November 5, 2023
Ukraine war in the live ticker
+++ 02:36 Ukrainian Defense Minister has attack on ceremony investigated +++
Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umjerov calls on his ministry on Facebook to conduct a full investigation into an award ceremony held at the front. Soldiers from the 128th Separate Mountain Infantry Brigade gathered for an award ceremony in a border village in the Zaporizhzhia region on November 3 (see ticker entry at 11:05 p.m.). According to media reports, Russian forces killed more than 20 of the soldiers in an attack on the ceremony. “I have compassion for the families of the fallen soldiers,” explains Umjerov. “All the circumstances of what happened will be clarified. I instruct the Chief Inspectorate of the Ministry of Defense to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the facts of this tragedy.”
+++ 01:55 Woman killed by rocket debris in Russian attack +++
Several people were injured in a Russian attack on the Ukrainian region of Poltava. A woman who was hit by a piece of rocket debris was killed. Local authorities report that the rocket debris damaged several residential buildings in Myrhorod district. Among the injured were two children who were taken to hospital. A man suffered an open fracture of his tibia. At least nine private buildings were damaged.
+++ 00:39 Russian is said to have hit Ukrainian on the head with a pistol in Bremen +++
According to the “Bild” newspaper, a group of young Russians is said to have attacked four Ukrainians on the Bürgerweide in Bremen. The attack occurred on Tuesday evening around 8 p.m. The four Ukrainian teenagers, all 19 years old, were sitting on a park bench near the main train station when a group of Russians approached them, apparently shouting slogans such as “Freedom for Russia” and shouting mobs. A 16-year-old Russian is then said to have pulled out a pistol and hit one of the Ukrainians in the head. After the beating, the attackers are said to have stolen a watch and headphones from their victim and fled. Alerted federal police were able to arrest the 16-year-old and hand him over to his legal guardians.
+++ 23:05 Russian troops killed at least 20 soldiers at award ceremony +++
According to the Ukrainian news portal “Ukrainska Pravda”, the Russian army attacked Ukrainian soldiers in a border village in Zaporizhzhia when they were presumably gathered at a place to mark the Day of Rocket Forces and Artillery (November 3 – editor’s note .) to be awarded. According to initial reports, there are at least 20 dead. A video has appeared on social networks in which one of the soldiers says that an emergency has occurred in the brigade, which is located in the Zaporizhia region. The military says “many” soldiers and civilians were killed.
+++ 22:22 Explosions damage infrastructure near Dnipro +++
According to media reports, there are explosions in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro. Apparently the infrastructure near the city was hit. According to initial reports, there are no injuries.
+++ 21:50 Defense Minister: Ex-commander-in-chief is needed on “certain fronts” +++
Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umyerov says on Facebook that he will not reveal the reasons for firing Viktor Horenko, commander of Ukraine’s special operations forces, but he speculates that Horenko was needed on a “certain front.” “Any further statement about the reasons and causes for the reshuffles in the military leadership during the war would help the enemy to weaken Ukraine,” Umyerov said.
+++ 21:22 Russian shelling inflicts splinter injuries on man’s face in Kherson +++
Russian troops shelled the city of Beryslav in the Kherson region, injuring a 47-year-old man, the regional administration said. The man suffered an explosive injury and shrapnel injuries to his face and leg, according to authorities in the Kherson region. He was hospitalized in stable condition after the attack. Beryslav is located around 70 kilometers east of Kherson and on the other side of the Dnipro River near Russian-occupied Kakhovka.
+++ 20:52 Putin orders exhibition by decree +++
Russia is opening a major exhibition of the country’s achievements that will be on display in the months leading up to presidential elections in which Vladimir Putin is expected to seek a new term. Putin ordered the exhibition by decree in March, and some observers saw it as intended to create an ideological framework for his re-election. According to media reports, he could use the opening to announce his candidacy for the March elections, but his spokesman said he would not attend the event. Putin has led Russia as president or prime minister since 2000, and re-election would extend his term until 2030.
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