02 November 2025
Zelensky: Patriots arrived from Germany, thank you Merz. Russian attacks on the Ukrainian power grid
Moscow, Trump-Putin meeting unnecessary for now Ukrainian army struck an oil terminal loading dock and an oil tanker in Russia's Krasnodar territory overnight
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2 November 2025
Two people killed in Ukraine's Odessa region, Russia continues to target the power grid
At least two people were killed in a drone attack in the Ukrainian region of Odessa, according to Ukrainian authorities. The attack, which targeted a car park on the Black Sea coast, took place on Sunday morning. Three other people were injured. In the Zaporizhia region, tens of thousands of homes were left without electricity after a Russian drone and missile attack. The Ukrainian national energy operator reported rolling power outages due to attacks on the power grid. In Russia, a Ukrainian drone attack set fire to an oil tanker and some infrastructure in the port of Tuapse. The attack was part of Ukraine's efforts to reduce Russian oil refining capacity.
2 November 2025
Zelensky thanks Merz for reinforcing Patriot missiles to defend Ukraine
"We have strengthened the Patriot component of our Ukrainian air defence. I thank Germany and personally Friedrich Merz for this joint step to protect lives from Russian terrorism. We have been preparing for this strengthening of our air defence for a long time and now the agreements reached have been implemented": Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky writes in X.
"Negotiations on further joint measures to strengthen air defence are ongoing, both at government level and directly with the manufacturers of the necessary systems. Further results are expected," he pointed out.
We have strengthened the "Patriot" component of our Ukrainian air defense.
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) November 2, 2025
I thank Germany and personally Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz @bundeskanzler for this joint step to protect human lives from Russian terror. For some time, we have been preparing this reinforcement of…
2 November 2025
Drone explodes in Russia's Belgorod region, 1 dead and 3 injured
One civilian was killed and three were injured after a drone explosion in the Valuysky district of the Belgorod region, regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov reported. 'In the village of Kurgashki, four people were injured as a result of a drone explosion. They were transported to the central regional hospital in Valuy by a passing vehicle. One woman was in a critical condition. Doctors did everything they could to save her life, but despite all the measures taken, they could not save her,' he wrote on Telegram channel. Two other women and a man suffered wounds from mines, explosions, and shrapnel. One of the injured women is in a serious condition and is still in a medical facility; the others were discharged for outpatient treatment. According to Gladkov, a car was damaged at the scene of the attack.
Un residente trasporta un drone FPV russo abbattuto, durante l'attacco russo all'Ucraina, nella città di Kostiantynivka, in prima linea nella regione di Donetsk, Ucraina, 1 novembre 2025. REUTERS/Yan Dobronosov
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2 November 2025
Kiev claims: 'Oil refinery in Krasnodar hit'
"Hit the infrastructure of Russian oil refinery in Krasnodar territory". This is claimed by the Ukrainian General Staff on Telegram, stating that "on the night of 1 November 2025, the Ukrainian Defence Forces inflicted fire damage to the infrastructure of the "RN-Tuapse oil refinery" in Krasnodar territory". "According to preliminary data, the oil loading infrastructure of the Russian commercial oil port located on the Black Sea coast, in Tuapse Bay, was hit. This terminal is one of the largest in Russia", the post by the General Staff continues.
2 November 2025
Moscow: 'Ukrainian breakthrough on the Pokrovsk front prevented'
Unità russe hanno impedito uno sfondamento da parte delle forze armate ucraine nei pressi di Pokrovsk. Lo ha dichiarato il ministero della Difesa russo che insiste nel dire che le truppe ucraine sono “circondate”, affermazione negata da Kiev. “Un tentativo da parte di militanti del 425esimo reggimento d’assalto ’Skala’ delle forze armate ucraine a bordo di un veicolo corazzato da combattimento verso il villaggio di Grishino, nella Repubblica Popolare di Donetsk, è stato sventato. Tutti i militanti sono stati uccisi”, ha affermato il ministero citato da Ria Novosti. “Unità della 5a Brigata fucilieri motorizzata della 51a Armata hanno continuato a stringere l’accerchiamento del gruppo nemico da est, hanno ampliato la zona di controllo nelle zone settentrionale, orientale e sud-orientale del villaggio di Dimitrov, nella Repubblica Popolare di Donetsk, e hanno liberato 26 edifici”, ha aggiunto il ministero in una nota.
