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Bloomberg: Poland plans to start building a national anti-drone system within months, without waiting for the European Union’s “drone wall” initiative, the country’s deputy defense minister said (archive).
ISW: Russian forces continue to advance in the Pokrovsk direction and appear to be operating with increasing comfort within Pokrovsk itself.
Reuters: A Ukrainian drone attack damaged the Sterlitamak petrochemical plant deep inside Russia, causing a partial collapse of a water-treatment facility but no injuries, regional authorities said on Tuesday.
The Kyiv Independent: Explosions rocked a Russian ammunition facility in occupied Luhansk Oblast and several regions across Russia, media reported overnight on Nov. 4.
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Reuters: Ukraine is showing "remarkable commitment" to joining the EU, but must reverse recent negative trends in the fight against corruption and accelerate rule of law reforms, the European Commission said in a draft text seen by Reuters on Monday.
AP News: A Latvian citizen was arrested for allegedly collecting information about the Baltic country’s defense sector for Russia’s shadowy GRU military intelligence service, authorities said Monday.
ANSA: The Russian Ambassador to Italy Alexey Paramonov was summoned by the Italian Foreign Ministry on Monday for a formal reprimand following Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's comments on the collapse of part of the Torre dei Conti tower in Rome.
The Kyiv Independent: Ukraine's State Bureau of Investigation opened an investigation into possible negligence after a Nov. 1 Russian missile strike on a Ukrainian military base in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast killed and wounded troops who had reportedly gathered for an awards ceremony.
Reuters: Ukraine will set up offices for arms exports and joint weapons production in Berlin and Copenhagen this year, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday.
Kyiv Post: Zelensky also said Ukraine’s homegrown weapons programs are accelerating, with new missile systems in use and daily drone production nearing 800 units by month’s end.
NV: Operatives from the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine's Defense Ministry have eliminated additional Russian air defense systems in temporarily occupied Crimea.
The Insider: Kremlin-linked media outlets and social media accounts are spreading a new false claim about an alleged luxury purchase by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky — this time, a massive ranch in the state of Wyoming.
Reuters: Japan's Mazda Motor has lost the right to buy back its 50% stake in a car-manufacturing joint venture in Russia after failing to exercise an option to do so, its former Russian partner Sollers told Reuters.
Ukrainska Pravda: The 7th Rapid Response Corps of the Air Assault Forces of Ukraine has stated that the defence forces have halted the expansion of the Russian presence in the north of Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, and that the defence of Myrnohrad has been reinforced with additional units.
The Kyiv Independent: Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, 116 journalists have been killed and 26 remain in captivity, Ukraine’s Culture Ministry said on Nov. 3, marking the Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists.
Bloomberg: The UK government recently resupplied Ukraine with more Storm Shadow cruise missiles to enable Kyiv to continue its campaign of long-range strikes inside Russia (archive).
Ukrainska Pravda: German Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil has called for tougher measures against Russia ahead of the Steel Summit at the Chancellery on 6 November.
The Kyiv Independent: Ukraine struck the Saratov oil refinery for the third time this fall and hit multiple Russian military logistics sites overnight on Nov. 3, Ukraine's General Staff reported.
Reuters: China wants to strengthen cooperation with Russia and defend shared security interests, Premier Li Qiang told visiting Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on Monday. At talks in the Chinese city of Hangzhou, Li described Russia and China as "good neighbours and good partners who trust each other".
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