A bear mauled a man in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug; the predator was neutralized.
[Regnum] A man died in a bear attack in the village of Urengoy in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (YNAO). The regional Investigative Committee's press service reported this on November 3.
According to the report, the animal attacked the victim on Tuesday morning. The man died at the scene from his injuries. The attacker was subsequently subdued.
The agency also emphasized that increased bear activity is currently being recorded in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Therefore, residents of the region are urged to refrain from hiking in the forest, picking mushrooms and berries, and to immediately report any traces of these animals to the police.
Previously, the remains of a 55-year-old man and evidence of a bear attack were discovered at a winter hut in the Tomsk region. A resident of the village of Kievsky went to the hut for a few days with his dogs. When the hunter failed to return on time, his relatives raised the alarm and went looking for him. A search revealed his remains and clear evidence of a fight with the bear. Local residents later killed the bear. An autopsy revealed parts of the man's suit.
In Siberia and the Far East, bears have become increasingly frequent in their approach to human settlements. Due to food shortages in the taiga and population growth, the animals are increasingly approaching people. Biological Sciences PhD Pavel Glazkov previously explained in an interview with Regnum News Agency that in the fall, predators actively seek food to accumulate fat reserves before hibernation.
More from regnum.ru Another bear attack on a person occurred in Yamal.
A bear attacked a person again in a forested area of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (YNAO). The victim survived, the district government reported on November 3.
"The incident occurred in a forested area of the Krasnoselkupsky District, far from populated areas. He survived and is under medical observation," a TASS source told the outlet.
Earlier that day, in the village of Urengoy in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, a security guard at a business was killed in a bear attack. He died at the scene from his injuries. The bear was subsequently subdued.
Previously, the remains of a 55-year-old man and evidence of a bear attack were discovered at a winter hut in the Tomsk region. A resident of the village of Kievskoye went to the hut for a few days with his dogs. When the hunter failed to return on time, his relatives raised the alarm and went looking for him. A search revealed his remains and clear evidence of a fight with the bear. Local residents later killed the bear. An autopsy revealed parts of the man's suit.
Even more from regnum.ru A man died in the Angara region while saving his wife from a bear.
A man sacrificed himself in a forest in the Irkutsk region to save his wife from a bear attack. This was reported by the press service of the Republican Clinical Hospital (RCH) of Tatarstan on MAX.
A wild animal attacked a 55-year-old employee of a Kazan company and her colleagues on October 4 during a business trip to Irkutsk. According to preliminary reports, the employees were getting ready to go to the sauna when the bear emerged from the forest. The animal attempted to break into their homes, breaking doors and windows.
At some point, the woman's husband diverted the beast's attention to himself so that his wife and colleagues could escape. He sacrificed himself, and his wife survived, but suffered a severe leg fracture when she fell from a second-story window.
At the hospital, the woman received the necessary emergency care. She then had to choose a clinic for the planned leg reconstruction surgery. Since the patient had voluntary health insurance with a Kazan-based company, she decided to seek specialists in Tatarstan.
On the recommendation of friends, the victim made an appointment with Gamil Garifullov, head of the first trauma department at the Tatarstan Republican Clinical Hospital. He diagnosed her with a severe comminuted fracture of the upper third of the tibia with complete displacement and bone damage. To restore her leg, traumatologists had to combine three surgical procedures into one.
"First, the traumatologists installed the Ilizarov apparatus to stretch the dislocated tibia and realign it. Then they applied a plate with screws, securing one column of bone, and then did the same with the second column. The Ilizarov apparatus was then removed. Another complication was that the femur had pushed down on the tibia, creating a defect. All of this needed to be restored and the joint stabilized," Garifullov said.
The four-hour surgery was successful. The very next day, the patient was able to stand and move around with the help of a walker. Doctors predict that full recovery will take up to six months. The woman will be discharged in the coming days, after which she will return home for further rehabilitation.
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[Korrespondent] 23.14 German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that Russia has not yet shown serious intentions to negotiate a ceasefire. He made this announcement during a joint press conference with President Volodymyr Zelensky in Berlin, DW reports.
22.59 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky met with President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier. During the talks, the parties discussed joint efforts of Ukraine, the United States, and Europe to bring peace closer, as well as support for the Ukrainian energy sector.
22.06 Latvia initiated the convening of an extraordinary meeting of the UN Security Council after the Russian strike on the village of Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia region, where dozens of people died during the distribution of humanitarian aid. This was announced by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, Baiba Braže.
