Germany, under Scholz's leadership, will play a decisive role in Ukraine's accession to NATO and ending the war.
Due to the sunny weather, electricity consumption decreased by 3. 4%, but there is still a shortage during peak hours. Ukraine imports electricity from 5 countries.
A working group has been set up in Odesa region to organize land in seaports. This will accelerate port development, increase budget revenues and attract new investors.
Taiwan's Ministry of Defense has signed agreements to purchase up to 1,000 attack drones from AeroVironment and Anduril. The total value of the contracts is $360 million.
Ukrainian farmers planted 5. 7 million hectares of winter crops, including 4.1 million hectares of wheat and 1.05 million hectares of rapeseed. Five regions have fully completed sowing of winter grains, and 12 regions have sown winter rapeseed.
Oleh Makarov, Member of Parliament of Ukraine of the IX convocation, has passed away. He was the secretary of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Legal Policy and a member of the Ukrainian Bar Association's Ethics Commission.
Representatives of the PRC have been participating in military exercises in Belarus over the past 3-4 months. China is interested in the experience of using drones, demining, and storming buildings in the context of the war in Ukraine.
The NBU has set the official exchange rate at 41. 3292 UAH/USD and 44.69 UAH/€. On the interbank market, the dollar is trading at UAH 41.4-41.42, and in exchange offices at UAH 41.55-41.65.
A drone attacked the building of the Russian Special Forces University in Gudermes, causing a fire on the roof. Russia's air defense forces also reported destroying 7 drones in other regions.
Air defense forces shot down 26 of 48 attack drones launched by Russia in the evening of October 28. The occupiers also launched an Iskander-M ballistic missile at Kryvyi Rih from the territory of Crimea.
The South Korean president announced that a delegation will visit Ukraine to discuss the presence of North Korean troops in Russia. The delegation will brief the EU and meet with Ukrainian intelligence and defense officials.
The DobroDiy Charity Marketplace is raising UAH 300 thousand for the rehabilitation of 4-year-old Yaroslav Yermolin at the Nodus Center. The boy was seriously injured after falling out of a window while his father was fighting in the Donetsk region.
The United States reports 10,000 North Korean troops sent to Russia to participate in the war against Ukraine. Some of them have already moved closer to the Ukrainian border.
The occupants carried out 93 air strikes and fired over 4,800 times at Ukrainian positions. The situation was the most intense in the Kurakhove sector, where the enemy tried to break through the defense 48 times.
Mostly no precipitation in Ukraine, with light rain in the west. Temperatures at night will be 2-11° C, during the day 9-18° C, with partly fog and cloudy skies.
Over the past day, the Ukrainian Armed Forces eliminated 1360 Russian occupants and destroyed a significant amount of military equipment. Enemy losses include 9 tanks, 45 artillery systems and 72 UAVs.
No Russian warships have been spotted in the Black and Azov Seas. There are 2 enemy ships with Kalibr missiles in the Mediterranean Sea.
North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Song-hui has left for a visit to Moscow amid reports of troop deployments. The visit follows agreements to strengthen ties between the two countries.
A 48-year-old Chinese scientist convicted of espionage in the aerospace industry has been expelled from Ukraine. After his release from prison, he was banned from entering the country for 5 years.
In the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, Russian invaders are distributing seized housing to traitors who signed a contract with the Russian Armed Forces.
An air alert has been declared in Kyiv and several regions of Ukraine. The Kyiv City State Administration urges residents to immediately go to civil defense shelters.
Croatia will give Ukraine 30 M-84 tanks and 30 M-80 infantry fighting vehicles. In exchange, the country will purchase 50 new Leopard 2A8 tanks from Germany at a reduced price.
According to Estonian intelligence, Russia lost about 40,000 troops in October due to intense attacks. The occupiers' advance near Chasovyi Yar was achieved by massive bombardments and “meat assaults.
The President of Ukraine commented on the Russian strikes on Kharkiv and Kryvyi Rih. He called for the isolation of Russia and emphasized that flirting with the aggressor only increases its appetite.
Andriy Lunin was ranked third among the best goalkeepers by France Football. Emiliano Martinez received the Yashin Trophy for the second time in a row.
The leaders of Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine signed a joint statement at the Reykjavik Summit. The Nordic countries supported the Victory Plan and allocated more than €20 billion in aid.
A missile strike on Kryvyi Rih injured 10 people and damaged a three-story residential building. A medical facility, a car and a gas pipeline were also damaged.
The President of Ukraine announced the transfer of 3. 5 million artillery shells and a large number of missiles from North Korea to Russia. The information was announced during a press conference at the Ukraine-Northern Europe summit.
There were 134 combat engagements over the last day, most of them in the Kurakhove sector - 48 attempts to advance. The occupants carried out 70 air strikes and fired 3,800 times at Ukrainian positions.
There are already 3,000 North Korean troops in Russia. President Zelensky said that their number will quickly increase to 12,000.
