Military actions in Donetsk region, 131 combat clashes, enemy shelling, preparation for winter. How the 986th day of the full-scale war will be remembered.
The aftermath of Russian shelling of Kharkov on November 5, 2024
This morning, the Russians struck Zaporizhia. They hit an infrastructure facility. Six people were killed and 24 were injured.
This was reported by the head of the Zaporizhzhya OVA Ivan Fedorov and the Office of the Prosecutor General.
“The Russians have struck Zaporizhia. They hit an infrastructure facility,” the head of the OVA wrote in a telegram.
A fire broke out at the site of the strike.
The Prosecutor General's Office noted that information about the victims will still be clarified.
Meanwhile, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports that as of 22:00 on November 5, 131 combat clashes have occurred.
Ukrainian defenders continue to decisively repel the enemy's attempts to advance deep into our territory, inflicting effective fire damage on them, depleting them along the entire front line.
There were 31 combat contacts in the Pokrovsk direction, 51 in Kurakhovsk.
More details about the operational situation as of the evening of November 5 – in the news.
In the Pokrovsk direction, Russians shot six captured Ukrainian soldiers.
As reported by the Office of the Prosecutor General, under the procedural leadership of the Donetsk Regional Prosecutor's Office, pre-trial investigations have been launched into war crimes that resulted in the death of prisoners of war.
The UCP stated that on October 23, during the offensive on Selidovo, the invaders captured three Ukrainian fighters. After some time, the unarmed Ukrainians were shot.
On November 1, during the assault on Ukrainian Armed Forces fortifications in the Pokrovsk direction, the Russians killed three more prisoners of war with automatic weapons.
“These actions are a violation of the Geneva Conventions and are classified as an international crime,” the Prosecutor General's Office emphasized.
The first clashes between the Ukrainian army and the North Korean military have already occurred in the Kursk region, Obshchestvennoye writes, citing sources in the special services.
According to the source, “there is no talk of major clashes.” The details are still unknown.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov confirmed that there have already been initial clashes between Ukrainian and North Korean troops in the Kursk region. Speaking to South Korean media outlet KBS, he said that these were not systematic military actions involving all troops. The DPRK troops were disguised as Buryats and mixed in with Russians to confirm the exact number of their troops. In order to confirm the number of casualties and prisoners, all faces need to be checked. So far, the battles involving the Koreans have been “small-scale,” the minister said.
More details in the news.
The foreign ministers of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Britain, the United States, and the EU High Representative issued a joint statement on the participation of North Korean troops in the war on Russia's side.
According to the website of the Japanese Foreign Ministry, the countries expressed “serious concern over the deployment of North Korean troops in Russia, potentially intended for use on the battlefield against Ukraine.”
“The DPRK's direct support for Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, in addition to demonstrating Russia's desperate efforts to compensate for its losses, would mark a dangerous expansion of the conflict with serious consequences for peace and security in Europe and the Indo-Pacific region. It would be another violation of international law, including the fundamental principles of the UN Charter,” the ministers emphasized in a joint statement. Details are in the news.
“Water intake in one of the settlements was stopped due to shelling and the risk of sabotage, now water is supplied centrally to about 40% of subscribers in the city of Kupyansk, others are provided with water delivery. However, the situation with the provision of utilities will, unfortunately, only worsen,” Sinegubov said.
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal called on citizens to install alternative power generation sources at a Cabinet meeting on November 5. In particular, to install alternative power and generation sources: solar panels, wind turbines, and energy storage devices. At the same time, people should not lose the right to housing subsidies,” Shmyhal said.
Denys Shmyhal reported that the heating season has started in all regions of Ukraine. The exception is the Kherson region, where the weather is still relatively warm.
The Prime Minister assures that communities and regions are 100% ready for winter.
According to him, 83% of all boiler houses are operating, heat is supplied to up to 70% of residential buildings and more than 80% of schools, hospitals, and kindergartens.
The most complete picture of today is on our website. We hope that tomorrow there will be more good news.
Let's hold on and bring Victory closer!