Ukraine: the state takes control of strategic companies

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, including the hydrocarbon producer Ukrnafta and the aircraft manufacturer Motor Sich, to help the war efforts in thwarting the Russian invasion.

This was announced by the government of Kiev.

"It has been decided to expropriate the assets of companies of strategic importance to make them become state property," the secretary of the Ukrainian Security and Defense Council, Oleksii Danilov, said at a press conference.

The measure concerns, in addition to Motor Sich and Ukrnafta, also Zaporozhtransformator, specialized in the production of reactors, the truck manufacturer AvtoKraz and the oil refinery Ukrtatnafta.

"These five enterprises will be managed by the Ministry of Defense to respond to the urgent needs of the armed forces. It involves supplying fuel and lubricants, repairing military equipment and weapons," explained Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov.

"These companies will have to operate 24/7 for the needs of the state defense," Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmygal also said.  

More than half of the inhabitants of Melitopol in southeastern Ukraine have left their homes.

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The district was

: exiled mayor Ivan Fedorov announced it.

"More than half of Melitopol's residents were evacuated to Ukrainian-controlled territory or abroad. Up to 60,000 residents of Melitopol remained. Instead, the city and district were massively populated by occupiers from the Russian Federation: Russians, Chechens, Ossetians, "Fedorov said.

Ukrainians denounce that

on suspicion of collaborating with the Ukrainian security service: several hundred citizens are currently being held prisoner,

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Yurii Sobolevskyi, of the Kherson Regional Council in Exile, said in a briefing: "We have reports that people are arrested every day. Some of these people - fortunately the majority - are released after a week or two, but if they fail to demonstrate that they are not linked to the Security Service of Ukraine, they remain detained. "

Unian reports it.

There is alarm in Kiev due to the Russian bombing of energy infrastructures.

in the Ukrainian capital due to the lack of electricity, heating, water, communications and invites residents to stock up on food or temporarily move out of the city.

"Let's be honest:

, but Kiev and Ukraine will resist," wrote Mykhailo Podolyak, adviser to Ukrainian President

on Twitter , adding that "the protection plan is simple" and provides " air defense, protection of infrastructure systems, optimization of consumption ".

Podolyak then explained that the Ukrainian "state" is effectively addressing these challenges "and that" a solution is being worked on together with partners ".

According to the NYT, the city has started

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The Russians accuse the Ukrainians of having damaged the dam of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant in the Kherson region with a rocket, without causing major damage.

Kerson would be without electricity due to an attack on the electricity grids.

The hypothesis of a mass evacuation, however, is excluded

, at least for now.

The situation in Kiev is under control, and there is currently no reason to consider an emergency evacuation of the population of the Ukrainian capital.

This was stated by the head of the municipal security department at the state administration of the city of Kiev, Roman Tkachuk, quoted by Ukrinform.

"At the moment there is no reason to talk about evacuation," said Tkachuk.

"The civil protection system must be prepared for various options, but that does not mean that we are now preparing to launch an evacuation. To react in the right way, we must have a plan for all possible scenarios," he added.

Meanwhile

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"Kherson is currently without electricity and water following an attack by Ukrainian forces on the power lines", the Russian occupation authorities denounce.

"Following a terrorist attack, organized by the Ukrainian side, three concrete pylons carrying high voltage lines were damaged on the Berislav-Kakhovka axis".

The Russians accuse the Ukrainians of having "damaged" the dam of the Kakhovka hydroelectric plant

in the Kherson region with a rocket.

"Six Himars rockets were used in an attack at 10 am today. Air defense units shot down five rockets and one hit the Kakhovka Dam, damaging it," an emergency services representative told reporters, reports Interfax.

ANSA agency

Biden asks Zelensky not to rule out negotiations with Putin - Politics

According to the Washington Post, the US knows that the tsar does not want peace, but they fear the effect of Kiev's position on international support for his cause (ANSA)

 The American National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, has been engaged for some months in secret conversations with his Russian counterparts.

This was reported by informed sources to the Wall Street Journal citing in particular talks with Yuri Ushakov, Vladimir Putin's adviser for foreign policy.

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Media, video shows miles of coffins in Lugansk 

A video shared online and relaunched on Twitter by Nexta Tv shows chilling images of miles of coffins and graves on which Russian and Soviet flags fly along a road in the Lugansk region of eastern Ukraine .

The video is accompanied by a sarcastic post: "Putin freed Lugansk from the invaders".

Coffins and tombs appear covered by the decorations of the Orthodox liturgy, as well as by the banner of the Federation.

There is no indication as to when the footage was shot.

Explosions in occupied Donetsk 

Numerous explosions were reported overnight in the Russian-occupied part of Donetsk, the Kyiv Independent reports, citing Russian state media.

According to preliminary information, a large fire broke out in a building of the railway administration in the Voroshylivskyi district.

For the moment there are no reports of injuries or victims.

Russians attack the Sumy region, one dead 

At least one person died in yesterday's attacks by Russian forces in the Sumy region of eastern Ukraine, Governor Dmytro Zhyvytskyi said, as reported by the Kyiv Independent.

According to Zhyvytskyi, the Russians have fired over 200 rockets hitting various communities, including Bilopillia, Esman, Vorozhba, Krasnopillia, Khotin, Seredyna-Buda and Shalyhyne.

In the Vorozhba community, one woman was killed and another was injured.

Russian bombs in Donetsk, civilian killed 

At least one resident of the Donetsk region, in eastern Ukraine, died yesterday due to attacks by Russian forces: the head of the regional military administration, Pavlo Kyrylenko, said on Telegram, adding that five other people were injured.

Ukrinform reports it.

