Air defense downs 26 Shahed-136 kamikaze drones overnight

12:12 AM

Russia launches record number of drones in October, General Staff reports.

Russia launched at least 4,300 Shahed-type attack drones and similar UAVs imitating Shaheds against Ukraine between August and October 2024 — a sharp increase compared to earlier months — according to the Ukrainian Air Force.

10:51 PM

Bomb threats across multiple states traced to Russian email domains, FBI says.

As Americans head to the polls on Nov. 5, the FBI has announced that bomb threats targeting polling sites in multiple states appear to have originated from Russian email domains. The agency clarified that none of these threats have been deemed credible.

9:52 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: Kyiv confirms first battles between Ukrainian and North Korean soldiers in Kursk Oblast

9:43 PM

US Election

Zelensky used talk with Trump about nuclear weapons as leverage before crucial US election, analysts say

9:35 PM

Russian military shoots 6 Ukrainian POWs in Donetsk Oblast, Prosecutor General's Office says.

Russian troops shoot six captured Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers in the Pokrovsk sector of the front line in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office reported on Nov. 5.

8:11 PM

Ukrainian GPS spoofing for repelling drone attacks could indirectly affect smartphone clocks, General Staff says.

Users in Ukraine have begun to experience more frequent automatic time changes on their smartphones due to the activation of electronic warfare systems during air raid alarms.

6:57 PM

Interview

‘Trump wants to do everything he can to help Putin,’ McCain Institute head says

6:27 PM

North Korean military involvement in Russia's war to be met with 'coordinated response,' G7 foreign ministers say.

Besides the G7 members, including the U.S., Japan, Italy, the U.K., Germany, France, Canada, and the High Representative of the European Union, the statement was also signed by South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand.

6:19 PM

Russia strikes near residential area in Kharkiv, injuring at least 2.

Moscow struck the Shevchenskyi district with a Shahed-type drone at nearly 5 p.m. local time, according to the preliminary data.

4:59 PM

Umerov confirms first battles between Ukrainian and North Korean soldiers in Kursk Oblast.

The clashes were small-scale, according to Ukraine's Defense Minister Rustem Umerov.

3:53 PM

Russia stepping up election interference as US citizens head to polls, intelligence agencies warn.

Russia is expected to intensify attempts to undermine the U.S. vote on election day with a focus on swing states, U.S. intelligence agencies said in a statement on the eve of the election on Nov. 4.

3:35 PM

London unable to retrieve UK-licensed arms used to protect Russian oil tankers, Bloomberg reports.

The United Kingdom has been unable to retrieve its weapons from floating armories offering weapons and accommodation for guards defending Russian oil tankers, Bloomberg reported on Nov. 5.

11:17 AM  (Updated:  November 5, 2024 2:56 pm)

Updated: Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia kills 6, injures 23.

Russian forces reportedly targeted an infrastructure facility, starting a fire. The full extent of damage is being determined.

2:40 PM

Russia doesn't recognize Moldovan President Sandu's re-election, Kremlin spokesperson says.

"She is not, as far as we understand, the president of her country because, in the country itself, the majority of the population did not vote for her," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said.

1:58 PM

EU's anti-fraud arm investigating possible rebranding of Russian oil to avoid sanctions, Politico reports.

The European Union’s anti-fraud agency opened an investigation into the possible exporting of rebranded Russian oil via Turkey into the EU, Politico reported on Nov. 5, citing two undisclosed sources.

1:23 PM

Opinion

Opinion: Ukraine needs to rethink its long-range strike strategy

1:18 PM

Ukrainian Legion in Poland reportedly receives over 500 applications in a month.

The recruitment center of the Ukrainian Legion in Poland has received over 500 applications in a month from Ukrainians living in 30 countries, Ukrinform reported on Nov. 5, citing the center's officials.

12:37 PM

Estonia wants to bar Russian, Belarusian citizens from voting in local elections.

Estonia aims to narrow voting eligibility in local elections to exclude Russian and Belarusian citizens in order to counter Russian influence, Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal told state broadcaster ERR on Nov. 4.

12:27 AM  (Updated:  November 5, 2024 12:00 pm)

War analysis

Overstretched Ukrainian forces struggle to contain Russian advance as US elections loom

11:45 AM

Georgian court annuls election results at 30 precincts over secrecy violations.

While this represents only a small number of polling stations across the country, the authors of the complaint – Georgian Young Lawyers' Association – said the ruling sets a precedent for better protection of voting secrecy rights.

10:41 AM

Russian attacks across Ukraine injure 3 over past day.

Russia launched 79 Shahed-type drones and other drones overnight, as well as guided bombs and two Kh-59/69 aerial missiles.

10:25 AM

Opinion

Opinion: Handshaking Putin and hugging Lukashenko, UN head Guterres undermines the ICC

10:01 AM

Russia suspected of plot to smuggle flammable parcels onto US-bound planes, media reports.

Russia may be behind the dispatches of flammable packages via cargo planes in Europe in preparations for similar operations in North America, the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal separately reported on Nov. 4, citing undisclosed Western security officials.

9:15 AM

'Zelensky wants to drag Poland into war with Russia,' Polish deputy PM claims.

"Zelensky wants Poland to shoot missiles over Ukraine, which means he wants Poland to enter the war, which means he wants Poland to be at war with Russia," Polish Deputy Prime Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski said.

8:42 AM

Russia's Foreign Ministry renames Europe branch to Department of European Problems.

"Changes in geopolitical realities," such as "the obvious degradation of multilateral cooperation structures in Europe," led to the renaming, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova told Russian pro-state news agency RBK.