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[Korrespondent] 23.54 Poland will host the KOALICJA military exercise November 9-22 with two more countries. The maneuvers will test the readiness of the allies to ignite military forces to support Ukraine after the end of the fighting. The Polish Ministry of National Defense reported this.
The beginnings are taking place under the extensive architecture of France and Great Britain. Nearly 2,800 military servicemen from 11 countries will participate: Belgium, Estonia, France, Spain, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Germany, Poland, Sweden, Turkey and Britain. Also, until now, you will receive a maximum of 2000 Polish military units.
22.23 President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke with Rozmov and US special representatives Steve Vitkoff and Jared Kushner. The parties discussed preparations before the negotiations in Abu Dhabi, scheduled for November 10-11, as well as Ukraine’s needs in anti-aircraft defense.
22.02 In Brussels, the 4th November, negotiations took place with the participation of Ukraine, the USA, European partners and international financial institutions. The parties discussed a plan for the post-war renewal of Ukraine, the receipt of investments, financial needs for 2027 and future security guarantees. This was announced by the head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine Rustem Umerov.
21.30 The order has issued additional payments in the amount of 30 thousand hryvnias for workers who are renovating energy facilities, housing and communal services, and health resorts after Russian attacks. Pay the monthly fee for participation in repair work - from November 2026 to spring 2027. Additional payments will be made by energy, heating, gas, water supply and water supply companies, utility services, as well as health workers.
20.47 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel condemned the Russian attack on the village of Komishuvakha in the Zaporizhia region, as a result of which, according to the Ukrainian authorities, 40 people died. This is stated in the statement of the Israeli Foreign Office.
20.22 The initiative on the battlefield in the war between Russia and Ukraine is currently being carried out by Ukrainian forces. They are gradually producing small plots of territory, so that the Russian troops do not have a strategic initiative. This was stated by the head of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, on the sidelines of the Berlin Security Conference. At the same time, they voiced the need for a transition to negotiations and military action. In my opinion, Ukraine is ready to this extent, but Russia still needs to move to the negotiating table.
19.38 Solomyansky District Court of Kiev, having ordered Valentina Molodiya, the defendants inquired about the essence of the place of the timely dismantling of the military servicemen of the National Guard in Petropavlovsk Borshchagivtsi, a side approach at the sight of trimannya under the wart without the right to an outpost.
"The court praising: the painstaking satisfaction. Stop until Young Valentina for a different approach in the form of a triman under the wart without a specified size of the force for a line for 60 days. The line for this praise is up to 2 days 2027 fate inclusive,” said the supervising judge.
19.19 The American Institute of Warfare (ISW) stated the Russian command’s statements about the “fast pace” of expansion in the Donbass, as well as in the Kharkiv, Sumy and Zaporizhzhya regions. Military blogger and veteran of the Russian-Ukrainian war Oleksiy Hetman on his Facebook page updated the latest news from ISW and Russian propaganda .
19.09 President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived on a visit to Spain. The head of the Ukrainian state announced this on Facebook. The first priority in the negotiations is the strengthening of software for Ukraine, the development of defense industry and production, appointing the head of state.
19.02 Wednesday evening, 4 November, the Ukrainian military shot down a Russian strike drone, which was carrying not only a combat unit, but also propaganda leaflets with a QR code. Following it could become a cyber threat. Having informed the commander of the ZSU Unmanned Systems Forces, Robert “Madyar” Brovdi, the drone was shot down near the combat positions of the Ptakh squad of the 427th adjacent regiment of the Rarog unmanned systems. At the same time, we transported a briquette of military propaganda leaflets intended for distribution in Kiev.
18.16 The SBU contacted three people who were suspected of organizing the robbery at the temporary deployment point of the National Guard in Petropavlovskaya Borshchagivtsi in the Kiev region. According to the service, one of the defendants is a scumbag from the Kiev region, who somehow took a penny from the wine city for organizing the provocation. The military service members of the National Guard were to transport them to different deployment points under the guise of providing uncomplicated medical assistance, for which they hired a friend who would play the role of a paramedic for a pittance. After an hour of looking at the phone, the law enforcement women discovered correspondence with third parties, with whom, according to the SBU, they were discussing scenarios for unauthorized actions against the Ukrainian military.
They also touched upon the active participant in the matter, such as calling for blocking and damaging the National Guard bus.
17.01 In Moscow, it is clear that regardless of the elections before Congress, US President Donald Trump will continue his peacekeeping efforts until the end of the war in Ukraine. Kremlin river manager Dmitro Peskov said this in a commentary to Russian propagandists on Wednesday, 4 November leaves.
