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Russian troops blew up high-voltage power lines in the temporarily occupied city of Beryslav in the Kherson Region, and the city may remain without electricity until its complete deoccupation. Yaroslav Yanushevych, the head of the regional military administration, said this in a statement on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "In temporarily occupied Beryslav, Russian troops blew up high-voltage power lines. About one and a half kilometers of utility poles and lines were destroyed," Yanushevych wrote. According to him, the city was left without electricity, as the damage was quite extensive. The official said that it is impossible to quickly repair the power…

Kherson and ten other settlements in the Kherson region have been left without electricity and water after Russian forces damaged a high-voltage power line. Yurii Sobolevskyi, first deputy chairman of the Kherson Regional Council, said this in a post on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. Read also: Invaders deport 34 more children from Kherson region to Russia "A high-voltage power line was damaged. The occupiers have already 'reported' that there was a terrorist attack. However, they did not specify that they themselves committed the terrorist attack," Sobolevskyi wrote. The official added that the testimonies of eyewitnesses confirm that it was the invaders…

Last night Russian troops fired S-300 missiles at the city of Zaporizhzhia. A building of a commercial enterprise was destroyed, and its owner’s son was killed, an Ukrinform correspondent reports directly from the scene. The Russian projectile hit a two-storey building. A commercial enterprise selling lighting fixtures was located there. The building was destroyed. A fire broke out at the scene, having spread to 800 square meters. Two light motor vehicles were also destroyed in fire. Under the rubble, rescuers found the body of a 40-year-old man, who was the owner’s son and worked as an administrator there. According to…

Ukraine shoots at least ten Iranian Shahed-136 drones down every day, while Iran claims that it allegedly gave Russia few drones. “Today there were messages from Iran, from official representatives. They decided to admit that they did supply drones for Russian terror. But even in this confession, they lied. We shoot down at least ten Iranian drones every day, and the Iranian regime claims that it allegedly gave little and even before the start of the full-scale invasion. Only yesterday, 11 Shahed drones were destroyed. We know for sure that Iranian instructors taught Russian terrorists how to use drones, and…

Over the past day, the enemy launched more than half a hundred strikes on Zaporizhzhia region with almost 40 of them within the boundaries of populated settlements. "There are no changes in the combat zone, the positional war continues, daily shelling continues. Over the past day, more than half a hundred strikes were launched, of which almost 40 were within the boundaries of populated settlements. But our guys hold the front line," Oleksandr Starukh, Head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, said on the air of the national telethon. Zaporizhzhia direction is not the main one at the moment as…

This afternoon, the Russians struck Seredyna-Buda community in Sumy region with mortars. Private houses were destroyed. "The situation in Seredyna-Buda community is tense today. Around 14:00, the Russians opened fire from mortars. Nine shells exploded near the houses of civilians. There is considerable destruction of houses: walls and roofs were smashed. According to preliminary information, four houses and farm buildings were damaged," Dmytro Zhyvytskyy, Head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration, posted on Telegram. According to him, some shells slammed directly into civilian houses. The shelling caused a fire. The fire destroyed a roof and about a tonne of hay…

The Russian invasion forces storm certain areas on the front line in Luhansk region up to 10 times a day, with the Kreminna and Svatove areas remaining the tensest. That’s according to the chief of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration, Serhiy Haidai, Ukrinform reports. "In Luhansk region, the two most difficult sections are the Kreminna and Svatove directions, where the Russians have already managed to bring in freshly mobilized troops. They shell these areas hundreds of times per day, and each day, the Russians try to break through the Ukrainian Army’s defenses up to 10 times," the official said. Haidai…

The invaders are trying to convince Ukraine that they are withdrawing from Kherson region, but it is possible that they are preparing a trap. Natalia Humeniuk, head of the Joint Coordination Press Center of the Southern Defense Forces, suggested this on the air of the telethon, Ukrinform reports. Answering a question about the probability of traps set up for the Ukrainian military during the counteroffensive, Humeniuk noted: "Such a situation is not excluded, as they are very deliberately trying to convince us that they are withdrawing.  That's despite the fact that we see objective data that they remain in place. …

A total of 268 National Guard soldiers have been released from Russian captivity as part of prisoner swaps. Ukraine's National Guard reported this on Facebook, according to Ukrinform. "Following the exchanges that have already been held since the beginning of Russia's large-scale invasion of Ukraine, a total of 268 National Guard soldiers have been released, including 24 women," the report said. It added that 33 National Guard soldiers had been freed from captivity as part of the November 3 prisoner swap. A total of 107 Ukrainian defenders, including six officers and Azovstal defenders, returned home as part of a prisoner…

Ukraine's Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin and a former judge of the International Criminal Court, Sir Howard Morrison, have discussed possible areas of continuing cooperation and expert assistance in the process of investigating war crimes. According to Ukrinform, the Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office said this in a statement on Telegram. Kostin thanked Morrison for his personal visit to Ukraine, support for the Ukrainian people and professional assistance in the work of the Prosecutor General's Office. He also informed the former ICC judge about the comprehensive work of the Ukrainian law enforcement system under the coordination of the prosecutor's office, both at…