One person was killed and some infrastructure was damaged in an attack by Russian forces in Odessa. Serhii Lysak, head of the military administration of the city of Odessa, made this known on Telegram, as reported by Ukrinform. "The enemy attacked Odessa again. Infrastructure was damaged," he wrote. According to the official, one person was killed in the attack.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that the Russian Federation is preparing to launch a new attack on the energy sector, bridges over the Dnieper and civilian infrastructure. "We need interceptors for the Patriots – he said -, and every agreement is important, every delivery day is fundamental. We insistently ask our partners not to further postpone the delivery".
Germany is no longer able to supply Ukraine with Patriot air defense systems for now, due to the risk of creating critical gaps in its own defense capability. This was stated by German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius.
The death toll from the Russian air raid on November 2 in the village of Komyshuvakha, in the Zaporizhzhia region, rises to 53. Search operations continue at the site of the attack, where another fifty people are still missing.
Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, currently under Russian control, has lost connection to the external electricity grid following a new attack. The plant made this known, underlining that the plant is now powered by auxiliary diesel generators, which allow the cooling of the six reactors and the spent fuel storage tanks. "Radiation levels inside the plant and in the surrounding area remain within normal limits," he assured. Typically, the plant receives electricity through two lines located in Ukrainian-controlled territory, on the right bank of the Dnipro River. The main line, 'Dnieprovskaya', was disconnected last March following an attack. The second line, the reserve one, the 'Ferrosplavnaya', has also now been disconnected after suffering damage. Since the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi has repeatedly warned of the grave danger posed by fighting near nuclear facilities such as Zaporizhzhia, which has suffered numerous power outages and even explosions.
Is it therefore conceivable that Europe, and thus Italy, is under attack because of its support for Ukraine? "I don't feel like ruling it out, some accounts have a Russian origin." And "Europe is still discovered from this point of view. Greater coordination is also needed with non-EU countries". Tommaso Foti, ministers for European Affairs and Cohesion Policies and the Pnrr, said this in an interview with Corriere della sera, underlining the need to "accelerate the choice of an envoy who speaks with a single voice for Europe at the negotiating table. Just go in no particular order". When asked if he agrees with Germany's choice to no longer supply Patriot systems to Kiev, the minister replied: "the fear of some countries exposed to the Russian threat of being left undefended in terms of supplies is legitimate" and it is "necessary to continue to help Ukraine, to obtain a just and lasting peace, without being exposed".
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President Donald Trump discussed bilateral relations, the Russia-Ukraine war and tensions between Washington and Tehran by telephone. This was written on X, the official account of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye. "Expressing his belief that cooperation between Turkey and the United States will continue to strengthen, President Erdogan - we read on X - stated that they will continue their efforts to give new impetus to relations in the near future". The Turkish president then reiterated that "tensions between Iran and the United States must cease" and that issues must be resolved through diplomacy. Erdogan reiterated that Turkey will continue to strive for peace. Hoping that the growing diplomatic efforts aimed at ending the war between Ukraine and Russia will produce positive results, Erdogan said that he will "continue to contribute to those efforts and that it is important to intensify dialogue with both Ukraine and Russia".
"Maybe we are not ready and it is not a free war, significant resources will be needed to face it." Because "there had been attacks in the past, but not at these levels". The president of the Senate and founder of FdI Ignazio La Russa said this in an interview with Qn, speaking about the cyber incursions. Speaking about the outcome of the American midterm elections, when asked whether the Italian centre-right could be penalized, La Russa responded in the negative: "The events in the USA cannot justify any parallelism with what will happen to political movements, at least in Italy" and "I think it is the price of petrol that should be of concern, more than what is happening on the other side of the ocean". Speaking of Ukraine, La Russa said he "agrees with my party when it maintains that only aid to Ukraine can make the reasons for peace prevail".
A roadway of the bridge over the Mius River in the Rostov region was damaged by a drone attack. There were no injuries, according to governor Yuri Slyusar, quoted by the Ria Novosti agency. “This morning, as a result of an attack and falling debris from a drone at kilometer 97 of the R-280 highway in the Neklinovsky district, the roadway of the bridge over the Mius River was damaged, and construction equipment, two crawler cranes, also suffered damage,” Slyusar wrote on the Max platform. The governor clarified that there were no casualties, that emergency services responded to the scene and that traffic on the bridge was diverted.
Volodymyr Zelensky underlines the importance of providing Ukraine with the means to protect human lives. “At every level, we are looking for ways to speed up deliveries and get the necessary messages to the American side, so that Ukraine receives the means to protect human lives. This is especially important at this time, not only in view of the winter, but also before another joint effort with our partners to revive negotiations", writes the Ukrainian president on We hope that the United States, as well as our other partners, will act consistently with their principles."