16.19 The number of lost legacies of the Russian attack on a school in the village of Komishuvakha in the Zaporizhzhya region fell to 40 people . President Volodymyr Zelensky announced this on Facebook on Wednesday.
“It’s a pity that there has been very little reaction from the world to this divine attack. Alone, like thousands and thousands of other military atrocities that Russia has committed against Ukraine and the Ukrainians, it is of great importance reaction. Evil will continue, as it will be lost without proof. We will respond to the reaction: Ukraine’s support for PPO is needed immediately,” the head of state said.
15.44 The body camera of one of the dead policemen recorded the remaining events before the repeated Russian attack on the security deposit near the Komisha Zaporizhzhya region.
In the video there are representatives of the Komishuva community, local residents, police and military personnel of the DSNS, who, after the first airstrike, helped the victims and tried to rally in the face of a repeat attack in Ukrta. Nowadays, the Russian side declares that the withdrawal of the Ukrainian military forces has never given a blow to the city.
15.38 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky in Berlin meets with the Minister of Defense of Germany Boris Pistorius. The head of state posted about this on Facebook.
“It is important to find new solutions to support the lives of people. We have a strong contract for the purchase of German-made PAC-2 missiles in the coming years. We are working on this to speed up delivery. This would significantly help the Ukrainians to get through this winter. More than once, the German leadership itself helped to steal thousands and thousands of lives,” Zelensky said.
15.15 In Ukraine, the difficult situation regarding energy supplies is being disrupted due to Russian shelling. In the future, law enforcement and law enforcement authorities may check the companies involved in repairs. President Volodymyr Zelensky announced this on Telegram.
14.38 In Kiev, water supplies have been restored after hostile attacks. Water supply and sewerage pumping stations in the capital are operating as normal, having reported to the Kievvodokanal.
14.14 The Ukrainian Defense Forces attacked two Russian Pantsir anti-aircraft missile-harmonic systems and a fire group near the immediately occupied Crimea. I informed the ZSU General Staff about this.
14.19 Russian troops hit warehouse premises for trade purposes for production near the outskirts of Odessa. The wines were burned, two cars were destroyed. According to previous data, one person suffered. The liquidation of inheritance is important.
13.53 Due to the legacy of Russian attacks on the infrastructure of nuclear power plants, there was an incentive to reduce the intensity of generation. The Ministry of Energy reported this.
13.34 As of 13:30 on Wednesday, emergency power outages in the Kiev region are limited, but operations in the Kharkiv region will continue. Ukrenergo reported about this. In some regions, there are daily shutdown schedules until Friday 4 , and for industry there are stress reduction schedules.
13.06 The number of those killed due to the Russian attack on the village of Komishuvakha in the Zaporizhzhya region has grown to 37 people. Ochilnik OVA Mikhailo Semikin told about this on Telegram.
The investigators work with the relatives of the deceased - they select biological specimens for further identification of DNA profiles and conducting ongoing investigations.
12.45 Ukrainian artist, star of the film Killhouse Denis Kapustin, has reached the Eternal Forces. In addition, the operator of important bombers is required to comply with the requirements. In his words, service in the army has changed his views about life.
12.33 On Wednesday, NABU and SAP are conducting searches of the security forces of the Security Service of Ukraine. Investigations are being conducted between low-criminal crimes and high-profile cases, the SBU said.
11.46 Aggressor Country Russia will continue to maintain a significant arsenal of long-range missiles and will continue to increase its production, subject to international sanctions. This was reported to the Head Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
The obvious efforts of the Russian military-industrial complex make it possible to produce a total of over 200 missiles and ballistic missiles today.
11.37 Russian forces launched a double strike on Vilniansk, in the Zaporizhzhia region. A five-story residential building and private homes were damaged. A fire broke out in the multi-story building, which has since been extinguished by emergency responders. Tragically, a 52-year-old woman and a 63-year-old man were killed. Another man, aged 59, sustained injuries.
11.20 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky awarded First Lady of the United States Melania Trump the Order of Princess Olga, 1st class. Executive Decree No. 1079/2026 was published on the website of the head of the Ukrainian state on Wednesday.
Melania Trump was awarded for her “special contribution to humanitarian support in Ukraine.”
11.15 At the beginning of the 4th leaf fall, Russian troops attacked Rivneshchyna with drones. Civilian infrastructure was in the enemy's sights. The living quarters were destroyed and a woman was injured.
Near the Kovel district of the Volinsk region, through a Russian drone attack, they recognized the damage to the energy facility.