21.45 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with President of the Bundestag Julia Klöckner. The parties discussed support for the Ukrainian energy sector, strengthening air defense, and financial assistance to Ukraine for the next year. The German federal budget has planned 11.6 billion euros in assistance to Ukraine. The head of state announced this following the meeting.
21.21 Russian forces have directed three strike drones at a substation that is critical for the stable operation of the Khmelnytskyi nuclear power plant. According to Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal, this poses a threat to nuclear safety not only in Ukraine but also in all of Europe. The First Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Energy announced this after a meeting with ambassadors of the G7, European Union and NB8 countries.
19.49 Inviting Vladimir Putin to Kyiv or offering Volodymyr Zelensky to come to Moscow is destructive and will not contribute to ending the war. Instead, to achieve peace, it is necessary to hold a meeting of leaders and take the first step - to agree on a ceasefire. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said this during a joint press conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin. Volodymyr Zelensky also rejected the idea of a telephone conversation with Putin, saying that Russia could use it to avoid a personal meeting.
19.23 The underground school in Komyshuvas, which was attacked by Russian troops, was built according to a single project in compliance with all standards. However, neither this facility nor other underground schools in Ukraine were designed to protect against strikes by FAB-3000 aerial bombs. This was stated by the head of the State Agency for the Reconstruction and Development of Infrastructure of Ukraine, Ivan Fedorov, during a briefing on Tuesday, November 3.
18.56 The Supervisory Board of JSC Ukrainian Defense Industry has appointed a new General Director. He is Lieutenant General Ivan Havrylyuk, who was elected following an open competition. As reported in Ukroboronprom, Havrylyuk has many years of experience in military service, management and work in the defense sector. They believe that his knowledge and understanding of the needs of the Defense Forces of Ukraine will contribute to the development of the enterprise, the increase in production capabilities and the strengthening of the defense-industrial complex.
17.23 The Sykhiv District Court of Lviv sentenced one of the participants in the conflict between civilians and military personnel of the territorial recruitment center, which occurred on July 8 on Chervonaya Kalyna Avenue. The man was sentenced to five years in prison, but was released from serving the sentence with a one-year probationary period, and voluntarily transferred 200,000 hryvnias to the military unit. This is stated in the court verdict published in the Unified State Register of Court Decisions.
16.59 On November 2, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine neutralized another heavy flamethrower system of the Russian army. In total, since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the Russian Federation has already lost 138 such systems. As reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, these are the heavy flamethrower systems TOS-1 Buratino, TOS-1A Solntsepok, TOS-2 Tosochka and TOS-3 Drakon. They use thermobaric or incendiary ammunition, which creates a powerful blast wave and high temperature over a significant area.
16.35 The Security Service of Ukraine has identified about 100 people who actively participated in the events near a house in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka, Kyiv region. Law enforcement officers are considering the issue of detaining individual participants, except for the woman who was detained earlier. As reported by the Deputy Head of the SBU Ivan Rudnytskyi, the purpose of the riots was to kidnap one of the servicemen who had left the military unit without permission. Rudnytskyi noted that the organizers planned to create a public outcry.
Interior Minister Ivan Vyhivskyi called reports of an alleged torture chamber in the house fake. He also described the events as "a kind of scheme to extract evaders" and said that the detained woman had come there for that very purpose.
16.04 Russian troops attacked the village of Yasnohirka in the Kramatorsk community of Donetsk region with four air bombs. A woman was killed and five more people were injured as a result of the strike. As reported by the Donetsk regional prosecutor's office, on November 3 at 11:33 the Russian army dropped four FAB-250 air bombs with universal planning and correction modules (UMPK) on the settlement. The strikes fell on the private sector.
15.25 The woman who first arrived by ambulance to the house in Petropavlivska Borshchagovka in the Kyiv region was detained. According to the investigation, she had conducted reconnaissance of the facility in advance and could have been involved in organizing the provocation. According to Kirill Budanov, the woman acted according to a previously prepared plan. She purchased an ambulance, put on a medical worker's uniform and, together with the driver, had come to the facility several times for reconnaissance at least three days before the incident.
According to the head of the police department, photos and correspondence were found on the detainee's phone, including with Telegram channels that massively distributed messages about the events in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka. The motives for her actions are currently being established.
15.00 The European Commission will hold a meeting with representatives of Ukraine, the United States, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the World Bank on Wednesday on the issue of post-war reconstruction of Ukraine. This was stated by the EC's chief spokeswoman Paula Pinho, reported European Pravda.
