🔥 "ATESH" agents carried out sabotage, disrupted the work of the FSB Department in the Bryansk region. At night, a power transformer supplying the central control building was set on fire.
🔥 "ATESH" destroyed a Russian communications vehicle at an airfield in Rostov-on-Don
🔥 ATESH work in Kursk. A relay cabinet on a local communications tower was completely burned.
⚡️ Ukraine war latest live: HUR releases combat footage from Pokrovsk, ‘fierce battles’ ongoing. “Fierce battles are taking place with the Russian occupiers,” HUR said. kyivindependent.com/ukraine-wa…
🐦🔗: nitter.oksocial.net/KyivIndepe…
[2025/11/04 12:01]
Ukraine war latest live: HUR releases combat footage from Pokrovsk, 'fierce battles' ongoing
Hello, this is Chris York from a cloudy fall day in Kyiv on day 1,350 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today's top story so far: Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) on Nov.Chris York (The Kyiv Independent)
🇺🇦 Zelensky: I met with our warriors at the command post of the 1st Corps of the National Guard of Ukraine “Azov,” which is conducting a defensive operation in the Dobropillya sector together with adjacent units.
Much attention was given to weapons, scaling up drone production, needs of brigades, and the experience of the 1st Corps of the National Guard of Ukraine “Azov” and other units.
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Specjalny komentarz b. głównodowodzącego Sił Zbrojnych Ukrainy dla Instytutu Wschodniej Flanki.Instytut Wschodniej Flanki (Instytut Wschodniej Flanki | Publikacje)
4 November 1933 | A Dutch Jewish boy, Leopold Kattenburg, was born in Amsterdam.
In February 1944 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
Video history | Gas chambers and crematoria at Auschwitz II-Birkenau
The first crematorium at Auschwitz I was already in operation since August of 1940, and the first gas chamber since the fall of 1941. The number of planned c...YouTube
⚡️ EU approves 1.8 billion euros for Ukraine under long-term funding plan. The Council of the EU approved on Nov. 4 the fifth tranche of the Ukraine Facility funding in the amount of 1.8 billion euros ($2.1 billion). kyivindependent.com/eu-approve…
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[2025/11/04 11:13]
🇷🇺 🇺🇦 In temporarily occupied Berdyansk, students from the local medical college are being recruited into a pseudo-unit called "Bars-85," which is training them to serve alongside Russian occupying forces.
united24media.com/latest-news/…
Russian Forces Recruit Berdyansk Medical Students Into Military Unit to Fight Against Ukraine
Students at a Berdyansk medical college are being recruited into a pseudo-unit linked to Russian occupying forces, raising concerns about their futures.Dariia Mykhailenko (UNITED24 Media)
🇪🇺🇺🇦 #Ukraine is set to receive over €1.8 billion in funding after the Council adopted a decision on the fifth regular disbursement of support under the EU's Ukraine Facility.
🇮🇳🇷🇺 A vessel under European Union sanctions is discharging Russian naphtha at a western #India port operated by the Adani group, ship tracking data showed on Tuesday, the first such instance since the conglomerate barred blacklisted vessels from its terminals.
🇦🇺 #Australia's spy chief has warned anti-immigration rallies are being exploited by neo-Nazi groups and "Russian operatives" to sow discord, as the country faces a trend seen across Western democracies of declining trust and rising #disinformation
🔥💥 AFU conducted a series of goodwill visits to Russian energy and military industry facilities at night.
▪️Rylsk, Kursk region - substation.
▪️Frolovo, Volgograd region - substation.
▪️Dovzhansk, Luhansk region - ammunition depot.
▪️Sterlitamak, Bashkortostan - petrochemicals plant.
▪️Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod region - refinery.
❗️And a number of other facilities that did not come under objective control.
