In the new layout of the 2027 World Junior Hockey Championship, which is due to take place in Canada from Dec. 26, 2026, to Jan. 5, 2027, Russia will place tenth. As the lowest-ranked team, Norway will move down to Division 1A.

Key developments on Nov. 7-8: * Ukrainian drones hit key bridge, power stations in Russia's Rostov Oblast, governor says * Europe to participate in Abu Dhabi peace talks, French foreign minister says * Russian ballistic missiles slam Kyiv, damage Northern Bridge, injure at least 6 people * Ukraine strikes Russian missile launchers, air defense systems in Bryansk Oblast, General Staff say * Military intelligence identifies Russian soldiers involved in deadly Komyshuvakha aid center strike

Drone debris reportedly damaged the bridge over the Mius River, located on the R-280 highway — a strategic road that links Rostov Oblast with several Russian-occupied regions in Ukraine, including Crimea.

According to the president's advisor, Dmytro Lytvyn, the plan's details could be presented as soon as tomorrow.

The State Emergency Service said the victims died of carbon monoxide poisoning because they ran the generator in the basement instead of outside, at a safe distance. Another child in the home was hospitalized following the incident.

Kyiv-based South African tech entrepreneur and filmmaker Ronnie Apteker discusses Ukraine’s image abroad, persistent stereotypes, war fatigue, and the importance of telling stories that show Ukrainians as people building businesses, raising families, and creating despite the war.

"The Europeans will be well represented, and France will be in Abu Dhabi to take part in these discussions. I cannot yet tell you who will represent France on this occasion, but it will certainly be there," French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said.

Detainees told the Russian Telegram channel "Ostorozhno, Novosti" that those over the age of 18 were "persistently" urged to sign a contract with Russia's Defense Ministry. Reports of police beating the detainees, smashing their phones, and prohibiting them from using the toilet later emerged.

Russian forces carried out 725 strikes on 53 settlements in Zaporizhzhia Oblast alone, injuring one person, Governor Ivan Fedorov said.

The number includes 2,290 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

"Unfortunately, this week brought very different news about the SBU – frankly, disturbing, truly disgraceful, absolutely unacceptable things," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

"Trump needs new negotiators—not fawning pawns who call this brutal murderer a 'humanitarian.' Congress must lead without delay," Sen. Richard Blumenthal said.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, who oversees Russia's relations with the United States and arms control issues, will join the negotiations for the first time.

Separately, the IIHF said it "continues to disagree" with an Oct. 30 ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) that overturned its exclusion of Russian teams from international competitions.

The groups said they obtained the records from Rosstat's internal Demography database, containing information from death certificates registered between February 2022 and August 2026.

Boris Pistorius called on other countries to increase their contributions to Ukraine's air defenses, adding that the issue would be discussed at the next Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting in mid-November.

Zelensky argued that the main obstacle to a ceasefire was Russian President Vladimir Putin's political will rather than technical difficulties.

Among the five injured in the city of Kyiv is a 14-year-old girl, and two people have been hospitalized, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni expressed her full solidarity with Tajani and linked the attack to pro-Russian hackers, Italian media LaPresse reported on Nov. 7.

A century ago, some of Kyiv's most talented young writers had the idea to push back against the pretension and mediocrity they worried were taking root in literary circles. Yet, with the start of mass repression that began under Soviet leader Joseph Stalin shortly after, many of those writers never had the chance to discover what such a project could have become. The Maisternia Revoliutsiinoho Slova (MARS), or Workshop of the Revolutionary Word, was founded in Kyiv on Nov. 7, 1926, by some of

The Iskander-M is one of Russia's principal ballistic weapons. Since the beginning of 2026, Moscow has launched more than 500 ballistic missiles against Ukraine.

Four Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers were involved in the operation, according to Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR).

The strike was the deadliest Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia Oblast since the start of the full-scale invasion.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Nov. 7 that substations were damaged in Kyiv, Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Rivne, Kharkiv, and Dnipro oblasts.

Ukraine struck various sites in the Russian regions of Oryol, Saratov, and Rostov, hitting an oil refinery among several targets overnight on Nov. 7, monitoring channels reported.

The number includes 2,280 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

"In hindsight, it was a mistake for SpaceX to send (Ukraine) thousands of free Starlink dishes and millions of dollars a month in free service at the beginning of the war," the post reads.

"In general, we are more optimistic for cooperation between the U.S. and Ukraine," David Arakhamia, head of Zelensky's parliamentary faction, told reporters on Nov. 6.

The talks in Abu Dhabi are expected to take place in a trilateral format, with Ukrainian, Russian, and U.S. officials in attendance.

"We currently have intelligence indicating that a new attack is being prepared against our energy infrastructure, our bridges across the Dnipro River, and civilian infrastructure."

Two suspects can be heard discussing physically assaulting Denys Bihus or dousing him with acid, in an attempt to intimidate the founder of Bihus.info, an outlet known for investigating high-level corruption, according to NABU tapes.

Key developments on Nov. 6: * Death toll from Russian strike on Komyshuvakha rises to 53 as search operation enters 5th day * Ukraine returns 13 children from Russian occupation, NGO says * Ukrainian forces target oil refinery as explosions reported across southern Russia * Ukraine strikes 2 Russian ammunition depots, other military targets in occupied territories, General Staff says * Ukraine's ground drones complete over 30,000 missions in record month for robot warfare The death toll f