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Russia-Ukraine War: Live Updates
Live updates on Russia's war against Ukraine and on Russia and Eurasia: the front line, strikes, weapons, sanctions and diplomacy. Every entry links to our full report.
Monday 9 November 2026
Russia & Eurasia
UK at the UN Security Council: Russia is using winter as a weapon, and Britain will stand with Ukraine “for as long as it takes”
Britain’s UN ambassador cited the Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia strikes and Russian missile attacks on energy sites, and said Europe’s commitment to Ukraine is unshakeable.
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Hackers from Belarus and Ukraine say Rosstat records show nearly 400,000 Russians killed in the war – sources
The Belarusian Cyber Partisans say Rosstat death certificates show at least 393,881 Russians killed in the war by August 27, 2026. Their Ukrainian partners Silent Crow put it near 450,000. Rosstat denies any leak.
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Ukrainian drones strike Kirishi, home to Russia’s second-largest refinery KINEF, 800 km from the border – governor confirms – sources
Ukrainian drones reached the Kirishi industrial zone in the Leningrad region, where the KINEF refinery operates. The governor confirmed strikes on the zone and reported 113 drones downed over the region.
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Russia says it hit four cargo ships in the Black Sea and substations in five Ukrainian regions – what Kyiv says – sources
Russia’s defence ministry claims strikes on four ships near Odesa and Chornomorsk and on six substations in five regions, saying all were military targets. Ukrainian officials report a death in Odesa and over 600,000 without power at the peak.
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Ukraine: 317 Russian drones overnight, 105 of them jet-powered – where they struck and what changes for electricity
Russia attacked Ukraine with 317 drones overnight into November 9, 105 of them jet-powered Shaheds. Ukraine’s Air Force says 276 were downed or jammed; Kremenchuk and Khmelnytskyi were hit.
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G7 in Paris: Europe asks for a seat in the Ukraine talks – what Rubio said about security guarantees ahead of Abu Dhabi
G7 foreign ministers meet in Paris on November 9-10, where Europeans want to avoid being sidelined from the Ukraine talks. Rubio says security guarantees will be central in Abu Dhabi.
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Novaya Gazeta closes in Russia: UK and Finland call for an end to repression of independent media
Russia’s best-known independent newspaper ceased operations on 9 November. The UK and Finland, co-chairs of the Media Freedom Coalition, called on Moscow to end its repression of independent media.
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Sunday 8 November 2026
Russia & Eurasia
Barrot: “France will be in Abu Dhabi” – Europe to have a seat in the Ukraine talks
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said Europeans will be “well represented” at the US-brokered Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11.
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Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant without external power again – diesel generators running, fuel for about two weeks
The last 330 kV line to the Zaporizhzhia plant was cut in the early hours of November 8. The IAEA counts 27 full blackouts since the war began; diesel stocks last about two weeks.
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Kallas in Warsaw: the EU will not implement any Ukraine deal it is not party to, ahead of the Abu Dhabi talks
Kaja Kallas told a Warsaw press conference that the EU will not implement any Ukraine agreement it is not party to, as US-led talks resume in Abu Dhabi on 10-11 November.
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Ukraine’s General Staff says it hit two Iskander launchers in the Bryansk region – which air-defence system was also targeted
Ukraine’s General Staff claims it struck two Iskander ballistic missile launchers and a Pantsir-S1 air-defence system in the Bryansk region. The extent of the damage is still being verified and the claim is unconfirmed.
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Komyshuvakha: Ukrainian intelligence names six Russian Su-34 pilots for the school strike – who planned the attack
Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) names the Russian colonel it says planned the November 2 strike on a school in Komyshuvakha and six Su-34 pilots it says dropped the bombs. The toll stands at at least 53 dead.
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Ukraine: 164 Russian drones and three Kh-59/69 missiles overnight – 600,000 consumers without power in the Dnipropetrovsk region
Russia launched 164 long-range drones and three Kh-59/69 guided missiles at Ukraine overnight. The Dnipropetrovsk region took the heaviest toll, with over 600,000 consumers without electricity.
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Zelensky: North Korean KN-23 missiles hit a vital energy facility – how he explains the Russian escalation before Abu Dhabi
Zelensky says Russia used North Korean KN-23 ballistic missiles against a vital energy facility on the night of November 7, and links the escalation to the talks due in Abu Dhabi on November 10–11.