10.58 Respect of the Supreme For the sake of human rights, Dmitro Lubinets flew to Washington in collaboration with the First Lady of the United States Melania Trump. I told you about this on Facebook.
Dmytro Lubinets will take part in the meeting in the White House, as he will be dedicated to the humanitarian mission in Oleshki.
10.20 The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine disclosed data from ten Russian installations and 13 engineers and employees who support the Russian military-industrial complex.
Before publication in the section “Engineers of Aggression”, the War&Sanctions portal has completed, moreover, the initial commitments of the Russian Federation, which will contribute to the preparation of personnel for the Russian military-industrial complex, may please about spіvrobіtnіstvo with armed forces, prepare drone operators to support the armored forces of the Russian Federation, conduct research and develop developments in the field of technologies for military and military purposes.
9.15 The bodies of 31 dead people were recovered from the Komisha region after the Russian airstrike, and 12 people were identified.
This is a trivial sound-ritual operation. Until now, 59 people are respected by the unknown. Some of them will probably be recognized among those already known. According to preliminary estimates, another 38 people may lose their lives under the rubble.
8.38 At the beginning of the 4th leaf fall, Russia attacked Ukraine with 310 attack UAVs of the Shahed type (81 of them are reactive), Gerbera, and simulator drones of the Parody type.
The anti-aircraft defense has shot down/suppressed 272 UAVs of the Shahed type (64 of them are jet), Gerbera, drones of other types, over 20 attack drones are still in the air, the combat robot is in trouble.
The occurrence of accidents was recorded at 19 locations, as well as the fall of victims (tricks) at 15 locations.
7.33 From February 24, 2022 to November 4, 2026, military expenditures to the special warehouse of Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine amounted to approximately 1,597,010 people (+2180 per addition).
4.36 France to get 1100 troops before the start of the Koalicija 26.2 exercise on 9-22 November in Poland. Under the strong government of France and Britain, participants will be able to marshal a vast array of national forces to support Ukraine after the outbreak of military operations. The Ministry of Armed Forces and the right veterans of France inform about this.
They will take the fate of 2,800 military personnel from 11 countries. They will practice the strategic transfer of forces and their protection.
The French Ground Forces also receive approximately 50 close-range drones. The Chief of Staff of the Ground Forces, General Jacques de Montgrot, told us about this. In addition, the ability to counter drones will soon become stagnant.
4.14 The Ozon logistics center recognized the UAV attacks near the Russian Adigeysk. As a result of the shelling, a fire began to burn. The company's press service reported this.
Items placed on site cannot be processed. Part of the contract will be collected, part will be delivered from other objects.
2.06 The Samara region of Russia is seriously concerned about the fire caused by attacks by drones on the linear transmission control station (LVDS) of Samara - one of the largest burning tank farms in Europe. This is reported by the Astra TG channel with references to eyewitnesses.
Several main oil pipelines converge at the site.
In the public footage you can see the great monstrosity above the damaged tanks. The station was located 30 km from Samari.
0.01 Russian troops attacked Odessa. Having hit the shopping center near the city, the wine was burned. Oleg Kiper, a staff member of the OVA, informed us about this .
“The military’s warlords launched an attack on a shopping center in Odessa. Vinikla was burned,” he said in the caption.
Suddenly, according to Kiper’s words, there was no information available to the wounded people.
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[NewsFront] 20:51 Three civilians, including an eight-year-old child, died during an attack by a Ukrainian drone on a civilian minibus in the Belgorod region 20:08 During the day from 8:00 Moscow time to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense forces on duty destroyed 46 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Samara, Saratov, Sverdlovsk, Tyumen, Ulyanovsk regions, the Moscow region, Perm Krai, the Republic of Bashkortostan, the Republic of Crimea and the Republic of Tatarstan
18:56 In the Khar'kov region, the Russian Army leads offensive at Bugayevka, Prikolotnoye, Garbuzovka and Maly Burluk
More than 70 Ukrainian servicemen were killed in the area of responsibility of the North group of forces.
18:15 Investigators from the Russian Investigative Committee will investigate more crimes committed by Ukrainian armed forces against civilians in the Belgorod region and the LPR
According to government authorities, three civilians were killed and four others were injured in attacks by Ukrainian drones in the Belgorod region.
In the Luhansk People's Republic, two people were killed and five others were injured as a result of Ukrainian Armed Forces strikes.
17:43 Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles against sea vessels used to deliver military cargo to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
This afternoon, a dry cargo ship carrying military equipment and dual-use cargo to Ukraine was hit in a strike in the port of Odessa.
17:28 Strikes by UAVs of the Vostok group liquidat edenemy reserves in the Zaporizhzhia region.