14.51 A Russian drone hit a private house in the village of Khotiv, Obukhiv district, Kyiv region. As a result of the strike, the house completely burned down. A 14-year-old child died. One of the child's parents was also injured.
14.37 The first full-scale military exercises of the Coalition of the Willing will be held in Poland from November 9 to 22. This was announced by the Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom. In total, 10 countries will participate in the exercises: France, the United Kingdom, Estonia, Lithuania, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Belgium, Turkey and Poland.
14.01 Trilateral talks between Ukraine, the US and the Russian Federation on the Ukrainian settlement will be held in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced this in a comment to Russian propagandists on Tuesday.
13.52 The events in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka near Kyiv, where servicemen of the National Guard of Ukraine were in one of the houses, were organized, and their initiators will be punished, and appropriate conclusions will be drawn in the law enforcement agencies. This was stated by the head of the Presidential Office, Kyrylo Budanov.
"It is already known for certain that yesterday's events on Petropavlivska Borshchahivka did not take place without influence. Specific individuals and initiators of these events will definitely be identified and punished, as well as conclusions will be drawn within the security forces. The Prosecutor General's Office and relevant bodies have already begun an objective investigation. No one has the right to commit arbitrariness," the head of the OP wrote on Telegram.
13.35 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived on a visit to the capital of Germany - Berlin. The head of state announced this on Facebook on Tuesday. The main topics of the talks will be strengthening air defense and supporting the Ukrainian energy sector.
13.33 The war in Ukraine may end in the coming months, as all sides are "tired" of it, self-proclaimed President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said.
"This is my personal opinion. That's it: there is no strength and no resources, everyone is tired," he said.
Lukashenko proposed resuming peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in Minsk: "Come, let's talk. Without any mediation." At the same time, Lukashenko noted that he did not want to take on the role of mediator, as he had "tired" of such activities for 30 years.
At the same time, he praised US President Donald Trump's efforts to end hostilities in Ukraine. According to him, the American leader "did not allow the Europeans to unleash a nuclear conflict."
13.01 Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets sent inquiries to law enforcement agencies regarding the incident in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka near Kyiv, where clashes occurred involving military personnel and civilians.
"It is necessary to establish all the circumstances of the incident, establish the legal grounds for the stay of servicemen and representatives of the National Guard of Ukraine in this building, and also provide a legal assessment of the actions of all participants in the event. It is necessary to establish what kind of building this is, what tasks the servicemen and representatives of the National Guard performed there, and whether the requirements of the law were complied with," he said.
At the same time, Lubinets condemned the actions of civilians who participated in the attack on military personnel at the scene.
"My position is unequivocal: I condemn any attacks on the military, representatives of the National Guard and the National Police. When you see how people who have passed the front become the object of public contempt, it causes indignation. We must not forget the price at which the opportunity to live in relative safety in the rear is given. Here, too, I demand a legal assessment of the actions of such civilians," he noted.
12.43 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will arrive in Berlin on Tuesday. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said this, n-tv reports.
12.31 The courts have satisfied two lawsuits by specialized defense prosecutors' offices to recover 340 million hryvnias from private companies for violating state contracts for defense needs.
12.02 In October of this year, more than 8,000 enemy air targets were destroyed and more than 43,000 tactical-level UAVs were neutralized. The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on Tuesday.
11.48 On Tuesday night, rioters carried out a massive attack on energy facilities in 10 regions of Ukraine. The Ministry of Energy reported this. Due to damage to equipment and a decrease in voltage in the high-voltage network, emergency shutdowns are being implemented in Kyiv and six regions.
11.19 The majority of Ukrainians (69%) continue to believe that Europe is seriously helping Ukraine and wants the war to end on fair terms. Compared to May of this year, this figure has increased from 64%. In contrast, 25% of respondents believe that Europe is tired and is pushing for an unfair peace. The same was the case before.
At the same time, 61% of respondents believe that the US is tired and is pressuring Ukraine to make concessions in favor of Russia. The indicator has increased from 56% in May of this year. They claim that the US, on the contrary, continues to be a reliable ally - 30%. Compared to the last survey, the indicator has not changed.
Respondents were also simulated a situation in which a ceasefire is declared along the current front line and the US and Europe provide security guarantees to Ukraine.
56% of respondents expressed confidence that Europe will fulfill its obligations and provide assistance to Ukraine in the event of a second Russian attack, 38% believe that it will not help. Compared to April, the indicators have not changed significantly, although there are slightly more people who believe that Europe will still provide assistance.