⚡️Explosions rock Russian ammunition depot, oil refineries, petrochemical plant amid mass Ukrainian drone strike Explosions were reported at a petrochemical plant in Sterlitamak, a city in Russia’s Republic of Bashkortostan. kyivindependent.com/explosions…
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[2025/11/04 10:27]
Explosions rock Russian ammunition depot, oil refineries, petrochemical plant amid mass Ukrainian drone strike
Explosions were reported at a petrochemical plant in Sterlitamak, a city in Russia's Republic of Bashkortostan.Volodymyr Ivanyshyn (The Kyiv Independent)
⚡️ Kramatorsk, Ukraine’s iconic front-line rail stop, closed for ‘indefinite period.’ Trains that ran to Kramatorsk will now have their final destination in the city of Husarivka in Kharkiv Oblast. kyivindependent.com/key-train-…
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🇺🇦 A key train route iconic for being a meeting and departure point for Ukrainian soldiers and their loved ones has been reduced for an "indefinite period" due to safety concerns amid #Russia intensifying strikes on railway infrastructure.
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Kramatorsk, Ukraine's iconic front-line rail stop, closed for 'indefinite period'
Trains that ran to Kramatorsk will now have their final destination in the city of Husarivka in Kharkiv Oblast.Yuliia Taradiuk (The Kyiv Independent)
🇧🇪 The Belgian army has issued orders to shoot down unknown drones spotted over the country's military bases, Belga News Agency reported on Nov. 3, citing Chief of Defense Frederik Vansina.
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Belgian military orders to shoot down unknown drones over bases
The announcement follows three consecutive nights of suspicious drone activity over military and civilian sites in the country, including the Kleine Brogel Air Base.Martin Fornusek (The Kyiv Independent)
🇪🇺🇺🇦 Ukraine's EU accession: Reuters learns of new European Commission demands for Kyiv
European Commission acknowledged Ukraine's "outstanding commitment" to European integration in a draft report, but stressed that Kyiv needs to be more active in reforming the judiciary and strengthening the fight against corruption.
Brussels is concerned about "negative trends", including growing political pressure on anti-corruption bodies, attempts to weaken their independence and threats to civil society.
For Mary Sheffield, Detroit’s future begins with keeping families housed
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For Mary Sheffield, Detroit’s future begins with keeping families housed
Detroit’s City Council president is running to become the city's first woman mayor, with housing for single-mother-led households as a major part of her platform.Ebony JJ Curry (19th News)
When Democracy and Liberalism Collide: America’s Governance Crisis
by Marlies Murray
The United States is dismantling the very institutions designed to solve its problems - a paradox that reveals a deeper conflict between democratic will and liberal principles.
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When Democracy and Liberalism Collide: America's Governance Crisis
The United States is dismantling the very institutions designed to solve its problems—a paradox that reveals a deeper conflict between democratic will and liberal principles.Marlies Murray (Social Europe)
⚡️ Belgian military orders to shoot down unknown drones over bases. The announcement follows three consecutive nights of suspicious drone activity over military and civilian sites in the country, including the Kleine Brogel Air Base. kyivindependent.com/belgian-mi…
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[2025/11/04 09:17]
After 23 days on the front line, a Ukrainian defender finally managed to get in touch with his wife.
He picked a few sunflowers from a field in Donbas and sent them home by post — a simple but powerful reminder of love that survives distance and war 🌻
Even in the hardest conditions, Ukrainians find ways to care and to bring warmth 💙💛
Source: Ukraine.ua
🇱🇹🇩🇪 #Lithuania is in talks with German defence conglomerate Rheinmetall for a second investment project, a Lithuanian presidential advisor said on Tuesday, without elaborating.
Rheinmetall is due on Tuesday to begin construction of an ammunition factory in Lithuania.
4 November 1920 | Pawyan Sayko was born. A Soviet army soldier.
In #Auschwitz from October 1941.
No. R-5755 (Soviet prisoner of war)
He perished in the camp on 7 November 1941.
