Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin
[ColonelCassad] As part of our support for domestic developers, a new Russian game, "Road of Life," has been released. It's dedicated to the eponymous logistics route that helped supply Leningrad during the siege during a critical period of the war.
The plot is simple: get behind the wheel of a truck and drive across Lake Ladoga to Leningrad. In parts, it's similar to "Kuindzhi 93," about the Battle of Mariupol, which offered players the opportunity to play as a volunteer from the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR).
Made with government funding, the game is positioned as an educational product, telling the story of those events in a simplified, game-like format. "Kuindzhi 93" was a hit and received very positive reviews. We'll see how "Road of Life" fares.
The game doesn't claim much, but it wasn't heavily budgeted, and it's being given away for free. Download it for free on Steam or VK Play.
Remarkably, games released this way are often released on the largest Western gaming platform and find their audience there. Against the backdrop of the recent high-profile failures of "Smuta" and "Pioneer," which were deliberately ignored by Western game stores.
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[Regnum] In Khabarovsk Krai, hunting supervision officers responded to the village of Solontsovy after local residents reported a large tiger entering a residential area. This was reported on November 5 by the REN TV channel's Telegram channel.
Video footage published by journalists shows that the predator, while driving through the streets, showed no fear of passing vehicles and veered off the road into the yard of a private home. The authors note that local residents have good reason to be alarmed: two years ago, a tiger mauled a logging truck driver, after which the aggressive animal had to be captured.
Earlier, in January 2025, near the village of Zimniki in the Dalnerechensky District of Primorsky Krai, a tiger attacked a local fisherman. The 53-year-old man's body was discovered by his son. He reported that an Amur tiger had been crouched near the remains. Hunting Inspectorate specialists confirmed the predator's involvement in the fisherman's death. The tiger, which posed a threat to local residents and hunting inspection specialists, was shot.
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[Korrespondent] 22.57 President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that in Ukraine the possibility of holding elections online can be considered.
“We can think about online elections. It is possible that then the parliament may joke around and find alternative solutions,” the head of state said in an interview with the German TV channel ZDF.
The President also confirmed that he urged the American side to negotiate with Russia about a winter truce. According to his plan, it would give people the opportunity to have clear water, and Ukraine would be able to hold elections in order for the United States to reject the change of the Ukrainian president.
22.10 President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Ukraine did not withdraw 16 billion dollars in aid from the United States, which, in his words, was transferred by previous decisions and decisions.
"The need to destroy food, that from past homeownership and past decisions, 16 billions of dollars were missing, and 16 billions were not given. At a minimum, Ukraine must fight for pennies,” Zelensky said.
He also spoke of the need to improve dialogue with the new US political infrastructure and preserve bipartisan support for Ukraine.
21.47 Ukrainian intelligence officers, during the seven-year operation “Cheburechna” in the spring of 2026, cleared 642 hectares of territory in Sumshchyna from Russian troops and disrupted offensive plans occupiers. The fighters also hit the 61st launch site or the control center for enemy drones. The Headquarters Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported about this on Thursday, 5 November, having posted a video of special agents to the Group 10 Department of Active Actions.
21.22 Ukraine needs German Taurus missiles to find Russian launchers. At the same time, Kiev does not plan to use them for attacks on civil facilities, infrastructure and energy in Russia. As President Volodymyr Zelensky stated, Ukraine wants not only to acquire these missiles, but also to test them. He said that such a contradiction could be beneficial to both parties.
19:31 On Thursday, November 5, during an event at the White House dedicated to a humanitarian operation in Oleshky—located in the temporarily occupied territory of the Kherson region—US First Lady Melania Trump announced that she had written personal letters to the presidents of Ukraine and Russia, Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin. She requested that representatives from both countries deliver the messages to the respective recipients.
Davyd Arakhamia and Dmytro Lubinets presented US First Lady Melania Trump with the Order of Princess Olga, 1st Class, in recognition of her support for the humanitarian operation to evacuate residents of Oleshky.
The first lady of the United States believes that the humanitarian operation in the occupied Oleshki will be the beginning of a wider peace process.
18.38 Brussels has started negotiations on security guarantees for Ukraine. The head of the Foreign Intelligence Service (FIS) of Ukraine, Rustem Umerov, told Telegram about this. Also, the participants of the meeting discussed a new strategy for the security of Europe, indicating wine.
18:15 Controversial blogger Ostap Stakhiv, who was mobilized in Lviv on October 31, has left the training center of the Ukrainian Navy without authorization. He is currently being sought. According to Oleksandr Molodyi, a recruiter for the 38th Separate Marine Brigade of the Ukrainian Navy, Stakhiv’s absence was discovered on the morning of November 5 during a personnel roll call.