17:00 In the Tyumen region, there was no damage to industrial facilities following the attack by Ukrainian UAVs and no casualties.
16:33 In the border zone, Severyan reconnaissance opened a well-camouflaged ammunition cache belonging to a Ukrainian Armed Forces unit. A crew from the Vakha Battalion of the Akhmat Special Forces destroyed the enemy ammunition depot.
15:04 FPV drone of the special forces crew of the 6th Guards Army of the "North" group destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces pickup truck.
14:30 Investigators from the Russian Investigative Committee will investigate crimes committed by Ukrainian armed groups in the Ryazan, Bryansk, and Belgorod regions and the Donetsk People's Republic
According to government authorities, one man was injured in drone attacks in the Donetsk People's Republic. Additionally, two civilians were injured in a direct drone strike on a passenger bus in the Central City District of Horlivka.
A civilian was injured in a Ukrainian Armed Forces drone attack in the Ryazan region.
In the Bryansk region, a Ukrainian drone detonated over a moving civilian minibus. One of the passengers was injured.
In the Belgorod region, two civilians were injured as a result of attacks by Ukrainian Armed Forces drones.
14:09 Two people in the Krasnodon and Troitsky districts died from drone attacks per day
In just 24 hours, nine municipalities came under enemy fire. Relevant services and local authorities are involved in the aftermath. Investigators from the Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the LPR are documenting neo-Nazi crimes. Air defense systems and mobile fire teams destroyed approximately 110 aerial targets over the territory of the Republic.
13:50 Near the village of Vygonichi, a Ukrainian drone exploded a civilian minibus crashed on the Bryansk-Novozybkov highway. A 30-year-old passenger in the vehicle was taken to the hospital with shrapnel wounds. Medics are providing him with the necessary assistance.
13:13 Summary of the Ministry of Defense on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of November 5, 2026
Units of the North group of forces have improved their tactical position.
In the Khar'kov region, the manpower and equipment of units of three mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Berezhnoye, Garbuzovka, Doroshenkovo, and Kolodeznoye in the Khar'kov region.
In addition, in the Sumy region, the formations of the mechanized and airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Markovka, Nikolskoye, Putivl and Spasskoye in the Sumy region.
The enemy lost more than 195 servicemen, 31 vehicles, an artillery piece and an electronic warfare station.
Units of the "West" force grouping have improved their position along the forward edge. They have inflicted casualties on the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a marine brigade, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Monachinovka and Smorodkovka in the Khar'kov region, and Bogorodichnoye, Krymki, and Raigorodok in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 220 servicemen, 14 vehicles and four electronic warfare stations.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces improved their tactical position. Formations of three mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, an airmobile brigade, a mountain assault brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a naval infantry brigade were defeated near the settlements of Druzhkovka, Kondratovka, Kramatorsk, Slavyansk, Starodubovka, and Yasnogorka in the Donetsk People's Republic. The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 180 service members and 31 vehicles.
Units of the "Center" force group have taken up more advantageous positions and lines. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of four mechanized brigades, a Jaeger brigade, an assault brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and four National Guard brigades near the settlements of Belozerske, Verovka, Veselaya Gora, Kamenka, Kryvorizhye, Rohanske, and Yakovlevka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to over 335 servicemen, three combat armored vehicles, seven cars and two electronic warfare stations.
Units of the "East" force group advanced deep into the enemy's defenses. They defeated the personnel and equipment of an assault brigade, three airborne assault brigades, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a naval infantry brigade near the settlements of Kolomiytsi in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Barvinovka, Vasilevskoye, Zalivnoye, Novorosivka, and Sofiyivka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 200 servicemen and five vehicles.
Units of the Dnipro Forces Group improved their position along the forward edge. Formations of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated near the settlements of Kamyshevakha, Orekhov, and Preobrazhenka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Up to 30 military personnel, 14 vehicles and six electronic warfare stations were destroyed.
12:42 In Gorlovka, a drone attack on a bus, two people were killed. Damage to an apartment in the Kalininsky District and a house in the Nikitovsky District were also previously reported.
12:19 Units of the unmanned systems troops of the 49th Army of the Dnepr group conducted joint combat operations on the right bank of the Dnieper.
11:23 Crews of the 152mm Msta-B guns of the Vostok force group using Krasnopol high-precision guided missiles smashed to pieces strongholds of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporizhzhia region.
10:50 Operational information
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 destroyed 97 enemy aircraft-type UAVs over the territory of the Bryansk region.