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Podcast: youtube.com/watch?v=d3Y3dmCI5_…
"On Auschwitz" (54): Soviet prisoners of war at Auschwitz
Soviet prisoners of war are the fourth largest group of victims of the German Auschwitz camp, after Jews, Poles and Roma. A total of 11,964 prisoners of war ...YouTube
⚡️ WAR IN UKRAINE & RUSSIA — NOV 4, 2025
■ Engagements remain above the 7-day average, but casualties have slid below it
■ Drone losses above average; notable artillery and tank losses
■ Visually confirmed batch: 14 🇷🇺 : 62 🇺🇦 (62:6 after cleanup) — 1.1× in the last 30 days ↓
■ Overnight attacks: triple-digit, including 7 missiles; interception rate could be better
■ Double-digit 🇺🇦 strikes, but 🇷🇺 up as well
📈 See dashboard for full data:
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Dashboard on the War in Ukraine & Russia
Looker Studio turns your data into informative dashboards and reports that are easy to read, easy to share, and fully customizable.Looker Studio
Ukraine has shown “remarkable commitment” to its bid for EU membership despite Russia’s war, but must urgently reverse negative trends in the fight against corruption, the European Commission is expected to say in its draft enlargement report. kyivindependent.com/exclusive-…
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[2025/11/04 07:37]
EU to praise Ukraine's 'remarkable commitment' to membership bid but warn of backsliding on anti-corruption in key report
BRUSSELS, Belgium — Ukraine has shown "remarkable commitment" to its bid for EU membership despite Russia's full-scale war, but must urgently reverse negative trends in the fight against corruption and step up rule of law reforms, the European Commis…Alexandra Brzozowski (The Kyiv Independent)
Estimated russian losses from February 24, 2022 to November 04, 2025 of the russian all-out war against Ukraine, according to the General Staff of #Ukraine
🔷 Yesterday 840 enemy, killed or wounded
These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Nov. 4, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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[2025/11/04 07:21]
🇺🇦 🇷🇺 Combat units of the Defense Intelligence of #Ukraine (HUR) are conducting a series of successful operations in Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, to expand fire control over Russian logistics, the HUR reports.
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Heavy clashes as Ukraine targets Russian logistics hub in Donetsk region
Combat units of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine (HUR) are conducting a series of successful operations in Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, to expand fire control over Russian logistics, the HUR reports.RBC-Ukraine
#Russia flexed its muscles by displaying “Wagner Group” flag on a border guard boat near #Estonia to which Tuareg Berber guerilla from Azawad #Africa ironically replied:
Wagner winks at Europe 😁 to pass on a hello from the nomadic shepherds of the Desert Tintaghaghit Tinza
And they attached photos of the remains of #Wagner soldiers who came to their country and remained there forever.
#Ireland will reduce public housing stays for newly arrived Ukrainians from 90 to 30 days due to capacity concerns, as 50 daily arrivals risk exhausting available spaces.
Working asylum seekers may also face weekly fees of €15–€238.
Over 100,000 Ukrainians have arrived since 2022.
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Ireland to cut accommodation period for newly arrived Ukrainians to 30 days
The Irish government has agreed to reduce the length of stay for newly arrived Ukrainians in public housing from 90 to 30 days, national broadcaster RTE has reported.Interfax-Ukraine
🇰🇿🇷🇺 Kazakhstan's Kazmunaygaz and the sanctioned Russian Lukoil continue work on joint projects in accordance with contractual obligations, #Russia's Interfax agency reported on Tuesday.
The two companies are conducting a comprehensive assessment of the impact of sanctions on the projects.
On 3 Nov (20:00–09:00), #Ukraine faced 130 drones (80 Shaheds), 1 Iskander-M, and 6 S-300 missiles.
92/130 enemy drones destroyed/suppressed.
Missiles and 31 UAVs struck 14 locations.
Attack ongoing.
We in the west used to play dirty – and during the cold war, we were good at it.
Nowadays, we leave grey-zone tactics and hybrid warfare to russia, which is winning the disinformation war.