2 November 2025
Zelensky, in 7 days 1,500 drones and 1,170 bombs against Ukraine
“Quasi 1.500 droni d’attacco, 1.170 bombe aeree guidate e oltre 70 missili di diverso tipo sono stati utilizzati dai russi per attaccare la vita in Ucraina solo questa settimana. Ci sono stati colpi contro normali edifici residenziali e infrastrutture civili, oltre a numerosi attacchi terroristici contro il settore energetico”. Lo scrive su X il presidente ucraino Volodymyr Zelensky. “Quasi ogni notte, la Russia colpisce la nostra popolazione con vari tipi di armi. Da ieri sera, ci sono stati attacchi contro le nostre comunità: attacchi nelle regioni di Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Černihiv e Odessa. Purtroppo, ci sono stati morti e feriti”, ha dichiarato Zelensky. “È chiaro che Mosca mira a infliggere danni principalmente alla nostra popolazione. Ecco perché stiamo lavorando attivamente per garantire un supporto affidabile al nostro settore energetico quest’inverno. Abbiamo già accordi concreti con i nostri partner. Attraverso contributi al Fondo di Sostegno Energetico per l’Ucraina o
2 November 2025
Moscow: 'Attempt to break siege in Kupyansk foiled'
"In the area of the village of Kupyansk, in the Kharkiv region, 6th Army assault units continue to destroy the encircled enemy group," the Russian Defence Ministry reported, adding that south of Kupyansk-Uzlovoye an attempt by Ukrainian forces to break through to the Oskol River, with the aim of escaping the encirclement, was foiled. Fourteen fighters from the 43rd Mechanised Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, three pick-ups and two ATVs were destroyed.
2 November 2025
2 November 2025
Kiev, '6 dead tonight in raids on Ukraine, 2 children'
ìRussia launched a wave of drones and missiles against Ukraine overnight killing six people, including two children, and disrupting the supply of electricity for tens of thousands of people,î Ukrainian officials said. "Russian forces attacked the regions of Dnipropetrovsk and Odessa. Six people died, including two children," Ukraine's prosecutor general's office said on Telegram. Meanwhile, a Russian attack in the southern region of Zaporizhzhia left nearly 58,000 households without electricity, the region's governor Ivan Fedorov said.
2 November 2025
Moscow, 164 Ukrainian drones shot down during the night
Russian air defence systems destroyed 164 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions, the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea overnight, the Russian Defence Ministry reported.
2 November 2025
Moscow, Trump-Putin meeting unnecessary for now
A meeting of the presidents of Russia and the United States Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump is possible, but at the moment 'it is not necessary', the Russian leader's press secretary Dmitry Peskov noted in an interview with Tass. The necessity, the Kremlin representative emphasised, exists now in the painstaking work on the Ukrainian settlement.
The presidents of Russia and the United States agreed to meet in Budapest and begin preparations for it following a conversation on 16 October. However, on 23 October, Trump unexpectedly announced the postponement of such a summit indefinitely, because, according to the American leader, he will not be able to achieve 'what is necessary' by the appointed dates.
2 November 2025
russian tanker on fire after Kiev drone attack in Krasnodar territory
- L’esercito ucraino ha colpito nella notte un molo di carico di un terminal petrolifero e una petroliera nel territorio russo di Krasnodar. Lo riportano media russi su Telegram. Foto e video pubblicati sui social sembrano mostrare un grande incendio che si sprigiona dal molo del terminal, situato al largo del Mar Nero. I canali Telegram russi, citando segnalazioni di residenti, hanno riportano la presenza di almeno tre incendi osservati nella zona del terminal petrolifero, tra cui uno su una petroliera. I funzionari del quartier generale operativo regionale del Territorio di Krasnodar hanno successivamente confermato che un attacco con droni aveva causato danni alle infrastrutture portuali. I funzionari hanno aggiunto che la sovrastruttura del ponte, una nave, edifici e infrastrutture del terminal sono stati danneggiati nell’attacco. Secondo le informazioni preliminari, non ci sono state vittime, hanno affermato i funzionari russi. Il terminal, situato nella città portuale di Tuapse, sarebbe gestito dalla