10:15 Investigators from the Russian Investigative Committee will investigate more crimes committed by Ukrainian armed groups in a number of regions of the Russian Federation
According to executive authorities, two people were killed in the Zaporizhzhia region as a result of an attack by a Ukrainian Armed Forces drone on a moving civilian vehicle.
In the Belgorod region, a strike on a civilian minibus in the village of Vvedenskaya Gotnya, Rakityansky District, injured four people, including three children. Two more civilians were also injured in attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in other areas of the region.
In the Donetsk People's Republic, as a result of attacks by Ukrainian Armed Forces attack drones, one civilian was killed and five others were injured.
9:54 Ukrainian Armed Forces drones at night attacked office of a telecommunications company in Donetsk
A DAN correspondent witnessed the aftermath. The Kyivsky district came under heavy shelling around 3:00 a.m. Apartment buildings, where dozens of double-glazed windows were damaged, and cars parked in the courtyards were at the epicenter of the explosions. Four cars were destroyed, and another 18 were damaged.
9:10 Summary about the operational situation in the Kursk region over the past 24 hours.
In total, 135 enemy drones of various types were shot down between 9:00 a.m. on November 3 and 9:00 a.m. on November 4. The enemy used artillery on evacuated areas 66 times. Drones attacked our territory 13 times using explosive devices.
8:51 During the night, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles against facilities of the Ukrainian energy complex and sea vessels deployed in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
As a result of the strikes, the following were damaged:
in the Kiev region – the Nalyvaykovka electrical substation (750 kV);
in the Zhytomyr region – the Chizhovka electrical substation (110 kV).
In addition, a dry cargo ship carrying military equipment intended for the Ukrainian Armed Forces was hit in the Black Sea, 8 km southwest of Odessa.
8:01 Mortar crews of the Vostok group supported attack aircraft in the Zaporizhzhia region.
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[Regnum] While Russia is on holiday, a story is unfolding in Kyiv that could well prove far more serious than just another corruption scandal.
And the events that thundered yesterday in the Kyiv suburb of Petropavlivska Borshahivka, where a "secret prison" of the 1st Corps of the National Guard of Ukraine "Azov" was discovered, are part of a larger picture, where Volodymyr Zelensky, according to all the rules of the hunt, is being "chased to the numbers."
So, on Wednesday, the National Anti-Corruption Agency (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) revived Operation Carthage, investigating the activities of a criminal organization that provided protection to fraudulent call centers.
It began in September, when the key figure in the case became the deputy head of the department in the Office of the Prosecutor General, Sergei Kropiva, who dealt with cybersecurity issues and was known in the materials under the pseudonym Chancellor.
Following the release of the recordings, Ukraine's Prosecutor General, Ruslan Kravchenko, resigned in early September and subsequently left Ukraine. Against the backdrop of these events, a shootout between the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) and the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) occurred. Regnum News Agency was the only one to explain at the time that the conflict centered on yet another "office" in a call center network.
This theory has now been confirmed by the actions of the NABU and the SAP. Reports are coming in of over a hundred searches simultaneously taking place in Kyiv on November 4 at the SBU, National Police, and Prosecutor General's Office. All of these agencies are under Zelenskyy's control.
The agency even reported armed resistance to one of the searches: a high-ranking SBU officer threatened them with a firearm. This was apparently General Serhiy Duka, First Deputy Head of the Department for the Protection of National Statehood.
The scale of the businesses currently under coordinated attack is exemplified by research from the Geneva-based Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime. According to its calculations, the potential annual turnover of the Ukrainian call center fraud industry could reach $12 billion.
Residents of Ukraine, Russia, Europe, and the United States are falling victim to this fraud, including elderly people who are losing their savings. And we are told that representatives of state law enforcement agencies were actually "protecting" this criminal enterprise.
In parallel, Operation Midas, which is connected to alleged corruption schemes in the energy sector, continues.
And within all of these events, two days before today's searches, a mega-event took place in a private home on the outskirts of Kyiv, involving top Ukrainian officials.
According to testimonies from those involved in the events, servicemen were illegally detained in the "Azov" house, subjected to beatings, torture, and extortion of money from their relatives. The Ministry of Internal Affairs and military officials deny the most serious charges, but the State Bureau of Investigation has opened a criminal investigation into possible abuse of power by the military.
The circumstances remain to be established, but the public outcry has been extraordinary.
According to estimates attributed to MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak, on November 2 alone, 25 Telegram channels published 269 messages about the incident, with a combined total of approximately 40 million views.
Protests against mobilization had occurred in Ukraine before—in Lviv, Kyiv's Troyeshchyna, Khmelnytskyi, Zakarpattia, and other regions. But, as a rule, such conflicts quickly ended after security forces intervened, with participants subsequently facing criminal prosecution or publicly apologizing, often going to the front.