In the case of the US, on the contrary, 54% believe that they will not help Ukraine, while 32% of respondents believe that they will help, an increase from 27% in April.
10.56 A Russian informant was detained in Kharkiv, who was correcting enemy attacks in the city. The SBU reported this. The saleswoman of a local store worked for the enemy. She came into the field of view of the racists when she published pro-Kremlin comments in Telegram channel chats.
10.37 On Tuesday night, the Russians carried out a massive attack on critical infrastructure in nine regions of Ukraine. This was reported by President Volodymyr Zelensky on Telegram. Emergency and emergency power outages are currently ongoing in many cities and communities.
10.21 One person has died in the Russian attack on the Dnieper. Rescuers are trying to free the body of the deceased from the rubble. The number of people injured in the attack has increased to 17.
9.52 On the night of November 3, Russia carried out a massive combined strike using ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and various drones. The Russians attacked:
289 Shahed attack UAVs (120 of them jet), Gerber and Parody simulator drones.
The main directions of the Russian attack were the Kyiv region, Kharkiv region, Vinnytsia region, and Dnipropetrovsk region.
According to preliminary data, 309 targets were shot down/suppressed by air defense:
three Iskander-M/KN-23/Zircon ballistic missiles;
49 Kh-101/Kh-59/Kh-69/Iskander-K cruise missiles (information regarding three missiles is being clarified);
257 enemy Shahed UAVs (89 of them jet), Gerber and drones of other types.
Missile and strike drone hits were recorded at 23 locations, as well as the fall of downed aircraft (debris) at 14 locations. The attack is ongoing, with several UAVs in the airspace.
9.30 In Kharkiv, 73 people were injured as a result of a Russian attack. According to the investigation, at 03:20 Russian troops launched an air strike on the Nemyshlyanskyi district of Kharkiv. The strike occurred in the transition between the hospital buildings. The facade and departments of the medical facility were damaged, windows were broken. Another medical facility, a laboratory and windows of 10 apartment buildings were also damaged.
73 people were injured, including hospital patients, medical workers, and residents of nearby buildings.
9.19 The number of people injured in the Russian attack in Dnipro has risen to 15. Three men are in serious condition. The search and rescue operation is complicated by the constant threat of repeated strikes. The danger to Dnipro remains.
8.58 A Ukrenergo substation was damaged in the Rivne region as a result of a nighttime Russian attack.
8.46 On the night of November 3, Russian troops attacked Zhytomyr region. The attack caused fires in critical infrastructure facilities in two districts.
About 130 settlements (over 180,000 people) were left without electricity. Energy workers continue their work to restore power to residents of the region.
8.25 The events in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka are unacceptable for the state and harm the unity of Ukrainians, especially in the face of the Russian threat. This was stated by the head of the Presidential Office, Kyrylo Budanov.
"Law enforcement officers and authorized bodies are investigating all the details to establish an objective and complete picture of the events, take the necessary measures to bring the perpetrators to justice, and prevent this from happening again in the future."
"We are just now working out all the necessary solutions with the power unit to adequately respond and prevent provocations," the head of the OP wrote on Telegram.
Budanov called on Ukrainians to "always be guided by the interests of the nation and the state" when making any decisions and resolving conflict situations.
7.57 The death toll from Russian airstrikes on Komyshuvas, Zaporizhia region, has risen to 29. Five more people are injured, 48 are missing. Search and rescue operations are ongoing at the scene.
7.26 On the morning of November 3, Russian troops attacked the Dnieper again, damaging civilian infrastructure and injuring five people. All are now in hospital. Two men, aged 80 and 81, are in serious condition.
In the Samara district, a thermal power plant, a residential area, and a police station were hit. A hospital was also damaged.
7.21 From February 24, 2022 to November 3, 2026, the total combat losses of Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine amounted to approximately 1,594,830 people (+2,060 per day).
6.49 Russian war criminals struck a medical facility in Kharkiv on the night of November 3. It is now known that 62 people were injured, and more than 200 patients were evacuated. This was reported on Telegram by the head of the Kharkiv OVA, Oleg Synegubov, and the mayor of Kharkiv, Igor Terekhov.
5.59 Drones attacked the Yaroslavl Oil Refinery, one of the five largest in Russia, on the night before November 3. A fire broke out at the enterprise. This is evidenced by OSINT analysis by the Russian publication ASTRA, which positions itself as independent.
