For today, links to five reports: from Tass, Kyiv Post, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, the Associated Press, and the Kyiv Independent; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Putin reiterates Russia’s willingness to engage in talks with Ukraine. From Tass. MOSCOW — “I have said it more than once,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said today at a ceremony receiving credentials from foreign ambassadors, “that Russia is not just ready for talks but has already held such talks at a certain point, specifically at the very beginning of this conflict.” READ MORE . . .
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FROM NOV. 3 The drone age, by Marco V. Pereira | Kyiv Post Yaroslav, a onetime hardcore game and later an IT project manager, is now in the Ukrainian army piloting drones for the 116th Brigade, again spending many hours each day with a controller in his hands. READ MORE . . .
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Russian missile kills six, injures 20 in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia. From Reuters. KYIV — A Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia today killed six people, injured at least 20 more and destroyed a critical infrastructure facility, Ukrainian officials said. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from AFP.
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North Korean troops in Russia are shelled by Ukrainian forces, an official says, by Illia Novikov | AP KYIV — North Korean troops recently deployed to help Russia in its war with Ukraine have come under Ukrainian fire, a Kyiv official said today. It is the first time . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM NOV. 4 Germany’s top diplomat is in Kyiv as Ukraine girds for impact of U.S. election on the war, by Illia Novikov | AP KYIV — Germany’s foreign minister arrived Monday in the Ukrainian capital on an unannounced visit, in what appeared to be a show of European support for Ukraine on the eve of a U.S. presidential election that could bring far-reaching changes in Washington’s policy toward Russia’s all-out invasion of its neighbor. READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine struggles to contain Russian advance in Donetsk Oblast as U.S. elections loom, by Francis Farrell | The Kyiv Independent According to a Bloomberg analysis published on Nov. 1, Ukraine has lost 1,146 square kilometers of its own territory since the launch of the Kursk Oblast incursion in early August, with the week up until Nov. 1 reported as . . . READ MORE . . .