Europe’s pride in playing by the rules might just be democracy’s achilles heel
by Joseph Pearson
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
Playing dirty used to be the west’s preserve. Now we’re letting Moscow beat us at our own game
The Berlin airlift was a cold war victory that relied on a persuasive story about starving civilians. But was it true, asks historian Joseph PearsonJoseph Pearson (The Guardian)
🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Morning Briefing:
- Russian spy detained in Latvia
- Italian foreign ministry summons Russian ambassador
- Ukraine to set up arms export offices in Berlin, Copenhagen
- UK sends Ukraine more Storm Shadow missiles to strike in Russia
- Ukrainian forces halt expansion of Russian presence in northern Pokrovsk
- Ukraine strikes oil refinery in Russia's Saratov Oblast for 3rd time this fall
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2/2
- 116 killed, 26 journalists captured since Russia's full-scale invasion began
- Mazda is first foreign automaker to lose buyback rights in Russian JV
- China pledges to defend shared security interests with Russia
📨 Daily newsletter: russia-ukraine-newsletter.beeh…
💬 Telegram: t.me/russiaukrainedaily
#ukraine #europe #russia #usa #russiaukraineWar #russianwarCrimes
Russia-Ukraine Daily News
The latest news about Russia and Ukraine, hand-picked for you every weekday morning (09:30 GMT+3).Russia-Ukraine Daily News
Sinister secrecy over russia’s abduction, torture and imprisonment of Melitopol #journalist Anastasia Hlukhovska
russia has held Melitopol journalist Anastasia Hlukhovska incommunicado, without any charges being laid for well over two years. It is chillingly unclear why they appear to be hiding her khpg.org/en/1608815233
Sinister secrecy over Russia’s abduction, torture and imprisonment of Melitopol journalist Anastasia Hlukhovska
Russia has held Melitopol journalist Anastasia Hlukhovska incommunicado, without any charges being laid for well over two years. It is chillingly unclear why they appear to be hiding herHuman Rights in Ukraine
Ukrainian drones struck a russian petrochemical plant 1,500 km inside russia on Nov 4, targeting key infrastructure. No fatalities reported.
Kyiv seeks long-range weapons like Tomahawks from the US. The plant was previously attacked in October.
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Ukraine Strikes Petrochemical Plant Deep Inside Russia Amid Escalating Long-Range Attacks
Ukrainian drones struck a petrochemical plant almost 1,500 km (932 miles) inside Russia early on November 4 as Kyiv continues to step up long-range air strikes aimed at key Russian infrastructure.RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service (RFE/RL)
Estimated russian losses from February 24, 2022 to November 04, 2025 of the russian all-out war against Ukraine, according to the General Staff of #Ukraine
🔷 Yesterday 840 enemy, killed or wounded
4 November 1920 | A Czech Jew, Valtr Fanta, was born in Karlovy Vary.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt Ghetto on 18 December 1943. He did not survive.
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Video about the history of Auschwitz: youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs
Video history | Auschwitz-Birkenau
For the world the German Nazi Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination is a symbol of terror, genocide and the Holocaust.=====Collections used in t...YouTube
🇵🇱 #Poland plans to start building a national anti-drone system within months, without waiting for the European Union’s “drone wall” initiative, the country’s deputy defense minister said.
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🇺🇦 🇷🇺 Explosions rocked a Russian ammunition facility in occupied Luhansk Oblast and several regions across #Russia, media reported overnight on Nov. 4.
kyivindependent.com/explosions…
Explosions rock Russian ammunition depot, oil refineries, petrochemical plant amid mass Ukrainian drone strike
Explosions were reported at a petrochemical plant in Sterlitamak, a city in Russia's Republic of Bashkortostan.Volodymyr Ivanyshyn (The Kyiv Independent)
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🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Russian forces continue to advance in the Pokrovsk direction and appear to be operating with increasing comfort within Pokrovsk itself.
🇺🇦 🇷🇺 A Ukrainian drone attack damaged the Sterlitamak petrochemical plant deep inside #Russia, causing a partial collapse of a water-treatment facility but no injuries, regional authorities said on Tuesday.
From 24.02.2022 to 04.11.2025 (Day 1350), estimated losses #Russia suffered in #Ukraine.
Highlights:
+840 Personnel
+42 Artillery
+425 UAVs
+93 Other Vehicles
Statistics: redd.it/1onyb36
The UK government recently resupplied Ukraine with more Storm Shadow cruise missiles to enable Kyiv to continue its campaign of long-range strikes inside Russia, people familiar with the matter said.
The #Sterlitamak petrochemical plant was hit in Sterlitamak Russia, located about 120km (75mi) from Ufa.
Reportedly there's been a partial building collapse.
4 November 1930 | Dutch Jewish boy, Benjamin Straus, was born in Bergh.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in December 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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A short video about the first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU
Video history | Temporary gas chambers at Auschwitz II-Birkenau
In the spring of 1942, Nazi Germany began deportations of mass transports of Jews to Auschwitz doomed to immediate extermination. By a decision of the camp a...YouTube
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Russia's overnight attack resulted in hits from missiles and 31 unmanned aerial vehicles in 14 locations across Ukraine.
Source: kpszsu
#Ukraine️ #UkraineRussiaWar #Russia