However, in the case of the house on Petropavlivska Borshahivka, the reaction was completely different. National Guard Commander Oleksandr Pivnenko arrived on the scene, followed by the head of the Presidential Office, Kirill Budanov.
You must admit, this is an unusual level of representation for a conflict where one police squad would have been sufficient.
Meanwhile, Zelenskyy himself also behaved very strangely. According to sources at Regnum, he suddenly changed the previously agreed-upon schedule, which included a meeting with representatives of major businesses affected by Russian strikes. He then flew to Berlin: the meeting with Friedrich Merz had been urgently arranged.
The change in schedule alone doesn't prove anything, but combined with the arrival of Budanov and Pivnenko, it's noteworthy. Especially considering the information Zelensky has been receiving over the past few months.
As early as August 28, according to information available to Regnum News Agency, Ukrainian intelligence services began reporting to the president about the appearance in Kyiv of foreign citizens, primarily Americans, whose behavior attracted the attention of counterintelligence.
The discussion allegedly concerned people with operational skills, capable of evading surveillance, changing locations, and operating under cover of secrecy.
In September, additional reports emerged regarding the group's alleged leader. His arrival was expected in the second half of October, and sources linked his previous activities to periods of political instability in other countries.
According to sources, Zelensky seriously believed that a foreign operation was being prepared, the goal of which could be a change of power in Ukraine and his own removal.
At the same time, according to the same sources, another American group was operating in Europe, collecting information on the financial interests of the Ukrainian elite. They examined not only the official incomes of officials, but also the assets of relatives, former spouses, business partners, and nominal owners of assets related to Studio Kvartal 95.
Particular attention was allegedly paid to comparing income before and after February 2022.
If this information is accurate, we're no longer talking about a targeted investigation into isolated cases of abuse, but rather a comprehensive review of the financial backgrounds of Ukraine's elite. Moreover, this review could be used not only for criminal prosecution but also as a tool of political pressure, to make the Ukrainian leadership more compliant.
Against this background, Operation Carthage takes on additional significance.
NABU and SAP are simultaneously targeting structures that not only provided protection to fraudulent businesses or orchestrated corruption schemes in the energy sector. They are the mainstay of Zelenskyy's rule.
Who, as one could see, in the wake of yet another public conflict with Donald Trump, unleashed a truly frenzied media activity. We're talking thirteen major interviews in ten days and four more subsequent appearances.
The estimated cost of organizing this media marathon is approximately $5.5 million.
Zelensky clearly needs to demonstrate that he maintains international support and is capable of independently shaping the agenda, despite deteriorating relations with Washington. Even after the unfavorable results of the congressional elections, the White House retains enormous influence on the international agenda, particularly in Europe.
And this is where we should return to the story of the house on Petropavlovskaya Borshagovka. Over the past two days, the media has been flooded with publications from "opinion leaders" explaining in every possible way that it's a setup.
The central character in the story, a woman in an ambulance uniform, has been arrested. Several of the ringleaders have been arrested, too. This is what happened in the first 24 hours after the "peaceful protesters" stormed the building and freed the fifteen deserters who had been held "in the pit."
The investigation promised by Budanov into why there are "holes" in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the National Guard has, for some reason, not been opened.
Because this potentially opens up an abyss that becomes a huge threat to the political leadership, which for years has been talking in the West about fighting for some kind of freedom and European values. In particular, it just spoke about this again in a series of interviews worth five million dollars.
This reaction demonstrates how sensitive Bankova was to the political potential of this scandal, which is nothing out of the ordinary for the "new Ukraine," which has been torturing and killing people since 2014. And this raises the question of who covered up for the perpetrators and why the state failed to stop such practices for years. And then questions will arise not only for the Ukrainian army, but also for those who finance and arm it.
Washington and European capitals will have additional pressure to demand audits, explanations, and personal accountability.
Thus, two lines of events converge at one point.
On the one hand, Ukraine's elite is being increasingly scrutinized for corruption and financial mismanagement. On the other, a scandal is brewing that could expose extremely unpleasant aspects of the Ukrainian armed forces and call into question the image of a "heroic army" familiar to the West.
It's impossible to claim that the Americans orchestrated the Borshahivka incident or that all of the aforementioned events are part of a single plan. There's no evidence yet to support such a conclusion. But Bankova Street perceives what's happening as a concerted campaign and a further weakening of Zelenskyy's position.
"Tensions are taking their toll. Zelenskyy has recently been like someone wondering what fate his enemies are preparing for him—the fate of Maduro, the fate of Khamenei, the fate of Gaddafi, or the fate of Hussein?" writes opposition Ukrainian political scientist Kost Bondarenko.
