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Two 15-year-old boys were injured in a forest near Novhorod-Siverskyi due to the explosion of a part of a downed Russian drone. The teenagers were picking mushrooms and approached the drone's debris, which then detonated.
The Polish Ministry of National Defense is launching a pilot voluntary defense training program "wGotowości" on November 22. It will last five weeks and will cover approximately 400,000 citizens, including children and the elderly.
Former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen stated that Ukraine will face an "eternal war" if Europe does not increase pressure on Russia. He called for the deployment of European troops and the establishment of a missile and drone shield on NATO territory to protect Ukraine.
As a result of the night drone attack on Kamianske, Dnipropetrovsk region, the body of a man was recovered from under the rubble of a building. The Russian attack claimed one life and injured 8 others; emergency rescue operations have been completed.
Poland and Romania are deploying a new American Merops weapon system to defend against Russian drones, capable of detecting and approaching drones using artificial intelligence. This system, also deployed in Denmark, is designed to strengthen defenses on NATO's eastern flank after a series of drone incursions into the alliance's airspace.
A resident of Odesa region has been sentenced to 5 years in prison for sharing videos on TikTok showing the combat operations of Ukrainian units. The footage revealed the positions of the military, which created a threat to the city's defense.
Dynamic battles continue in Kupyansk's urban areas. Ukrainian defenders managed to push back the enemy, but the situation remains precarious.
The Ukrainian Defense Forces successfully struck the Volgograd oil refinery, a storage base for Shahed-type drones in Donetsk, and three fuel and lubricant facilities in temporarily occupied Crimea. These actions are aimed at reducing the enemy's logistical capabilities and offensive potential.
As a result of the night attack on the railway infrastructure of Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kharkiv regions, trains in the eastern direction are moving on altered routes with delays of up to 5 hours. There are no casualties, but the damage has affected train traffic, including services to Husarivka and international routes.
Over the past day, 276 combat engagements took place on the front, 100 of them in the Pokrovsk direction. The enemy launched missile and air strikes, used kamikaze drones, and carried out shelling.
On the night of November 6, the Russian army attacked the Dnipropetrovsk region with drones, as a result of which 8 people were injured in Kamianske. Residential buildings, infrastructure, and a transport enterprise were damaged; strikes also occurred in the Petropavlivka community and Nikopol district.
Over the past day, November 5, the Defense Forces of Ukraine destroyed 1,170 Russian occupiers and 278 units of enemy equipment. The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 06.11.25 amount to over 1.1 million personnel.
A new training course, "Fiber Optic Drones. Fundamentals of Use," has been launched in the "Army+" application, dedicated to the specifics of using fiber optic FPV drones in combat conditions. The course consists of 7 lessons covering advantages, preparation, flight techniques, and troubleshooting, and its lecturer is Vitaliy "Soloma," an engineer from the SIGNUM battalion.
The SBU detained a 49-year-old car service employee in the Kyiv region who was adjusting Russian missile and drone attacks on the capital. He collected data on energy facilities and alternative basing points for Ukrainian defenders.
The SBU counterintelligence detained a 32-year-old drug-addicted FSB agent in Donetsk region who was adjusting Russian air and artillery strikes on Kramatorsk. The perpetrator tracked the locations of command posts and checkpoints, as well as the routes of Defense Forces convoys.
Ukrainian forces repelled 260 combat engagements as of the evening of November 5, with the hottest spots in the Donetsk region. The enemy launched 1 missile strike, 43 air strikes, and used over 2300 kamikaze drones.
As a result of an enemy UAV attack in Bohodukhiv, Kharkiv region, the number of injured has risen to five, including an 18-year-old boy with an acute stress reaction. A two-story residential building and a garage building were damaged.
President Zelenskyy heard reports from the military and the head of the SBU, Vasyl Malyuk. In the Pokrovsk direction, the Defense Forces continue to destroy the occupier, with special mention of the special forces of the SBU's CSO "A".
Preparations for COP30 in Brazil are under threat due to bloody police raids in Rio de Janeiro and rising tensions around Venezuela. President Lula da Silva is forced to respond to internal instability, which overshadows his plans to demonstrate the country's efforts in combating climate change.
Ukrzaliznytsia temporarily restricts train traffic to Kramatorsk and Sloviansk due to the deteriorating security situation in the east. The Donetsk Regional Military Administration is organizing bus shuttles between Kramatorsk, Sloviansk, and the temporary terminal station.
Swarmbotics is developing drones that will operate as a "swarm," controlled by a single operator. The drones are planned to be effective against tanks.
Interior Minister Klymenko reported that over the past three months, Russians have carried out more than 60 targeted attacks on State Emergency Service units. As a result of these shellings, five Ukrainian rescuers were killed and over 30 were injured.
Israel extended the arrest of former chief legal counsel of the armed forces, Ifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, until Friday. She was detained over the leak of a video showing abuse of a Palestinian prisoner, which she had approved for publication.
The Cabinet of Ministers prepared the draft State Budget-2026 for the second reading, increasing revenues by UAH 27. 8 billion and expenditures by UAH 33.6 billion. The increase in revenues will occur due to an increase in the tax for banks, and expenditures will go to the reserve fund and teachers' salaries.
By the end of 2025, old kopecks in Ukraine will be replaced with new small change coins called "shah". The National Bank promises that the innovation will not cause additional costs.
The Russians have once again begun to speculate on the possibility of international journalists traveling to the front, in particular, they are announcing permission to safely enter Pokrovsk.
Since the beginning of the day until 4:00 PM, 205 combat engagements have been recorded, which is almost twice as many as the day before. The situation remains most tense in the Pokrovsk direction, where 84 combat engagements took place.
The European Commission is developing a "military Schengen" plan to ensure the rapid transportation of military equipment and personnel in the event of a possible armed conflict with Russia.
Deputies of "European Solidarity" are preparing for winter holidays abroad. The faction demands that the Cabinet of Ministers lift restrictions on the departure of officials, claiming business trips.
Sudanese anti-government forces shot down an Il-76 military transport aircraft near the city of Babanusa, killing the entire crew. The Rapid Support Forces claimed responsibility, stating they used a Chinese-made FK-2000 air defense system.