Police: MP involved in fatal traffic accident, 18-year-old girl killed
A member of Ukraine's parliament has struck and killed an 18-year-old girl with his car in Zhytomyr Oblast, the National Police's regional branch reported on Nov. 3.
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Top Republicans push for longer-range weapons for Ukraine
Four senior Republicans in the U.S. House and Senate signed a letter urging President Joe Biden to send longer-range weapons to Ukraine, Reuters reported on Nov. 2. "Ukraine's requirement for deep-strike capability remains urgent, particularly to range targets throughout Crimea," the letter read.
Poll: Republican support for Ukraine has declined, reaching new lows
A recent Gallup poll showed there is a significant partisan divide. A strong majority (62%) of Republicans think the U.S. is doing too much to help, while only 14% of Democrats think so. Independents remain in the middle at 44%.
Ukraine issues arrest warrant for lawmaker alleged of corruption
Ukraine's High Anti-Corruption Court issued an arrest warrant for lawmaker Yaroslav Dubnevych on charges that he embezzled Hr 93 million ($2.5 million), the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) reported on Nov. 2.
WSJ: Wagner Group may supply air defense systems to Hezbollah
Wagner Group may be providing Pantsir anti-aircraft systems to the Lebanese militia Hezbollah, U.S. sources told the Wall Street Journal on Nov. 2. According to one unnamed U.S. official, the transfer is still unconfirmed, and the situation is still being monitored.
Sandu accuses Russia of 'buying' votes in Moldova
Moldovan President Maia Sandu alleged that Russia has been funneling money into the country in an attempt to "buy" votes ahead of upcoming local elections in an interview with the Moldovan media outlet Jurnal TV on Nov. 1.
International court rules Russia must pay $267 million to energy giant DTEK
The International Court of Arbitration in The Hague ruled that Russia must pay $267 million in damages to DTEK, Ukraine's largest private energy company, the company announced on Nov. 2.
Update: 2 more killed, 1 injured in Russian attacks on Kherson Oblast
Russian forces attacked Kherson Oblast with artillery and airstrikes over the past day, killing two men and injuring another, the regional prosecutor's office said on Nov. 2.
Ukraine designates Nestle as 'international sponsor of war'
Ukraine's National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) added Nestle to its list of "international sponsors of war," for its continued business in Russia, the agency's press service announced on Nov. 2.
UK Defense Ministry: Russia likely lost at least 4 surface-to-air missile launchers in one week
Ukrainian strikes destroyed at least four Russian surface-to-air missile (SAM) launchers located in occupied territories over the course of the last week, the U.K. Defense Ministry said in its intelligence update on Nov. 2.
State Bureau of Investigation says it uncovered 'unprecedented' scheme to evade mobilization
An investigation by Ukraine's State Bureau of Investigation (SBR) revealed a widespread scheme in which regional military enlistment offices received bribes in exchange for helping people evade mobilization, the SBR wrote on Nov. 1.
Military: Russian planes dropping explosives on Black Sea shipping corridor
Russian warplanes have dropped "explosive objects" along the likely route of civilian vessels in the Black Sea three times in the past 24 hours, Ukraine's Southern Operational Command said on Nov. 1.
Bulgaria expels Russian propagandist
A Russian citizen working for the Russian state media outlet Rossiyskaya Gazeta was deported from Bulgaria on grounds he was a threat to national security, the country's State Agency for National Security (DANS) reported on Nov. 1.
Reuters: Turkey will not speed up Sweden NATO accession
Turkey's parliamentary foreign affairs committee will keep Sweden's NATO bid on its regular agenda as the country does not consider the matter as urgent as other countries, Turkish foreign affairs committee chair Fuat Oktay said on Nov. 1, Reuters reported.
Russian citizen sentenced by Dutch court to 18 months in prison for sanctions evasion
A court in the Dutch city of Rotterdam sentenced a Russian businessman to 18 months in prison and fined his company 200,000 euros for breaking EU-imposed sanctions against Russia, Reuters said, citing a court report released on Oct. 31.