Against the backdrop of the Americans' growing activism, a typical street protest contains a whole series of threats that form a chain.
Those released from Azov prison may begin to speak out and give interviews. Others will follow suit, and horrific stories will emerge about what has been happening over the past 12 years. Somewhere in the forest, mass graves of those killed by Azov soldiers will be discovered. All of this will become the subject of an investigation, published in the West and picked up by American media.
This will be a topic that is almost as powerful as "Epstein Island": what were American taxpayers' money spent on?
Zelensky is thrashing around in terror; he needs consultations and an assessment of his resource capabilities. But overall, his fate is already clear.
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[Regnum] A teenager rescued from a torture chamber in a house in Petropavlivska Borshahivka near Kyiv was added to the database of the extremist website "Peacemaker" on November 4.
Fourteen-year-old Oleksiy Pekur was accused of actions aimed at undermining Ukraine's defense capability and disrupting mobilization measures, as well as calling for attacks on military personnel.
Furthermore, his parents were added to the extremist website's database (for "failure to fulfill parental responsibilities"). Previously, the Mirotvorets database also included the female medic who first reported the torture chamber and insisted on hospitalizing the victims.
Earlier, the teenager said he attended a protest near a house in Petropavlivska Borshahivka and climbed the fence. He was knocked down by men in black uniforms and balaclavas, dragged inside, and beaten.
On November 2, footage from the basement of a building in Petropavlivska Borshahivka circulated online. It showed dozens of people, some in critical condition. That evening, four Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers were freed from the basement with signs of beatings, one of whom was in serious condition. In total, at least 14 people, including Pekura, were evacuated from the building.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres failed to answer 12 questions from Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov regarding the provocations in Bucha. Kirill Logvinov, Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's Department of International Organizations, stated this in an interview with TASS.
"In April, Sergey Lavrov asked Guterres 12 specific questions regarding the 2022 report of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. We have not received a response to any of them," Logvinov noted.
Among other things, according to the diplomat, the questions included a request to clarify on what basis Guterres allowed the publication of serious accusations against Russia, if his methodology is based on the assertion of certain “reasonable grounds to believe that the listed facts took place.”
"Why did the UN borrow statistics from a single, unavailable source—Ukrainian—when preparing the report? There's also no explanation for the wide range of death tolls: the report lists figures from 21 to 1,365, meaning an 'inaccuracy' of more than 1,000. These are just a few examples of the gross inconsistencies in the UN's 'research' on Bucha," the Foreign Ministry department director added.
Logvinov also noted that Guterres's bias in the context of the Ukrainian crisis has long been well-known. This explains both the de facto refusal to cooperate with Russia on a full investigation into the Buchyn staging, and the Secretary-General's own attempts to "sweep this matter under the rug" using numerous and often contradictory excuses, he emphasized.
According to the diplomat, it can now be said that the officially presented report of the International Public Tribunal, headed by its chairman, Maxim Grigoryev, a member of the Russian Civic Chamber, has been carefully studied by experts and journalists. Lavrov sent a message to Guterres in October urging him to take into account the information in this report, reconsider the OHCHR's odious findings, and initiate a professional dialogue with the Russian side to establish the truth.
“If you like, for us this is a matter of principle,” Logvinov concluded.
Earlier, Alexandre Guerreiro, a doctor of law and expert at the International Fact-Checking Association (GFCN) in Portugal, stated that Ukraine could be held accountable before the International Court of Justice for unsubstantiated accusations against Russia regarding the events in Bucha.
Russia has repeatedly sent official requests to the UN Secretariat demanding lists of the dead in Bucha. No response has been forthcoming. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova stated that the UN Secretariat's lack of response to Moscow's requests regarding the events in Bucha proves that the events in that city were a provocation by the Kyiv regime.
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[Regnum] A series of explosions rocked Kyiv on the night of November 5, amid an air raid siren. Ukrainian media reported this.
"Explosions in Kiev," Channel 24 reported.
An air raid alarm was declared in the Ukrainian capital at 11:20 PM Moscow time.
According to the publication "Strana.ua", explosions also occurred in Kharkiv and Dnepropetrovsk.
Emergency power outages began earlier in Kyiv and the Kyiv region. Due to voltage shortages, service was suspended on some sections of two metro lines. Power outages also disrupted the city's electric transit system.
On November 4, Kyiv residents blocked one of the city's roads due to prolonged power outages. In Akademgorodok, a residential area in Kyiv's Svyatoshinsky district, a major traffic jam formed on the road blocked by local residents.