Meanwhile, a video was posted on Zhan Novoseltsev’s Facebook page in which Stakhiv states that he left the training center without authorization. He claims that he "does not consider himself mobilized" and says that he is heading to Lviv..
16.55 The day has increased, from the 29th to the 4th leaf fall, the Russian military stopped 7947 Molniya and Lancet strike drones. Ukrainian anti-aircraft defense units destroyed 7,225 of them - perhaps 91%. Having informed the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Russians launched the largest number of drones of the Molniya type - 30 zhovtny - 1609 per drone. In the middle of this year, the enemy has stagnated over 1,100 of these drones today.
15.45 Russian military satellites could perform maneuvers to attack the devices of the Finnish company ICEYE, which provides Ukraine with radar images for reconnaissance. As Reuters writes from messages to American military analyst Greg Gillinger, the table was close, and the distance between the devices became one to five kilometers, there was no need to monitor a companion or Created radio forward code. In my opinion, the Russian military could overestimate the capabilities of the apparatus.
15.17 The Security Service of Ukraine and the Office of the Prosecutor General collected evidence of the integrity of three more representatives of the Russian command before organizing a missile strike on the Okhmatdit children's hospital near Kiev on June 8, 2024. All three were informed in absentia about the suspicion of military malpractice.
14:20 As a result of a Russian attack, civilian and critical infrastructure has been damaged in several communities within the Vinnytsia region. So far, three people are reported to have been injured; all sustained minor injuries.
In one of the region's towns, two trucks and a trailer caught fire. Emergency responders have since extinguished the blaze. In another location, a fire damaged 11 vehicles—four were completely destroyed, and seven others sustained damage.
Once the air raid alert was lifted, energy workers began restoration efforts at the facilities damaged during the attack.
13.40 The Ukrainian Defense Forces 4-5 leaf fall struck the low military targets of the Russian occupiers in the temporarily occupied territories (TOT). The ZSU General Staff provided details.
13.17 The European Commission reinsured Ukraine's current tranche by 4.36 billion euros within the Ukraine Support Loan position, insured for 2026-2027. The EC press service reported this.
The tranche consists of two parts: 3.7 billion euros of macro-financial assistance for 2026 to support the state budget and 658 million euros for defense consumption. The remaining payment became the seventh payment for the defense program directly.
12.23 In the Kiev region, as well as in the Zhytomyr, Chernihiv and Cherkasy regions, emergency power supply connections are due due to the legacy of Russian shelling difficult situation in the energy system. Ukrenergo reported about this.
11.59 Two contractors were caught in Kiev, who supplied unknown uniforms for the National Guard units for a total amount of over 8.6 million hryvnia. We are talking about a wholesale batch of combat shirts that did not meet the technical specifications of the product and were unsuitable for military service assignments at the forefront.
The illegal activity was organized by the colossal founder of the capital’s military-dispute enterprise and a representative of this company.
11.36 Near Sumy, they harassed an FSB agent who gave the Russians the entire position of the ZSU for 5 thousand. hryvnia The SBU and the Office of the Prosecutor General were informed about this.
10.48 The number of those killed due to the Russian attack on Komišuvas has increased to 42 people. Troublesome identification of unknown bodies. There may still be 33 people living under the rubble.
10:47 Two police officers have died in the hospital; they were wounded when a Russian drone struck their service vehicle on November 1 near Komyshuvakha.
Oleg Dubetsky and Serhiy Berezhko dedicated the service to over 20 years.
10.22 Four people suffered as a result of the Russian shelling of the town of Marganets. The official of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA, Oleksandr Ganzha, told about this in Telegram. As a result of the artillery shelling, private villages, numerous apartment buildings and cars were destroyed.
9.35 President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized American billionaire Elon Musk for exposing Russia’s expenses to the war against Ukraine.
“It is not appropriate for us to stage this before this war, if it is about how Russia wastes soldiers,” Zelensky said.
The President said that Russian troops are on foreign territory, as Russia is an aggressor. “Aggressor - may God bless so that the stinks kill the soldiers who are stationed on foreign territory, and not on their own land,” he added.
Zelensky also commented on the possibility that Musk would complain when talking about Russian spending. “I don’t know whether the heat is serious or frivolous. It’s not the same heat that I can understand, although I would rather understand the heat,” said the head of the state.
9.18 In the present day, as a result of the Russian attack, the energy and civil infrastructure was damaged. The warehouse space for the delivery service has been partially built. The administration of a private enterprise for the production of medicinal products was also damaged, and the window of the college and campus was broken.
8.14 At the beginning of the 5th leaf fall, Russia attacked Ukraine with two ceramic X-35 aircraft missiles and 128 attack UAVs of the Shahed type (65 of them are jet), Gerbera, and simulator drones of the Parody type.