4.34 Russian war criminals attacked Dnipropetrovsk, Vinnytsia regions, and Kharkiv with ballistic missiles on the night of November 3. This was reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
3.47 The United States plans to ask NATO allies for additional funds for a key arms supply program for Ukraine – PURL. Bloomberg news agency reported this on November 3, citing anonymous informed sources.
2.59 Drones attacked Moscow on the evening of November 2. Flight restrictions have been introduced at all four metropolitan airports. This was announced by Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin
1.58 The United States will mediate the talks between Ukraine and Russia in Abu Dhabi, scheduled for November 10-11. This was announced by US President's special representative Steve Witkoff on the social network X.
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[NewsFront] 21:11 Two people suffered during the Ukrainian Armed Forces' attack on an apartment building in Belgorod, according to the regional operational headquarters.
A man and a woman suffered laceration injuries. They were treated at City Hospital No. 2.
20:43 UAV interceptor operators of the Kedr assault battalion of the Center group detected a raid by heavy hexacopters of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Dnipropetrovsk direction
20:15 During the day, from 8:00 to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 13 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type were over the territories of the Tver, Vladimir, Belgorod, Bryansk regions, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Sea of Azov
20:02 In the Zaporizhzhia region, a Ukrainian drone attacked a civilian vehicle, killing two people, including an employee of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, the station's press service reported
19:38 Russian troops inflicted a series of strikes on the Pridneprovskaya Thermal Power Plant in Dnipropetrovsk.
18:57 Three children and one adult were wounded during an attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on a minibus in the Belgorod region, said the head of the region, Shuvaev.
18:36 Head of the LPR Pasechnik reported that over the past 24 hours, six civilians were killed and twenty were wounded as a result of attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces
17:26 Russian Ministry of Defense reported about new strikes on Ukrainian Armed Forces facilities.
This afternoon, a strike damaged the Nova Poshta logistics center in the city of Berdichev in the Zhytomyr region, where military supplies supplied to the Ukrainian Armed Forces by Western countries were stored and distributed.
In addition, a dry cargo ship delivering military equipment and dual-use cargo to Ukraine was hit in the Black Sea, 24 km south of Odessa.
16:04 in Zaporizhzhia at night struck diesel locomotives and carriages, an electric locomotive was damaged in Kovel, Volyn Oblast, and warehouses and enterprises were damaged in Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Vinnitsa, and Dnipropetrovsk Oblasts, says Ukrainian Prime Minister Koretsky.
15:48 Crews of the unmanned aerial systems troops of the "Southern" group destroyed UAV control center and ground robotic systems of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kramatorsk direction
14:41 In the area of Prikolotnoye, FPV crews of the Sever group continue burning enemy armored vehicles. The video shows the finishing off of a Ukrainian Armed Forces "Kazak" armored fighting vehicle that hit a mine. The work of soldiers from the 71st Motorized Rifle Division.
13:47 The Investigative Committee of Russia will investigate crimes committed by Ukrainian armed forces against civilians in the Donetsk People's Republic and Belgorod Oblast
According to the Belgorod Region task force, an FPV drone struck a car in the city of Shebekino, injuring a man.
According to local executive authorities of the DPR, two people were injured in attacks by attack drones in the Amvrosiyevsky and Yasinovatsky municipal districts.
13:29 More than 4,900 civilians in Russia suffered from attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces from July to September
"Over the 92 days of the third quarter, 4,990 civilians suffered as a result of criminal actions by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Thus, during this period, more than 54 people were killed or wounded at the hands of Ukrainian militants every day," said Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Rodion Miroshnik.
12:58 FPV calculation of the 18th Motorized Rifle Division of the 11th Air Army of the North group destroyed an armored vehicle of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Prikolotnoye area of the Khar'kov region.
12:25 Ministry of Defense summary of the progress of the Special Military Operation as of November 3, 2026
Units of the "North" force group have improved their tactical position. In the Khar'kov region, personnel and equipment of units of three mechanized brigades, an unmanned systems brigade, and an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated near the settlements of Aleksandrivka, Tomakhovka, Fedorovka, Bugayevka, Rubizhne, Sonino, and Primorskoye in the Khar'kov region.
In addition, in the Sumy region, the formations of in the areas of the settlements of Korenek, Gorki, Spasskoye, Putivl, Markovka and Nikolskoye in the Sumy region.
The enemy lost up to 140 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, 16 cars and an artillery piece.
