The Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs is organizing a closed summit of the "Coalition of the Willing" on November 4 to discuss further assistance to Ukraine. The meeting, at the level of Director Generals from 35 countries, will focus on increasing support and security guarantees.
The European Commission is considering legal action against Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia, which maintain unilateral bans on imports of Ukrainian goods. These bans violate EU single market rules after the updated trade agreement with Ukraine came into force.
A fatal road accident involving military personnel occurred in the Lviv region. A Nissan car with military license plates crashed into a parked truck, killing four servicemen.
The Japanese government will hire licensed hunters and personnel to deal with bears entering residential areas after 12 deaths this year. This is the highest figure since the 2000s, caused by food shortages and a decline in the hunter population.
Indian Oil Corp. , India's largest refiner, purchased five cargoes of Russian oil for December delivery from companies not subject to sanctions. This happened after the company canceled seven to eight cargoes of Russian oil due to recent US sanctions.
The planned summit between Trump and Putin in Budapest has been canceled due to Russia's tough demands regarding Ukraine. The decision was made after a tense conversation between diplomats.
Hourly power outage schedules are being applied in all regions of Ukraine due to high consumption and new Russian attacks on the energy sector. As of this morning, new blackouts have been recorded in several regions, and restoration work is underway.
An emergency power outage occurred in Kramatorsk. Residents are asked not to overload the contact center regarding the outage.
The Prosecutor General's Office reported a suspicion against a Russian commander who ordered the killing of civilians in Bucha. He is involved in the death of at least 17 civilians.
Russia used the 9M729 cruise missile against Ukraine, which led to the US withdrawal from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. In recent months, 23 launches of this missile, which can carry a nuclear or conventional warhead, have been recorded.
In Ukraine, agrarians have harvested 40. 2 million tons of grain crops from 76% of the sown areas. Among the leaders in harvesting are Odesa, Poltava, Chernihiv, and Vinnytsia regions.
On the night of October 31, Russia attacked Ukraine with an Iskander-M ballistic missile and 145 drones of various types. Ukrainian air defense shot down or suppressed 107 enemy UAVs and the missile.
Olha Ivzhenko won the European U23 Weightlifting Championship in the 58 kg weight category. She showed a result of 210 kg in the snatch and clean & jerk combined, outperforming her rivals by 21 kg.
The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage jumped 20 basis points after the Fed announced a rate cut. This happened because the bond market did not react well to comments from Fed Chairman Jerome Powell.
After Russia's attack on October 30, the IAEA recorded damage to critical substations. IAEA teams at the South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant and Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant reported a loss of access to external power lines.
Brent and WTI crude oil prices fell by 0. 55% and 0.71% respectively, heading for their third monthly decline. A strengthening dollar and a slowdown in manufacturing activity in China affected the market, while increased supply from OPEC+ and the US offset the impact of sanctions.
Over the past day, 132 combat engagements were recorded, which is almost a quarter less than the day before. The enemy concentrated a third of its attacks on the Pokrovsk direction, carrying out 48 assault operations.
The 2025 Volkswagen Tiguan received a 5-star safety rating from the NHTSA, the highest possible score. The new generation features a stronger structure, improved crash protection, and an expanded suite of safety systems.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed bills on the extension of martial law and general mobilization. These measures will be in effect from November 5, 2025, for 90 days.
Vantor satellite images showed significant destruction in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa, which hit the island's southwest coast with wind speeds of nearly 298 km/h. About 400,000 people were affected, and damages are estimated at $7.63 billion, which is more than a third of the country's GDP.
In Ukraine, 62% of social facilities and residential buildings have already been connected to heating. The State Energy Supervision detected 3.5 thousand remarks regarding energy facilities, most of which have been eliminated.
The Ladyzhyn community declared three days of mourning from October 31 to November 2, 2025, due to the death of 7-year-old Diana as a result of enemy shelling. State flags will be lowered and entertainment events canceled throughout the community.
From now on, parents who are single-handedly raising a child under 18 can get a deferment in "Reserve+". The process is fully automated, takes up to several hours, and requires no certificates or visits to the TCR.
In the first 9 months of this year, the tourist tax brought in UAH 234. 4 million, which is 35.7% more than last year. Kyiv provided almost a quarter of this amount with UAH 52.8 million.
Hourly power outage schedules have been reintroduced in all regions of Ukraine from 3:00 PM to 10:00 PM. This happened due to the consequences of a massive missile and drone attack on energy facilities on October 30.
President Zelenskyy reported the first detailed intelligence assessments regarding the impact of new sanctions on the Russian war machine. According to him, Russia's losses from the already imposed restrictions on oil companies could reach 50 billion dollars per year.
Tesla is recalling 6,197 Cybertruck pickups, which is about 10% of all existing ones, due to improper use of adhesive in the attachment of the "Off Road Lightbar" accessory. This could lead to the light bar detaching while driving, creating a road hazard.
India's largest refiner, Indian Oil Corp. , plans to purchase up to 24 million barrels of oil from America in the first quarter of next year. This is due to reduced supplies from Russia following the latest package of US sanctions.
Dnipro was subjected to another missile attack, as a result of which an infrastructure facility was damaged. The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine warned about the threat of ballistic weapons from Crimea.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi refuted Russian propaganda claims about the alleged "blockade" of the Defense Forces in Pokrovsk and Kupyansk. He noted that enemy infantry is accumulating in the urban development of Pokrovsk, and work is underway to strengthen the stability of the defense.