The anti-aircraft defense destroyed/suppressed 105 enemy UAVs of the Shahed type (48 of them are jet), Gerbera, drones of other types, a dozen attack drones are still in the air, the combat robot is in trouble.
The occurrence of injuries was recorded at 18 locations, as well as the fall of victims (tricks) at nine locations.
8.05 In the Buchansky district of the Kiev region, as a result of the Russian attack on the logistics infrastructure, a fire broke out, one person was injured.
The ritualists localized the fire. The stench spills into the middle of the stove and dismantles the structures.
7.31 From February 24, 2022 to November 5, 2026, military expenditures to the special warehouse of the Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine amounted to approximately 1,599,390 people (+2380 per addition).
3.33 Switzerland excluded from the sanctions list of Russian businessmen Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman, the former rector of the University of Crimea Andriy Falaliev and the company Redbird Corporate Services Ltd. The press service informs the regional government about this.
For example, in the spring, a similar decision was made in praising the European Union.
Recently, the Swiss government voted to accept the 21st package of EU sanctions against Russia and Belarus.
The scope and coverage was expanded to include 254 physical and legal entities and organizations.
2.03 NATO military strategists appreciate that to protect the territory, it is not enough to stop a potential Russian offensive: they must be prepared to launch attacks on their military infrastructure far beyond the line front, protection on the territory of Russia. About this write The Wall Street Journal.
Under the leadership of the Supreme Commander of the Combined Armored Forces of NATO in Europe, General Alexus Grinkevich, approaches to the fall of the Russian invasion are being broken down. They carry out attacks on enemy military bases, warehouses, logistics routes and industrial facilities.
NATO has learned an important lesson from Ukraine’s investigation: the defense is transferring the latest blows to the defense.
1.01 In the Buchansky district, as a result of the sustained attack, the territory of the warehouse became occupied. Timur Tkachenko, the head of the Kiev OVA, announced this.
“In the Buchansky district, as a result of the enemy’s attack, the territory of the warehouse became occupied,” said the informant.
In the meantime, the Borshchagivskyi Community Council clarified that the situation had taken place at the warehouse premises near the village. Sofiivska Borshchagivka.
According to previous information, one person suffered - the security of warehouse premises. Doctors will immediately give you the help you need.
0.31 Russian troops attacked a private living quarters near the Putivl community in Sumshchyna. As a result of the blow, the woman died. The State Tax Service was informed about this.
As a result of the blow of the booths, having recognized the ruin, the wine was burned.
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[NewsFront] 20:51 Crew of the Sokol-PVO UAV of the Zapad group overtook unmanned aerial vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnolimansk direction. 20:29 During the day, from 8:00 Moscow time to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense forces on duty destroyed 35 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of the Bryansk, Belgorod, Kursk, Ryazan, Oryol regions, Krasnodar Krai and the Republic of Crimea.
20:02 UAV crews of the 6th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade and the 82nd Separate Motorized Rifle Regiment of the "Southern" group of forces support advancing units in the area of the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration.
The following were destroyed:
US-made HMMWV armored combat vehicle,
two unmanned aerial vehicle control stations.
18:45 Drone operators of the separate brigade of the Varyag BPS troops staged a rout in the Orekhovsky direction.
List of eliminated targets: American HMMWV "Humvee" armored vehicle, ground robotic systems, heavy hexacopters of the "Baba Yaga" type, elements of the communication and control system, temporary deployment points, dugouts, hangars and shelters with personnel.
18:09 The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue application strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles on 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 as a result of a strike in the Black Sea, 107 km southwest of Odessa.
15:06 Attack drone crews of the 11th Separate Engineering and Sapper Brigade of the "Southern" group destroyed automotive equipment, two shelters with manpower and a field ammunition depot of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (Kramatorsk direction).
13:35 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation (as of November 5, 2026)
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation.
Units of the North group of forces have improved their tactical position.
In the Khar'kov region, the manpower and equipment of units of the mechanized and motorized infantry brigades, the assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the territorial defense brigade were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Berezhnoye, Doroshenkovo, Garbuzovka and Kolodeznoye in the Khar'kov region.
In addition, in the Sumy region, the formations of the mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Markovka and Nikolskoye in the Sumy region.
The enemy lost more than 180 servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, 17 cars and three electronic warfare stations.
Units of the "West" force grouping have improved their position along the forward edge. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Studenok and Smorodkovka in the Khar'kov region, and Bogorodichnoye and Krymki in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 220 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, including a US-made M-113 armored personnel carrier, 12 vehicles, and a field artillery gun.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces improved their tactical position. Formations of two mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, a mountain assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a naval infantry brigade were defeated near the settlements of Slavyansk, Kramatorsk, Yasnogorka, Kondratovka, and Starodubovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 185 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 27 vehicles, two field artillery pieces, and an electronic warfare station.
