Russia’s Black Sea Fleet has lost a Project 114M “Albatros-M” small anti-submarine ship that was based in the port of Sevastopol. The patrol warship carries surface-to-air missile systems to engage aerial targets and weapons used to hunt surface …
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- Russian oil tanker on fire after strike by Ukrainian drones in Krasnodar Krai, source says
- Ukrainian soldiers killed in Russian missile, drone strikes on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, military says
- 'They're not scary' — Ukraine's …
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Albatros-M warship burns in Sevastopol, one of only four in Russia’s Black Sea Fleet used to track drones
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Video shows Russian drone killing white flag-waving civilians and dog, Ukraine opens war crimes investigation

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Russia ends seasonal draft model, moves to year-round conscription from 2026

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🇺🇸 US Ambassador to NATO visits Kyiv: support for Ukraine and the path to peace #shorts
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Ukrainian drones hit Russian refineries in Bashkortostan and Kstovo, sparking fires
Ukrainian drone strikes on petrochemical and oil refining facilities were reported again across several Russian regions. In the early hours of Tuesday, November 4, Ukrainian drones targeted LUKOIL-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez and SIBUR facilities in …
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Ukrainian counterattacks around Pokrovsk blunt Russia’s advance
Ukrainian forces are counterattacking around Pokrovsk and holding back Russia’s advance, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
Geolocated footage published November 3 indicates units of Russia’s 5th Motorized Rifle Brigade advanced …
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Digital Ghost Fleet in the Baltic Sea: AIS Spoofing Raises Questions
On November 3, 2025, Russian and OSINT sources reported a significant AIS spoofing event in the Gulf of Finland in the central Baltic Sea, where more than 40 fictional ships appeared on AIS tracking systems. This digital ‘ghost fleet’ …
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MANIPULATION: Russia has improved conditions in Mariupol during the years of occupation
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Russian Telegram channels are spreading comparison photos of buildings in Mariupol before and after the Russian Federation’s occupation. In this way, Russians suggest that Russia has …
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Trump 'not really' considering Tomahawk transfers to Ukraine, for now

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Putin’s nuclear threshold: How Trump influences the war and NATO's red line?
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Powerful explosions reported at Shakhtarsk oil depot in Russian-occupied Donetsk Oblast

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Tehran says Russia will build eight new nuclear power plants in Iran
Iran and Russia have signed a deal to jointly build eight nuclear power plants on Iranian soil.
The announcement came Sunday, November 2, from Vice President Mohammad Eslami, who heads the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), according to the …
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Ukraine’s air defense: aircraft, drone swarms, and innovation, – Zelenskyy #shorts
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Series of operations by Ukrainian intelligence: Rosneft facilities in Tuapse attacked!
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Ukraine receives additional Patriot air defense systems from allies, Zelensky says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the arrival of new Patriot systems to bolster the country’s air defenses. He added that Kyiv will keep working with partners to expand its air-defense capabilities.
Zelensky thanked Germany and …
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Ukraine war latest: Russian oil tanker on fire after strike by Ukrainian drones in Krasnodar Krai, source says

Key developments on Nov. 1-2:
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Ukraine receives promised Patriot air defense systems from Germany, Zelensky says

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DEBT PIT: Russia pays 4.2 trillion for Special Military Operation! Kremlin lies on economy
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Gerasimov sacks generals after false report to Putin on Pokrovsk, journalist says
After the setback near Pokrovsk, Russia’s Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov has begun dismissing generals in an effort to conceal his own mistakes and deception of the Kremlin, according to a report.
Journalist and blogger Volodymyr Zolkin …
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Ukrainian drones strike Tuapse oil terminal, damaging tanker and knocking out four berths
Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces said they struck five Russian electrical substations with a combined capacity of 5,066 megavolt-amperes (MVA) overnight on November 2. The operation was carried out jointly by the 1st Separate Unmanned Systems Center …
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These people just escaped Russian-occupied Ukraine — but some say they need to go back

Editor’s note: The names of those coming from Russian-occupied territories have been changed for security reasons.
On the Ukraine-Belarus border, the wind cuts to the bone. Olena, a retiree from the Russian-occupied part of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, has …
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Turkey cuts Russian oil imports amid Western sanctions, Reuters reports