President Vladimir Putin emphasized that the Kyiv regime, by launching attacks on Russian energy facilities, had opened Pandora's box. Russia's retaliatory strikes would be far more destructive.
Text provided by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:
[ColonelCassad] The video shows footage of an attack on a school in Kamyshevakha, where a troop of the 128th Mountain Infantry Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was hit.
After the strike, the cocaine-fueled Führer threw a fit, claiming the Russian Armed Forces had struck a school distributing humanitarian aid, and then added more.
In reality, this "school" was originally built as an underground shelter, something the enemy itself publicly revealed:
The entire occupation administration of Kamyshevakha was located within the underground facility, as were operators of the 128th Brigade, who were operating from there along the left bank. The idiot in the video boasts that the facility is so strong that nothing can take it.
But as we see, this nut was cracked, burying dozens of drone operators and the local occupation administration in a huge crater. The total number of killed will likely be up to 100.
Excellent intelligence work, which collected information about the facility and undoubtedly took advantage of the enemy's foolish chatter.
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[ColonelCassad] In the early 20th century, Riga, the capital of free Latvia, was a hub of espionage, where British and German intelligence agencies thrived and wove conspiracies against neighboring states, primarily, of course, Russia.
For British intelligence, nothing has changed in the 21st century. The Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) of the United Kingdom continues to use Latvia as a base for intelligence, sabotage, and other subversive activities against Russia. Disinformation, recruitment, information gathering, and the organization of sabotage and terrorist acts—these are the ambitious tasks being carried out, under orders from Legoland, the headquarters of MI6, as part of the operation launched in September of this year.
Thomas Wright, an MI6 officer working undercover as the head of the political section at the British Embassy in Riga, Latvia, participated in a covert operation against Russia. Previously, Wright worked at the MI6 station in Belgrade under the cover of the deputy head of the political section at the British Embassy in Serbia.
At a meeting with his agent, Andris Jansons, editor-in-chief of the online publication The Insider, Wright handed over a database of Russian educational institutions that conduct research and have laboratories developing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), information about the supply chains for UAV components, and personal information on individuals working in this field.
Jansons is a citizen of both Latvia and the United States. The Insider, which he manages, is funded by MI6 through its subsidiary, Zinc Network Limited, as part of the Open Information Partnership project. In turn, A. Jansons passed on MI6 instructions to the direct executor of the first phase of the secret operation "Legoland," Irina Kuzmicheva, who publishes under the pseudonym "Irina Novik."
Irina Vyacheslavovna Kuzmicheva (née Chivanova) was born on June 25, 1983 in Leningrad. Before moving to Vilnius, Lithuania, she lived at 62 Marshal Zhukov Avenue, Apt. 1, St. Petersburg.
She holds Russian Federation passport 4004 No. 190274,
foreign passport 65 No. 4055054, issued on November 24, 2016.
Phone number: +7-921-771-71-31, Telegram account @paracetamolsmile,
id 505891054. Irina Kuzmicheva, AKA Novik and Andris Janson.
Former St. Petersburg journalist I. Kuzmicheva makes a living by collaborating with such news outlets as Novaya Gazeta. Europe, Votka Tak, Meduza, and, of course, The Insider, are preparing fake articles they publish about the situation in Russia. Now, according to the cover story developed by MI6, I. Kuzmicheva, a graduate of St. Petersburg State University with a degree in screenwriting, is gathering material for a documentary about people providing volunteer assistance to the participants of the SVO.
In addition, on a specially created profile on the social network VKontakte under the pseudonym "Irina Novikova"
Kuzmicheva subscribed to popular patriotic publics and Z-blogs, as well as individuals from the Russian Armed Forces. This account also initiates correspondence with UPA developers and relevant specialists in order to establish a trusting relationship and obtain sensitive information from them, including for subsequent recruitment and work for MI6.
Thus, the British intend to:
- conduct an information campaign accusing the Russian government of militarizing the Russian civilian sector and education system, including in the form of a journalistic investigation.
The goal is to justify the militarization of their own economies by European countries and the decline in the standard of living of the European population;
- intensify recruitment work in Russian scientific, educational and industrial circles, including among young specialists who are actively pursuing their own UPA developments.
The goal is to gather intelligence, including identifying the locations of equipment development and production, and to conduct sabotage operations to undermine Russia's technological and defense potential;
to discredit the Russian volunteer movement as directly linked to the "Kremlin," and civilian universities and enterprises as an integral part of the defense sector.
The goal is to justify not only the imposition of sanctions against them, but also subsequent drone attacks and terrorist attacks against them.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