"On November 6, the Russians killed a civilian in the Donetsk region, in the city of Bakhmut. Another five people were injured in the region," Kyrylenko wrote.

At the moment it is impossible to establish the exact number of victims in Mariupol and Volnovakha, Kyrylenko noted.

Pro-Russian: over 500 civilians killed in Donetsk since February 

More than 500 civilians, including 23 children, have been killed in the self-proclaimed republic of Donetsk (DPR) since the escalation began in February this year. pro-Russian representatives of the DPR at the Joint Center for the Control and Coordination of War Crimes in Ukraine, as reported by the Russian state news agency Tass.

"In 263 days of escalation (since February 17, the agency says)) 503 civilians have been killed, including 23 children," the pro-Russians said in a note published on Telegram, specifying that 3,718 people were injured, including 234 children.

Gb: Russia will not regain air superiority for months 

Russia's lack of air superiority in Ukraine "will not change in the coming months": the British Defense Ministry writes in its daily intelligence update on the situation in the country.

According to the report, Moscow's continuing air superiority deficit is "likely exacerbated by insufficient training, the loss of experienced military personnel and an increased risk of conducting air support operations in areas with high concentration of air defenses."

This scenario "is unlikely to change in the coming months", concludes the ministry, stressing that Russia's aircraft losses probably significantly exceed its capacity to produce new ones.

In addition, the time required for the

BBC: Over 1,500 new graves excavated near Mariupol 

More than 1,500 new graves have been excavated since last June at a mass burial site near the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, in the Donetsk region annexed to Russia, according to an analysis of new satellite images carried out for the BBC. .

The site, located northwest of the city, consists of a large field of graves which - according to Ukrainian officials and witnesses - contains thousands of bodies.

Mariupol, a port city close to the Russian border, was an important strategic target for the Russians and has been bombed relentlessly since the invasion began.

Recent satellite images from the Maxar company, the BBC writes, show that three mass burial sites near Mariupol - located in Staryi Krym, Manhush and Vynohradne - have been expanding steadily since spring.

In particular,

The Information Resilience Center analyzed images of Staryi Krym for the BBC's Panorama program and concluded that more than 1,500 new graves have been excavated since it last analyzed images of the site last June.

The Center also estimates that more than 4,600 graves have been excavated since the start of the war, noting that it is impossible to know how many bodies are buried at the site.

According to Ukrainian officials, at least 25,000 people were killed in the fighting in Mariupol, of which 5,000-7,000 died under the rubble of their bombed-out homes.

last June.

The Center also estimates that more than 4,600 graves have been excavated since the start of the war, noting that it is impossible to know how many bodies are buried at the site.

According to Ukrainian officials, at least 25,000 people were killed in the fighting in Mariupol, of which 5,000-7,000 died under the rubble of their bombed-out homes.

last June.

The Center also estimates that more than 4,600 graves have been excavated since the start of the war, noting that it is impossible to know how many bodies are buried at the site.

According to Ukrainian officials, at least 25,000 people were killed in the fighting in Mariupol, of which 5,000-7,000 died under the rubble of their bombed-out homes.

Unicef ​​delivers 29 electric generators to Kherson 

primary health care and other medical facilities, covering the needs of the newly accessible areas of Novovorontsovska, Velykooleksandrivska and Vysokopilska.

Another 14 were handed over to local authorities to support water services in these areas, to ensure access to water for around 12,000 people and to support the operation of the Kherson Region Emergency Service.

"Access to health care and water is a fundamental right, so children's access to basic services must be restored as soon as possible. We are committed to procuring the supplies and services necessary for this to happen," he said. the Unicef ​​Representative in Ukraine Murat Sahin.

covering the needs of the newly accessible areas of Novovorontsovska, Velykooleksandrivska and Vysokopilska.

Another 14 were handed over to local authorities to support water services in these areas, to ensure access to water for around 12,000 people and to support the operation of the Kherson Region Emergency Service.

"Access to health care and water is a fundamental right, so children's access to basic services must be restored as soon as possible. We are committed to procuring the supplies and services necessary for this to happen," he said. the Unicef ​​Representative in Ukraine Murat Sahin.

covering the needs of the newly accessible areas of Novovorontsovska, Velykooleksandrivska and Vysokopilska.

Another 14 were handed over to local authorities to support water services in these areas, to ensure access to water for around 12,000 people and to support the operation of the Kherson Region Emergency Service.

"Access to health care and water is a fundamental right, so children's access to basic services must be restored as soon as possible. We are committed to procuring the supplies and services necessary for this to happen," he said. the Unicef ​​Representative in Ukraine Murat Sahin.

Another 14 were handed over to local authorities to support water services in these areas, to ensure access to water for around 12,000 people and to support the operation of the Kherson Region Emergency Service.

"Access to health care and water is a fundamental right, so children's access to basic services must be restored as soon as possible. We are committed to procuring the supplies and services necessary for this to happen," he said. the Unicef ​​Representative in Ukraine Murat Sahin.

Another 14 were handed over to local authorities to support water services in these areas, to ensure access to water for around 12,000 people and to support the operation of the Kherson Region Emergency Service.

"Access to health care and water is a fundamental right, so children's access to basic services must be restored as soon as possible. We are committed to procuring the supplies and services necessary for this to happen," he said. the Unicef ​​Representative in Ukraine Murat Sahin.

therefore children's access to basic services must be restored as soon as possible.

We are committed to procuring the supplies and services necessary for this to happen, "said Unicef ​​Representative in Ukraine Murat Sahin.

therefore children's access to basic services must be restored as soon as possible.

We are committed to procuring the supplies and services necessary for this to happen, "said Unicef ​​Representative in Ukraine Murat Sahin.