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Russian missile attack hits Kharkiv medical facility, injuring 73
Terekhov said approximately 200 patients would be evacuated to other medical facilities as emergency services worked at the scene.

'Exceptionally horrific strike' — Russian bombs hit school used as humanitarian aid center in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, killing 29
Forty-eight people remained missing as search and rescue operations continued at the site of the Russian attack on the morning of Nov. 3, Governor Mykhailo Semikin said.

Zelensky to visit Berlin on Nov. 3, German chancellor says
President Volodymyr Zelensky is due to visit Berlin on Nov. 3, according to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

General Staff: Russia has lost 1,594,830 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The number includes 2,060 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

As Moldova speeds past Ukraine on reforms, Brussels set to reveal verdict on Kyiv's EU progress
BRUSSELS, Belgium — The European Commission is set to publish its hotly anticipated annual reports on how far potential EU members have progressed toward joining the bloc. The so-called Enlargement Package, to be unveiled on Nov. 4, is expected to feature accession roadmaps for the most advanced candidates — Ukraine included. For Kyiv, the stakes are high. The Commission is poised to give the country its first projected end date for accession talks, after a year in which Ukraine's reform eff

Poland deploys counterterrorism police near Russian border amid sabotage warnings
According to RMF FM, Polish military intelligence and allied intelligence services warned last week that acts of sabotage could occur near the Russian border, potentially including incursions by armed groups.

About Donetsk Oblast
The Kyiv Independent's news and on-the-ground reporting from Donetsk Oblast, covering 26,517 square kilometers (10,239 square miles) in Ukraine’s East with a pre-war population of approximately 4.1 million. The administrative center is Kramatorsk, as Donetsk city has remained under Russian occupation since 2014. Donetsk Oblast has been the scene of intense fighting, for example, around the cities of Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Vuhledar, as Moscow attempts to capture the entire region.
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