A Ukrainian drone struck a logistics center belonging to the Russian online commerce giant Ozon in the Republic of Adygea, in southern Russia, during the night. All employees evacuated.
American first lady Melania Trump will personally bring together representatives of Russia and Ukraine at the White House on November 5th.
The toll from Sunday's Russian air attack against a humanitarian center in Komyshuvakha, in the Zaporizhzhia region, has risen to 29 dead and 48 missing.
On the diplomatic front, a meeting between NATO, the USA and representatives of France, Germany and the United Kingdom is scheduled for this week in Brussels on the future of the conflict.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has said that the Russians will not participate in the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships to be held next month, despite the reinstatement decided by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Carney made it clear that due to the war in Ukraine and the support provided by Belarus, representatives of those nations will be excluded.
"The European Union is rapidly transforming into an aggressive and militaristic bloc with positions directed against Russia and Belarus", declared the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, in his speech at the fourth International Conference for Euro-Asian Security in Minsk, in which around fifty countries, including Iran, and organizations, including the OSCE, take part, specifying that "there are no prospects for dialogue with Europe", since "Brussels continues to ask for development of a security system directed essentially against Russia, Belarus and against countries that do not want to obey NATO and EU member countries unconditionally". "We do not want, nor are we planning, any kind of war with Europe. But if Europe, as it threatens to do, prepares for war and starts it, then we will be ready for that war. But it will be different and very short", added Lavrov, as Interfax writes.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has said that the Russians will not participate in the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships to be held next month in Edmonton and Red Deer, despite the reinstatement decided by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). The championships, hosted in the province of Alberta from December 26, 2026 to January 5, 2027 will feature future stars of the NHL. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a Commonwealth summit in Antigua, Carney made it clear that, due to the war in Ukraine and the support provided by Belarus, representatives of those nations will be left out. "Russia and Belarus support this illegal, unjustified and horrific war in Ukraine. As long as this continues, none of their athletes will compete for their country in Canada," Carney said. “So if the question is specifically about the World Junior Championships, the Russians won't be there,” he concluded. the Court of Arbitration for Sport has decided to readmit Russia to the ice hockey world championships starting from this season. Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and the Czech Republic have said they will refuse to play Russia in the next world championships.
Norway will deploy sensors for the national advanced surface-to-air missile system (NASAMs) and increase the number of troops in Finnmark, the country's northernmost county, on the border with Russia. This was announced by the Norwegian Ministry of Defense. "The Ukrainian experience shows how important it is to have a good overview and receive early warning. These sensors will strengthen our ability to detect drones in Finnmark," Norwegian Defense Minister Tore O. Sandvik said in a press release.
A Ukrainian drone struck a logistics center belonging to the Russian online commerce giant Ozon in the Republic of Adygea, in southern Russia, during the night. The company announced this in a press release. "Our logistics center in the Republic of Adygea was attacked by a drone. We immediately evacuated all employees and, so far, no one was injured. A fire broke out and emergency services are currently on site," the company wrote.
