BBC: Russia's debt deadline approaches threathening default.

Zelensky visited a command post of the 1st corps, which is conducting a defensive operation in Dobropillia sector together with adjacent units.

Explosions were reported at a petrochemical plant in Sterlitamak, a city in Russia's Republic of Bashkortostan.

Ukrainian Navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk said on Nov. 2 that the strike would have "long-term consequences" for Russia.

"The search was conducted without a court warrant and is likely connected to the employee’s direct performance of professional duties," the NABU said.

Russian troops reportedly struck on Nov. 3 two unarmed civilians with an FPV drone near the village of Kruhliakivka in the Kupiansk district, according to the video footage provided by Ukraine's 77th Airmobile Brigade.

While Russian conscripts are officially barred from being deployed abroad, reports indicate that many are pressured into signing contracts with Russia's Defense Ministry and sent to fight in Ukraine.

The suspect demands respect for his "fundamental rights, including the right to adequate food, a healthy environment, dignified detention conditions, and equal treatment with other prisoners regarding family visits and access to information," his lawyer, Nicola Canestrini, said.

In October, Russia significantly increased its use of guided aerial bombs (KAB) against Ukraine, dropping over 5,328 munitions on Ukrainian military positions and cities near the front line.

The Council of the EU approved on Nov. 4 the fifth tranche of the Ukraine Facility funding in the amount of 1.8 billion euros ($2.1 billion).

Trains that ran to Kramatorsk will now have their final destination in the city of Husarivka in Kharkiv Oblast.

The announcement follows three consecutive nights of suspicious drone activity over military and civilian sites in the country, including the Kleine Brogel Air Base.

An investigation has been opened after a Russian missile strike on Ukrainian soldiers base in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on Nov. 1, the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) reported on Nov. 3.