Russia launches airstrikes on Ukraine
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on November 4 that debris from a drone launched from Russia had fallen in a park in Kyiv and caused a fire. According to Reuters, this was Moscow's third drone attack on the city in recent days.
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“Rescue teams have been dispatched,” Mayor Klitschko said on the Telegram messaging app. The drone crash caused a fire in Muromets Park in the Desnianskyi district, northeast of Kyiv. There was no immediate word on casualties. Earlier, Ukrainian authorities accused Russian forces of damaging buildings and power lines in Kyiv on November 3.
In another development, The Kyiv Independent reported on November 4 that Russia attacked a residential area in the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kharkiv on the evening of November 3, injuring at least 15 people. Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said that power lines in the area were also affected and rescue operations were underway at the site of the attack. Russia has not commented but has always denied allegations of involvement in attacking civilian targets.
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Ukraine clashes with North Korean soldiers in Kursk
Andrii Kovalenko, head of the Center for Disinformation of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, said on November 4 that the first North Korean soldiers deployed to Russia’s Kursk province were attacked by Ukrainian forces. Kovalenko did not provide any further details about the circumstances of the fighting or the losses on the North Korean side, according to The Kyiv Independent.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on October 31 accused about 8,000 North Korean soldiers of being deployed to Kursk province to participate in the Russian military campaign. Neither North Korea nor Russia confirmed this information.
Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stressed that if Kyiv were allowed to use Western long-range weapons on Russian territory, they could launch a preemptive strike against “any military camp” in Russia where North Korean forces are concentrated. Ukraine also warned that the deployment of North Korean troops to the war was only a matter of time.
In another development, Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed confidence on November 4 that peace would return to the Kursk region, stressing that the work of volunteers would be essential in the region. Mr. Putin added that there could be no victory without volunteers supporting soldiers on the front lines.
On the same day, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that Ukraine had lost more than 29,600 soldiers in Kursk since the start of the operation. In the past 24 hours alone, Ukrainian forces lost more than 350 soldiers, 4 tanks and 4 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles in the Kursk area. Ukraine has not commented on the information.
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Aid flows into Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on November 4 that the country has begun receiving more military aid from international partners, specifically artillery.
“We are seeing an increase in defense aid. The artillery situation has improved,” Zelensky wrote on Telegram, days after he said Kyiv had received less than 10 percent of the military aid package approved by the U.S. Congress in April.
The US regularly announces large-scale aid packages for Ukraine. The most recent was a $425 million package of ammunition, weapons, vehicles and other support on November 1, according to The Kyiv Independent .
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock
Also on November 4, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock visited Kyiv. Here, Ms. Baerbock pledged that Berlin would continue to support Kyiv in the context of the unpredictable outcome of the upcoming US election.
Germany will help the Ukrainian people not only get through the winter, but also help their country survive, Baerbock said, Reuters reported. She also said Germany had recently expanded emergency energy aid to Ukraine by $185 million to help deal with attacks on thermal power plants and power lines.
Ms Baerbock also said that Russia would have to pay for the damage it had caused. But until that happened, the G7 would provide Kyiv with a loan of about $50 billion.
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Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson
In an interview with CNN on November 4, former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that if he won the election, it would be very difficult for former US President Donald Trump to abandon Ukraine. “I don’t believe that someone who cares so much about his country would want to start his presidency by allowing Russia to be great again,” Johnson said.
Mr Johnson pointed out that during Mr Trump’s presidency from 2017 to 2021, Ukraine received Javelin anti-tank weapons. The former British prime minister said that expanding NATO membership for Ukraine was the only long-term solution that would bring peace and stability.
Previously, in an interview published by the Telegraph on October 3, former British Prime Minister Johnson shared that Russia would not attack Ukraine if Mr. Trump were the US president in 2022 because of concerns about "serious consequences".
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