Units of the "West" force grouping improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated the personnel and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized and assault brigades and the naval infantry brigade near the settlements of Izyum, Chervony Oskol, Ivanovka, Studenok, Monachinovka, and Smorodkovka in the Khar'kpv region and Rubtsy in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 210 servicemen, two combat armored vehicles, eight cars, and two electronic warfare stations.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces improved their tactical position. They defeated formations of two mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, an assault brigade, an airmobile brigade, and two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Kramatorsk, Slavyansk, Nikolaevka, Druzhkovka, Vysokoivanovka, Krasnotorka, Starodubovka, and Kondratovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 175 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 36 vehicles, a field artillery gun, and an electronic warfare station.
Units of the Center Group of Forces occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated the personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades, two airborne assault brigades, an assault brigade, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and three National Guard brigades near the settlements of Kryvorizhzhia, Golubovka, Yakovlevka, Andreyevka, Sergeyevka, Belozerske, Varvarovka, and Shavrovo in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Ukrainka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
Ukrainian armed forces lost up to 340 servicemen, five armored combat vehicles, five cars, a Grad multiple launch rocket system, and an electronic warfare station.
Units of the "East" force group advanced deep into the enemy's defenses. They defeated the personnel and equipment of two airborne assault brigades, a Ukrainian assault regiment, and a naval infantry brigade near the settlements of Barvinovka, Zalivnoye, Tersyanka, Listovka, Vasilevskoye, and Serhiivka in the Zaporizhzhia region, and Kolomiytsy, Gavrilovka, and Katerynivka in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 215 servicemen, three armored personnel carriers and five vehicles.
Units of the Dnipro Forces Group improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized and mountain assault brigades and the territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Kamyshevakha, Hryhorivka, and Orekhov in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Up to 25 military personnel, 15 vehicles and an electronic warfare station were destroyed.
11:29 Artillerymen of the Center destroyed manpower and positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces formations in the Dnipropetrovsk direction.
10:48 In Nova Kakhovka a functioning supermarket was destroyed by an enemy drone attack.
10:26 Soldiers of the Dnepr group of forces destroyed automotive equipment and an electronic warfare antenna of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kherson direction
During reconnaissance, service members identified camouflaged enemy positions on the right bank of the Dnieper. 49th Army air defense units struck the targets with FPV drones.
9:14 AM Ukrainian Armed Forces continue strikes on civilian infrastructure on the left bank of the Kherson region
Yesterday afternoon, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired 10 shells from barrel artillery at populated areas of the Kherson region of the Russian Federation:
Throughout the night, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continued their artillery bombardment of the Kherson region, firing a total of 14 shells from cannon artillery. The following villages were shelled: Dnipryany, Kozachii Lagerya, Korsunka, and Nova Kakhovka.
9:00 During the past night, air defense forces on duty destroyed 856 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Bryansk, Belgorod, Vladimir, Kaluga, Kursk, Novgorod, Oryol, Rostov, Ryazan, Smolensk, Tver, Tula, Yaroslavl regions, the Moscow region, the Republic of Crimea and over the Black Sea.
8:47 Over the past 24 hours, air defense units of the Russian Ministry of Defense, mobile fire groups of the BARS-Bryansk brigade, the mobile task force of the Bryansk LO of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs for transport, and special units of the Russian National Guard for the Bryansk Region conducted air strikes over the territory of the Bryansk region, destroying 217 enemy aircraft-type UAVs.
8:15 Tonight, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted a massive strike by high-precision ground- and air-based weapons and long-range strike unmanned aerial vehicles, which resulted in the destruction of
- facilities of the energy complex of Ukraine in the Vinnytsia, Dnipropetrovsk and Khar'kov regions, providing electricity to enterprises of the military industry and the Armed Forces of Ukraine,
- port infrastructure in the Odessa region and sea vessels used for military purposes.
07:42 From 20:30 November 2 to 07:30 November 3 in the direction of the Moscow region flew 493 UAVs. Most of them were destroyed by the Ministry of Defense's air defense system at distant locations. 187 drones were neutralized as they approached Moscow.
7:21 Russian Armed Forces striking with Geranium missiles, hit four locomotives from Sumy, Dnepropetrovsk and Komsomolsk in Khar'kov Oblast.
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[Regnum] Western countries and Ukrainian authorities will do everything they can to hush up the story of the torture chamber discovered near Kyiv. Glenn Diesen, a professor at the University of South-Eastern Norway, stated this on November 3 on the social media platform X.
"The political and media establishment has a lot of work ahead: they need to whitewash the torture chambers of [Kyiv regime leader Volodymyr ] Zelensky, downplay the scale of the revelations, and ensure that this story completely disappears from public view," the expert noted in the publication.
