Two unemployed men from Poltava region, aged 21 and 23, installed video traps and provided access to online broadcasts to the Russian special services. They adjusted enemy air attacks on electricity and heat generating enterprises, for which they received 15 and 13 years in prison with confiscation of property.
Naftogaz Group signed a grant investment agreement with the European Investment Bank for €127 million. The funds will be used to purchase natural gas for the heating season, compensating for losses in its own production.
Germany plans to reduce payments to Ukrainian refugees from 563 euros to 180 euros for those arriving after April 1, 2025. These individuals will be considered asylum seekers, losing their special status.
A lecturer at one of Kharkiv's universities provided Russians with technical developments to improve the Geran UAV; he has been served with a notice of suspicion.
A Russian serviceman has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for raping a woman in the occupied village of Makariv in the Kyiv region. The combat vehicle commander threatened the woman with execution before raping her.
The United Kingdom will allocate £13 million (over $17 million) to restore Ukraine's energy infrastructure. The country will also ban the servicing of vessels carrying Russian liquefied natural gas.
China is stepping up efforts to import Russian gas, laying the groundwork for its own "shadow fleet" of vessels to transport liquefied fuel, bypassing US sanctions. This will allow it to diversify supplies and strengthen ties with Russia, which needs buyers for its LNG.
The heating season has officially begun throughout Ukraine, including frontline communities. Over 87% of social facilities and 73% of multi-story buildings are already receiving heat.
The city of Lyman in the Donetsk region has been completely left without gas due to damage to the underwater gas pipeline as a result of Russian shelling. This happened after massive strikes on energy infrastructure, which led to the disconnection of 1164 subscribers.
The SBU counterintelligence detained an agent of Russian military intelligence who was preparing to blow up a main gas pipeline in eastern Ukraine. The perpetrator was supposed to plant an improvised explosive device near a nodal section of gas lines that provide heat supply to Kharkiv and Poltava regions.
The UN warns of a lack of resources to protect millions of refugees this winter, particularly due to funding cuts from the United States. UNHCR has appealed for donations of at least $35 million, emphasizing the needs of Ukrainians, Syrians, and Afghans.
The Ministry of Digital Transformation is launching a program to pay citizens and businesses for connecting generators with a capacity of 7. 2 kW or more to mobile stations. For an hour of work, you can get 110-140 UAH to ensure communication during blackouts.
Power outages will last until the end of the heating season due to attacks on substations and reduced NPP generation. Shelling of substations supplying the Khmelnytskyi and Rivne NPPs forced a reduction in generation.
Ukraine continues to eliminate the consequences of a massive Russian strike on critical infrastructure, and heat and water supply are being restored. The situation in the energy system after the attack remains difficult, with hourly blackouts applied in 13 regions and Kyiv.
On the night of November 9, the local thermal power plant in Russian Voronezh was attacked, which led to a power outage in a number of houses. The governor of the Voronezh region reported a missile threat.
In Kyiv, Poltava, and Kharkiv regions, the elimination of the consequences of the enemy shelling, which included over 450 drones and 45 missiles, is ongoing. Headquarters have been deployed and are working around the clock to restore damaged facilities and provide the population with water, heat, and electricity.
After a massive enemy attack in Sumy, water supply will be provided on a schedule with reduced pressure, and communication is gradually being restored. Medical facilities are operating normally, provided with backup power.
In Dnipro, November 9 and 10 have been declared days of mourning for those killed as a result of the massive Russian attack. Dnipro Mayor Borys Filatov announced that residents of 72 apartments in a nine-story building on Heroes Avenue would be relocated, and about 54 apartments would have to be dismantled.
As a result of the Russian night attack on Kyiv region, 5 people were injured: a man and 4 women, one of whom underwent surgery for a shrapnel wound to the thigh. 20 private houses, three cars, and outbuildings in Vyshhorod district were damaged, as well as one private house in Boryspil district.
In Kremenchuk, after the Russian attack, water supply is carried out according to a schedule using generators. Hospitals, mobile communications and bakeries use backup power, and heat supply is gradually being restored.
Russia launched its ninth massive attack on Ukraine's civilian gas infrastructure overnight since early October, using missiles and drones. As a result of the hits, an employee of the Naftogaz Group was wounded and production equipment was damaged.
As a result of Russia's night attack on energy infrastructure, heat and water supply disruptions occurred in several regions of Ukraine. Dnipropetrovsk, Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast, Kirovohrad Oblast, Mykolaiv Oblast, Poltava Oblast, Sumy Oblast, Kharkiv Oblast, Chernihiv Oblast, Zaporizhzhia, as well as railway infrastructure were affected.
On the night of November 8, the Russian army attacked the energy infrastructure of Poltava region, injuring one person. Emergency power, water, and heat outages have been introduced in some cities in the region.
Russia again attacked Ukraine's energy infrastructure, leading to emergency power outages in several regions. Rescuers and energy workers will restore supplies after the situation stabilizes.
The European Investment Bank has provided Ukraine with 100 million euros to strengthen economic resilience and restore municipal heating infrastructure. 70 million euros will be allocated to a loan program for businesses, and 30 million euros will be used for the repair and modernization of heating systems.
Naftogaz Group and Polish company ORLEN have signed agreements for the supply of at least 300 million cubic meters of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the US. This will contribute to diversifying supply routes and strengthening Europe's energy security.
The Pension Fund of Ukraine has recalculated the amounts of housing subsidies for the 2025-2026 heating season. The payment for October was made in November, taking into account heating from October 16.
As a result of the Russian attack on November 6 in the Dnipropetrovsk region, eight coal mines were de-energized, where 2,595 miners were located. Rescuers promptly brought all people to the surface; there were no dead or injured.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced planned diplomatic measures in the coming weeks with partners in Europe and the United States. He expects November to bring no fewer results than October.
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a program of payments of UAH 6,500 under the "Winter Support" program. Funds will be received by orphans, children under guardianship, children with disabilities in foster families, internally displaced children, internally displaced persons with disabilities, and single pensioners.