Macron visits Kazakhstan in first leg of Central Asia trip
French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in the Kazakh capital Astana on Nov. 1 on the first leg of a trip to Central Asia that will also see him visit neighboring Uzbekistan.
Switzerland to extend protected status for Ukrainian refugees until March 2025
The temporary protected status for Ukrainian refugees in Switzerland will be extended until at least March 2025, the Swiss Federal Council announced on Nov. 1.
Media: Russian search trends show increased interest in supporting military
Search requests in Russia for "assisting (the war)" on Russia's search engine giant Yandex were seven times higher in October 2023 than last year, Ukrinform reported on Nov. 1, citing the Brand Ukraine organization.
Poll: Besides war, Ukrainians most concerned about corruption
Corruption, along with low salaries and pensions, ranks as the top concern of Ukrainians besides Russia's ongoing war, a poll released on Nov. 1 by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) found.
Japan says Russian helicopter violated airspace over Hokkaido
A helicopter, presumed to be Russian, violated Japanese territorial airspace over their northernmost island of Hokkaido, Japan's Ministry of Defense said on Oct. 31. The ministry said that fighter jets from Japan's Air Self-Defense Force were scrambled to respond.
Bloomberg: EU's 12th sanctions package on Russia could target $5.3 billion in trade
The European Union is discussing the adoption of a 12th round of sanctions against Russia, which would target $5.3 billion in trade, Bloomberg reported on Oct. 31.
Biden cabinet secretaries make case for Ukraine aid in Senate
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that aid to Ukraine and Israel must be approved immediately during their Senate testimonies on Oct. 31. The $105 billion funding bill that includes aid for both countries has been held up for weeks by infighting in the Republican-led House of Representatives.
Russian media: Suspect arrested in shooting of pro-Russian politician Tsaryov
Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) claimed that a suspect in the shooting of pro-Russian politician Oleg Tsaryov was arrested and later confessed, the Russian state-run news agency TASS reported. Russia has an ongoing track record of extracting confessions under duress.
UN report: All 59 killed in Hroza missile attack were civilians
A report by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) released on Oct. 31 found that all 59 people killed in Russia's missile attack on the village of Hroza were civilians.
Media: Pushkin sculpture dismantled in Zaporizhzhia
A monument to Russian writer Alexander Pushkin was dismantled in Zaporizhzhia as part of Ukraine's ongoing de-Russification process, the Suspilne media outlet wrote on Oct. 31.
Finance Ministry: Ukraine received almost $2.8 billion from international partners in October
Ukraine's state budget received about $2.8 billion in October 2023 from its international partners, namely the U.S. and EU, the Ministry of Finance announced on Oct. 31.
Poll suggests drop in Ukrainians’ trust in media, government
Ukraine's military and volunteers continue to command the trust of an overwhelming majority of Ukrainians, but trust in the government, and some media has slipped since last year, a poll released by the Kyiv Institute of Sociology on Oct. 31 found.
UK Defense Ministry: Russia replaces commander in charge of occupied Kherson Oblast
Russia has changed the leadership of its forces operating in occupied Kherson Oblast, likely indicating an increased intensity of the pressure the Russian Army faces in the area, the U.K.'s Defense Ministry said on Oct. 31, citing a report by the Russian state-run news agency TASS.
Putin blames antisemitic Makhachkala riot on Ukraine, Western intelligence services
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin claimed that the antisemitic riots in Makhachala were the result of manipulations from Western intelligence services, including those conducted from Ukrainian territory, Russian state-run news agency TASS reported on Oct. 31.
Russian investigators claim two soldiers arrested over Volnovakha killings
The Russian Investigative Committee claimed that two Russian soldiers had been arrested on Oct. 30 in connection with the murder of all nine members of a Ukrainian family in occupied Volnovakha, Donetsk Oblast.
HSBC bank delays sale of Russian subsidiary
London-based HSBC bank will delay the planned sale of its Russian subsidiary until the first half of 2024, the bank said in its third quarter 2023 earnings statement released on Oct. 30.
Zelensky hosts bipartisan US congressional delegation
President Volodymyr Zelensky met with a bipartisan group of U.S. congressmen in Kyiv on Oct. 30, the President's Office reported.
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