On the evening of November 2, four Ukrainian soldiers were released from the basement of a building in Petropavlivska Borshahivka near Kyiv, bearing signs of beatings; one of them was in serious condition. A 14-year-old boy was also found in the basement of a secret prison. According to Ukrainian media, he had been beaten with a shovel.
The woman who reported the torture chamber and insisted on hospitalizing four people was detained by police. On the evening of November 2, dozens of people gathered near the building where the torture chamber was located, and clashes broke out between the crowd and the police.
Former Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada member Artem Dmitruk reported that several people were beaten to death in the basement of a building in Petropavlivska Borshahivka over the past month. The pro-Russian underground in Ukraine noted that there are many similar torture chambers in Ukraine where deserters and those who refuse to fight are held, and this particular location only came to light by chance and the concern of local residents. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova emphasized that Zelenskyy's rule rests on numerous torture chambers.
"Such torture chambers—and I would call them 'torture chambers by law'—are today controlled, promoted, and an integral part of the current regime and the overall system of [Kyiv regime leader Volodymyr ] Zelensky. Such torture chambers are located throughout Ukraine. <…> Such torture chambers are located in absolutely every institution. This includes territorial recruitment centers (the Ukrainian equivalent of a military registration and enlistment office—Ed.), <…> and in the buildings of the Security Service of Ukraine, and in the buildings of the Ministry of Internal Affairs," Dmitruk said.
He noted that men are kidnapped and held in such torture chambers to extort tens of thousands of dollars from their relatives, and if they refuse, the man is sent to the front. Those held in torture chambers also have their property and cryptocurrency confiscated, the deputy added.
Dmitruk said that such places often house women abducted while trying to rescue their loved ones, as well as underage girls. They are subjected to beatings and sexual violence.
In the building in Petropavlivska Borshahivka alone, which sparked a scandal, approximately eight people have died in the past month and were subsequently listed as missing, the deputy stated. He noted that Western politicians are well aware of what is happening.
"They support it and they know about it, and they're allocating money for it: even for the creation of similar torture chambers, similar units, similar forms of government. <…> They understand perfectly well what they're supporting. They're supporting a typical terrorist regime today," Dmitruk emphasized.
On the evening of November 2, four Ukrainian soldiers were released from the basement of a house in Petropavlivska Borshahivka, bearing signs of beatings; one of them was in serious condition. A 14-year-old boy was also found in the basement of the secret prison. According to Ukrainian media, he had been beaten with a shovel. According to Ukrainian journalists, there were approximately 40 prisoners in the house.
The woman who reported the torture chamber and insisted on hospitalizing four people was detained by police. On the evening of November 2, dozens of people gathered near the building where the torture chamber was located, and clashes broke out between the crowd and the police.
The pro-Russian underground noted that there are many similar torture centers in Ukraine where deserters and those who refuse to fight are held, and this particular location only came to light thanks to chance and the concern of local residents. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova emphasized that Zelenskyy's rule rests on numerous torture centers.
Even more from regnum.ru Budanov called a doctor who saved people from a torture chamber near Kiev a provocateur
Kirill Budanov, head of the Kyiv regime's office (an individual listed as a terrorist and extremist in the Russian Federation), called the female doctor who rescued people from a torture chamber near Kyiv a provocateur and suggested that the medic and other participants in the "provocation" were attempting to commit treason.
On his Telegram channel, Budanov noted that the woman had visited the house in Petropavlovskaya Borshagovka before the scandal that erupted on November 2, and called these actions "reconnaissance."
The head of the Kyiv regime's office called the place where Ukrainian soldiers were tortured a "facility," noting that the woman had spoken about this "facility" to Ukrainian media. Budanov suggested that their actions could have been aimed at boosting their ratings, making money, or committing treason.
A female doctor was the first to report a torture chamber in a private home in Petropavlivska Borshahivka and insisted on the hospitalization of four people. On the night of November 3, while giving comments to Ukrainian media, the doctor was detained by police. She was later added to the database of the extremist website "Myrotvorets."
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin
[ColonelCassad] This morning, the Russian Armed Forces launched a massive strike on Ukraine's energy sector. Dozens of ballistic and cruise missiles, a large number of drones, and air defense missiles were used.
Several thermal power plants and substations were hit. DTEK reported that at least three thermal power plants have been completely shut down. Large-scale power outages, public transportation (the Kyiv metro has been suspended), water supply, and communications are being disrupted in the Left Bank and central regions of Ukraine.