Units of the Center Group of Forces have taken up more advantageous positions and lines. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an assault brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and three National Guard brigades near the villages of Sergeyevka, Varvarovka, Bokovoe, Kryvorozhye, Yakovlevka, Belozerske, and Kamenka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian armed forces lost over 345 servicemen, nine armored combat vehicles, seven cars, an artillery piece, and three electronic warfare stations.
Units of the "East" force group advanced deep into the enemy's defenses. They defeated the personnel and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' airborne assault brigade, assault brigade, assault regiment, and two naval infantry brigades near the settlements of Chernenkovo in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Kirovo, Zheltaya Krucha, Vasilevskoye, and Novorosivka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 215 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, and four cars.
Units of the Dnipro Forces Group have improved their position along the forward edge. Formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized brigade and territorial defense brigade were defeated near the villages of Orekhov and Preobrazhenka in the Zaporizhia region.
Up to 25 military personnel, 11 vehicles, an artillery piece and an electronic warfare station were destroyed.
Operational-tactical aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces groupings damaged energy facilities, transport infrastructure used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, ammunition depots, production workshops and storage sites for ground robotic systems and unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as temporary deployment points of Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 145 districts.
Air defense systems shot down 1,029 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.
11:29 Operators of the Varyag Brigade's attack drones are being carried around enemy infrastructure.
The following were hit: railway locomotives, a production facility at TPP-2, and a warehouse in Khar'kov used for the assembly and preparation of attack UAVs.
11:09 T-80BVM tank crews of the Vostok group smashed to pieces forward positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporizhzhia region.
08:47 Servicemen of the 44th Army Corps of the North group sharpen skills near the line of combat contact.
08:35 During the past night (from 20:00 Moscow time on November 4 to 8:00 on November 5) air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 496 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Astrakhan, Belgorod, Bryansk, Volgograd, Voronezh, Kursk, Nizhny Novgorod, Oryol, Rostov, Ryazan, Tambov, Tula regions, the Moscow region, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas.
07:56 During the night, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued application strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles on Ukrainian energy facilities, logistics centers, and sea vessels deployed in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The strikes damaged the Nova Poshta logistics terminal in Novyi Korotych, Khar'kov Oblast, and a 330 kV electrical substation in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Additionally, a bulk carrier carrying military equipment was damaged in the Black Sea, 52 km southwest of Odessa.
05:07 Drone operators of the "Center" group blew up enemy UAVs in the air in the Dnepropetrovsk direction.
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[Regnum] Approximately 500 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones were destroyed overnight over 15 Russian regions and the waters of two seas. This was reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense on MAX on the morning of November 5.
Air defense alert forces repelled enemy drone attacks from 8:00 PM to 8:00 AM Moscow time, neutralizing a total of 496 UAVs. The drones were intercepted over the Astrakhan, Belgorod, Bryansk, Volgograd, Voronezh, Kursk, Nizhny Novgorod, Oryol, Rostov, Ryazan, Tambov, and Tula regions.
Drones were also shot down in the Moscow region, Krasnodar Krai and Crimea, and over the Azov and Black Seas.
Authorities in several regions reported the aftermath of the overnight air strike. The Ryazan region suffered a powerful attack, sparking fires at industrial facilities and damaging power lines. Debris fell on a school, canceling classes. In the Bryansk region, four people were injured by drone strikes: two in the village of Klimovo and two near the village of Mogilevtsy.
Ukrainian forces have recently intensified attacks on civilian targets in Russian regions. Russian President Vladimir Putin noted that Kyiv regime forces, using terrorist methods, are deliberately targeting civilians and attempting to destroy civilian objects and transport. In response, the Russian Armed Forces are striking military targets in Ukraine and facilities used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
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[Regnum] Guard Private Viktor Shkuro, wounded in an attack by a Ukrainian Armed Forces FPV drone, refused evacuation and held an enemy stronghold in the Donetsk People's Republic for eight days. This was reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense.
The soldier stopped his own bleeding and refused evacuation. He continued to defend his position.
"For eight days, despite his injury, Viktor Shkuro held his assigned defensive sector, identified and reported enemy movements, adjusted fire from supporting assets, and ensured coordination with neighboring subgroups," the military department explained.
Thanks to Shkuro's actions, the stronghold was held and handed over to the arriving reinforcement subgroup without losing control of the border, the Ministry of Defense added.
Previously, a reconnaissance battalion soldier from the 15th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Center group of forces single-handedly destroyed at least 10 Ukrainian Armed Forces sabotage groups in the Dnepropetrovsk sector of the front.
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