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Saturday 7 November 2026
Russia & Eurasia
Kyiv: ballistic missiles and drones overnight – damage to the Northern Bridge, power supply “extremely difficult”
Russian ballistic missiles and long-range drones hit Kyiv overnight, injuring five, closing the Northern Bridge and leaving the capital’s power supply in an “extremely difficult” state, according to Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
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Friday 6 November 2026
Russia & Eurasia
Ukrainian intelligence: Russia has up to 700 ballistic missiles and can make up to 110 a month
Ukraine’s HUR estimates Russia had up to 700 ballistic missiles and several thousand cruise missiles in October and keeps raising production despite sanctions; the estimates cannot be independently verified.
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Rutte: A clean victory for Ukraine or Russia is unlikely – the war will end with a peace deal and a compromise
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said neither side is likely to win the war in Ukraine outright and that such wars always end with a peace agreement, often a kind of compromise.
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Rassvet: Russia is already using its own “Starlink” over Ukraine, Kyiv says
Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) says Russia is already using its new Rassvet satellite network for military communications over Ukraine, aiming to make its attack drones more accurate and less prone to jamming.
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Finland’s defence minister: Europe has paid for Ukraine’s Patriot missiles, now the U.S. must show “political willingness”
Finnish Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen says Europe has funded Patriot interceptors for Ukraine and that deliveries now depend on political approval in Washington.
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Afipsky: reports of Ukrainian drone strike on the refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar Territory – Moscow claims 142 drones downed
Ukrainian monitoring channels reported a fire at the Afipsky refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar Territory overnight, while Russia’s Defence Ministry says it shot down 142 Ukrainian drones.
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Thursday 5 November 2026
Russia & Eurasia
Ukraine: 128 Russian drones and two Kh-35 missiles in one night, with fires at critical infrastructure in Dnipropetrovsk region and a warehouse near Bucha
Russia attacked Ukraine overnight with 128 strike drones and two Kh-35 missiles; air defence downed 105 drones, but strikes were recorded at 18 locations, including critical infrastructure in Dnipropetrovsk region and a warehouse near Bucha.
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UK tells OSCE that Russia must show evidence for its claims, as it condemns the Dnipro and Komyshuvakha strikes
At the OSCE in Vienna, the UK condemned Russian strikes at Dnipro and Komyshuvakha and asked Moscow to back its weekly claims with verifiable evidence.
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Wednesday 4 November 2026
Russia & Eurasia
Merz: “The time has come for this war to end”; the Oleshky truce as a model for energy and the Black Sea
At a joint press conference with Volodymyr Zelensky in Berlin, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged Russia to end the war and proposed the Oleshky regional ceasefire as a model for energy infrastructure and the Black Sea.
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Ukraine: 130 drones and seven missiles in one night, with strikes on energy and port infrastructure in the Odesa region
Russia launched 130 attack drones and seven missiles at Ukraine overnight into November 4. Air defences downed or jammed 92 drones, but missiles hit and 31 drones struck at 14 locations, mainly energy and port facilities around Odesa.
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US to ask NATO allies for more money for PURL, with a gap of about $2 billion in approved weapons packages
Washington is preparing to ask NATO allies for fresh funding for PURL, the mechanism through which Europeans and others pay for American weapons going to Ukraine, Bloomberg reports. The request could come in November.
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Witkoff: new round of Ukraine-Russia-US talks in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11, with a stop in Brussels first
US envoy Steve Witkoff announced technical-level talks between Ukraine and Russia mediated by the US in Abu Dhabi on November 10 and 11, preceded by consultations with Europeans in Brussels.
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Kharkiv: strike on a medical facility hours after Zelensky’s warning of a new mass attack, 62 injured and patients evacuated
A combined Russian ballistic-missile and guided-bomb attack hit Kharkiv before dawn on November 3, striking a medical facility. The injured rose to 62 and 226 patients were moved to other hospitals.
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Komyshuvakha: double strike with FAB-3000 bombs on a humanitarian aid centre, at least 31 dead and almost 50 missing
Two successive Russian guided-bomb strikes on a former school and its shelter in Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia region, killed at least 31 people with almost 50 missing, Ukrainian officials say. The building served as a humanitarian aid centre.
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Tuesday 3 November 2026
Russia & Eurasia
Drone attack on the Yaroslavl refinery: governor confirms damage at a plant that fuels Russia’s war machine
Ukrainian drones hit the Slavneft-YANOS refinery in Yaroslavl before dawn on November 3, starting a fire. Governor Mikhail Yevrayev confirmed damage and two injured workers and said air defences shot down 124 drones overnight.
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Ukraine: UNICEF counts almost 2,000 attacks on education since 2022 as school-time air-raid alerts hit 13% of lessons
UNICEF says Ukraine has suffered almost 2,000 attacks on education since 2022, about 270 this year, and that pupils lose more than 13 per cent of lesson time to air-raid alarms.
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