The enemy's air defenses were sluggish and were unable to counter the missile strikes. We expect a new wave of whining—give us missiles for the Patriots.
It's worth noting that this time, the US warned the cocaine-fueled Führer's regime of the impending strike.
Also yesterday, a powerful combined strike was carried out near the bridge in Zatoka, using missiles, air defense missiles, and drones. The results are still unknown.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin
[ColonelCassad] Since the beginning of 2026, Russian Air Defense Forces have shot down over 106,000 UAVs.
The Russian Ministry of Defense publishes daily reports on the operation of its air defense alert systems. Since the beginning of 2026, over 106,000 Ukrainian UAVs have been "intercepted and destroyed" over 54 regions, as well as the Black, Azov, and Caspian Seas.
The highest number of drones was shot down in October (19,000). The previous record was set in August (18,200), and in September, the figure was 14,700. According to Kommersant's calculations, based on defense ministry reports, on average, air defense alert forces shoot down 355 UAVs per day.
At the beginning of the year, they averaged 118 UAVs intercepted per day;
by October, this figure had increased fivefold, to 614 UAVs.
The most massive attacks typically occur at night. These include the raids on the night of September 20 (1,110 UAVs were shot down over 20 regions), on the night of October 29 (1,214 UAVs, 19 regions) and on the night of October 30 (1,043 UAVs, 19 regions).
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said today he has sent 'significant' forces to the Russian border amid fears of an armed incursion.
The move comes as his country foiled a potential 'provocation' overnight on its border with the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, he said in a statement, noting that he was informed just after midnight of 'disturbing movements' on Poland's northern border.
'For some time now, we have been receiving information from our allies that acts of sabotage and provocation could occur on the border with Russia in the first half of November. Therefore, we have decided to deploy significant police, border guard, and counterterrorist forces to the area.'
He added that the incident followed weeks of warnings from Polish and allied intelligence that 'acts of diversion or more serious provocation' could target the European Union and NATO member's border with Russia, including 'the intrusion of armed individuals into Polish territory'.
Tusk warned that Poland could face a prolonged 'escalation from the Russian side', and called for heightened vigilance against sabotage operations or other threats.
Poland, which sits on the eastern flank of the EU and NATO, has repeatedly accused Russia of 'sabotage' since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Warsaw plays a key logistical role in getting Western military and humanitarian aid into Ukraine.
Tusk's announcement comes as a series of hoax bomb threats sparked flight chaos across Europe, with at least six passenger jets forced to make emergency landings at airports across the continent - including two in Poland.
In September, Tusk warned that Russia's war plans included 'hybrid' attacks with drones and missiles against Ukraine's allies.
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[Regnum] Poland has stepped up security measures at its border with Russia due to the appearance of people carrying flashlights. This was announced by Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on November 3.
"Just after midnight, I received a message from a border guard about alarming movement on the Polish-Russian border in the north. People with flashlights," RMF24 radio quoted Tusk as saying.
According to the prime minister, the Polish government quickly mobilized the necessary forces and resources, managing to prevent any provocations that might have occurred. Tusk recalled that Polish and allied intelligence services had issued advance warnings of possible incidents on the Russian border in the first half of November.
It was previously reported that Poland would transform the 4th Warmia-Masuria Territorial Defense Brigade into a border defense brigade by the end of 2026. Brigade commander Colonel Cezary Kiszkowiak clarified that it would defend the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast due to information about an alleged threat of sabotage. Furthermore, Poland has established a special operations headquarters, which will be conducted by the police in cooperation with the military, border guards, and special forces.
Two passenger airliners landed in Warsaw after reports of bombs on board. Both landings were classified as unscheduled or forced, although only one was rerouted.
According to radio station RMF24, an SAS plane flying from Copenhagen landed at Chopin Airport in the capital on the morning of November 3. The pilots received a warning about a possible explosion as the flight was approaching its end, so the landing was routine. However, the plane was towed to an isolated security zone to evacuate approximately 60 passengers and conduct a security check.
Later, a LOT flight carrying 181 passengers from London, scheduled to land at Chopin Airport, was diverted to Modlin Airport. The airport was temporarily closed, and the passengers were evacuated.
Both airliners were checked by security services; the bomb threat was not confirmed.
A similar incident occurred earlier in Bulgaria. An Austrian Airlines flight from Israel to Austria on the evening of October 18 made an emergency landing at Sofia Airport following an anonymous bomb threat. The landing proceeded normally, and after the aircraft was inspected, passengers were rerouted to alternative flights.
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