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AP News: Ukraine on Monday launched a criminal investigation into military officers who organized a troop-honoring ceremony that was hit by a Russian missile strike, killing 19 soldiers in one of the deadliest single attacks reported by Ukrainian forces.

The Kyiv Independent: A Russian Federal Security Service colonel is suspected of torturing Ukrainian civilians, the Kherson Regional Prosecutor's Office announced on Nov. 6.

Reuters: Ukraine is ready for "constructive dialogue" with Poland to resolve the situation of Polish truckers blocking crossings at the Ukraine-Poland border over the loss of business, Kyiv's deputy prime minister said on Monday.

AFP: Mali's ruling junta on Monday rejected as "unfounded" accusations by a rights group that its soldiers and Russian mercenaries killed 40 civilians in three operations.

Reuters: Radio Free Europe fears Russia has taken one of its journalists "hostage" for a potential prisoner swap with the United States and is appealing to Moscow not to treat her cruelly, the broadcaster's acting president has said.

Reuters: Ukraine expects a positive European Union appraisal of its progress on the path towards eventual EU membership in a report due this week, a senior government minister said on Monday, adding that Kyiv had carried out all the reforms required of it.

Defence Blog: The French company Cybergun has entered into a €36 million contract for the supply of weaponry to Ukraine. This agreement encompasses the delivery of 10,000 assault rifles, 2,000 sniper rifles, and 400 grenade launchers to Ukraine.

Yahoo News: Russia is "waiting for the temperature to drop below zero" before launching mass strikes on Ukraine's energy system, Vadym Skibitskyi, a representative of Ukraine's Military Intelligence, said in an interview with RBC Ukraine on Nov. 6.

Reuters: A Georgian national was killed on Monday by Russian soldiers deployed along the frontline between the Moscow-backed breakaway region of South Ossetia and Georgian government-held territory, Georgia's PM said.

Reuters: A large group of Russia's former Wagner mercenaries has started training with special forces from the southern Russian region of Chechnya, Kadyrov said on Monday.

The Insider: Expelled GRU spies bemoan lack of decent jobs and kindergarten slots in Russia. The Insider has come into possession of a collective petition penned by GRU personnel and addressed to Putin.

Reuters: Ukraine's state-owned arms manufacturer plans to increase its overall output by 62% by year-end and has also begun serial production of an attack drone with a range of 1,000 km, Ukroboronprom chief Herman Smetanin said.

RBC-Ukraine: More than 100 UK companies have admitted breaching British sanctions against Russia since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine last year, official data shows.

Reuters: Slovakia's new Prime Minister Robert Fico, who has pledged to halt the country's military aid for neighbouring Ukraine, said on Monday he had no intention of preventing private defence companies' exports.

France 24: Russia's Olympic body on Monday launched an appeal against its suspension by the International Olympic Committee at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the sports tribunal said.

Reuters: Russia is repairing a telecoms cable in the Baltic Sea that suffered an outage last month, Finland said on Monday, adding the problem may be linked to other recent cases of damage to subsea infrastructure in the region.

The Moscow Times: Russian and Ukrainian activists have taken over a vacant building in the Dutch capital of Amsterdam that purportedly belongs to the Russian government, the Dutch newspaper Het Parool reported Sunday.

POLITICO: Those growing tired of Putin’s war in Ukraine might ‘wake up’ in a world with less freedom, Andrii Yermak tells POLITICO.

Reuters: Putin has decided to run in the March presidential election, a move that will keep him in power until least 2030, as the Kremlin chief feels he must steer Russia through the most perilous period in decades, six sources told Reuters.

The Kyiv Independent: Only 7% of personnel serving in Russian "Sudoplatov" and "Margelov" pseudo-volunteer battalions in occupied parts of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts are locals, the Ukrainian military's National Resistance Center reported on Nov. 6, citing Russia's estimates.

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