet (approximately 3 km).

The incident occurred on Monday, when a Spirit Airlines plane flying from Miami to the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince was shot at. The aircraft was then diverted to the Dominican Republic. One of the crew members was lightly injured, but there were no injuries among the passengers.

During the inspection of the plane after landing, damage was found, probably caused by gunfire. Port-au-Prince, where the incident occurred, is currently controlled by armed gangs, which poses a significant risk to civil aviation and the city's residents.

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Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, has urged Ukrainians "not to invent enemies" after activists played an air-raid warning signal as she was making a speech in Lisbon.

Source: European Pravda, citing Navalnaya on Telegram

Details: Navalnaya expressed surprise when "a group of Ukrainian participants at Web Summit" asked her if she supported the war against Ukraine.

Quote: "Seriously? You’re asking me that?.. I am fighting against Putin's regime and against the war. I believe these things are interconnected," she posted, referencing her late husband’s anti-Putin and anti-war stance.

Navalnaya also pointed out that "we [meaning both Navalnaya and Ukrainians – ed.] have the same enemy".

"And Ukrainians should not invent an enemy in the person of the Russian opposition," she concluded.

Background:

• As reported by European Pravda, during the Web Summit 2024 conference in Lisbon, Ukrainian activists turned on the sound of an air-raid warning and chanted "Stop Russia" during a speech by Yulia Navalnaya. The organisers had invited her to the conference as a "powerful voice for democracy and human rights".
• Yulia Navalnaya announced her political ambitions in Russia following her husband's death in a Russian penal colony earlier this year and has since engaged in meetings with foreign leaders.

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Pete Hughes, a U.S. National Guard officer and Fox News host, has been appointed Secretary of Defense. He has military experience in Iraq and Afghanistan and has led veterans' organizations.

US Army National Guard officer and TV presenter Pete Hagseth has been elected Secretary of Defense. This was announced by Donald Trump, reports UNN.

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Hegseth reportedly has considerable military and political experience: he previously led the political groups Vets For Freedom and Concerned Veterans for America and was considered a candidate for the post of Secretary of Veterans Affairs in 2017, during the first Trump administration.

Hughes, who is also a Fox News host, served as a platoon leader at the Guantanamo Bay military base and has defended the detainee detention methods. His military career includes combat service in Iraq and Afghanistan, which has earned him credibility with military and political allies.

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Russian troops have attacked settlements in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, damaging a residential building.

Source: Ivan Fedorov, Head of Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration

Quote: "After 20:00, the enemy launched six strikes on Zaporizhzhia and Vasylivka districts. Early reports indicate no casualties.

In one of the settlements, a residential building was damaged. We are currently assessing the overall extent of the damage from the strikes."
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Samantha Harvey won the Man Booker Prize for her novel Orbital, about six astronauts on the ISS. The work explores the relationship between humans and the planet, touching on themes of sadness and the climate crisis.

The Man Booker Prize was awarded to 49-year-old British writer Samantha Harvey for her novel Orbital. This was reported by AP, according to UNN.

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The novel follows the lives of six astronauts from Japan, russia, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Italy who spend a day on the International Space Station orbiting the Earth. The novel covers themes of sadness, desire, and the climate crisis, exploring the relationship between humans and the planet.

During her speech, Harvey noted that watching the Earth from space is like seeing yourself from the outside.

What we do to the Earth, we do to ourselves

– the writer said.

This year's prize recognized a record number of women, as five women writers were shortlisted. The prize for this award is 50,000 pounds (about 60,000 euros).

The Man Booker Prize is awarded for works of fiction written in English and published in the United Kingdom or Ireland.

Due to a shortage in power capacity, several oblasts in Ukraine are introducing power limitation schedules for businesses.

Source: Press service of Prykarpattiaoblenergo, one of Ukraine’s regional electricity distributors

Details: Power limitation schedules outline a list of major consumers in the oblast, specifying the capacity levels to which these enterprises must reduce their consumption.

These restrictions will apply to businesses in the Ivano-Frankivsk and Volyn oblasts starting on 13 November, in five phases, and will be scheduled from 07:00 to 20:00.

The restrictions are being implemented due to damage to critical infrastructure by Russian forces and decreasing temperatures.

According to sources from Ekonomichna Pravda, similar limitations will be introduced in other oblasts across the country.

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A drone was found in the Criuleni district of Moldova near the village of Cosernita. Experts are conducting an examination to determine the origin and purpose of the drone.

A drone was found in the Criuleni district of Moldova near the village of Koshernitsa. This is reported by NewsMaker, according to UNN.

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According to the police, experts arrived at the scene to conduct a detailed examination and determine the origin of the drone.

The authorities have not yet provided additional information on the possible affiliation of the device or its purpose.

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