Russian forces conducted a series of drone and missile strikes against Ukraine on the night of November 5 to 6.
The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched two Kh-59 cruise missiles and two Kh-31P anti-radiation missiles from airspace over the Black Sea towards Odesa Oblast and 63 Shahed and other unspecified strike drones from Bryansk and Oryol oblasts; Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Krasnodar Krai; and Cape Chauda, Crimea.[42] The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces downed all four Kh-59 cruise and Kh-31P anti-radiation missiles and 38 drones over Odesa, Mykolaiv, Sumy, Kyiv, Kirovohrad, Zhytomyr, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, and Zaporizhia oblasts; that two drones remained in Ukrainian airspace; and that 20 drones were ”lost” likely due to Ukrainian electronic warfare (EW) interference. Ukrainian Mykolaiv Oblast Head Vitaly Kim reported that Russian Shahed drones damaged energy infrastructure in Mykolaiv Oblast on the night of November 5 to 6.[43]
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Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces downed all four Kh-59 cruise and Kh-31P anti-radiation missiles and 38 drones over Odesa, Mykolaiv, Sumy, Kyiv, Kirovohrad, Zhytomyr, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, and Zaporizhia oblasts
Ukrainian forces reportedly struck a Russian naval base in Kaspiysk, Republic of Dagestan for the first time on November 6 damaging several missile ships of the Russia Caspian Sea Flotilla. Ukrainian media outlets, citing Ukraine’s military intelligence, reported that the Ukrainian drones struck a naval base in damaging the Tatarstan and Dagestan Gepard-class frigates (Project 11661) and possibly damaging several nearby Buyan-class corvettes (Project 21631).[1] Republic of Dagestan Head Sergei Melikov claimed on November 6 that Russian forces downed a Ukrainian drone over Kaspiysk without specifying the consequences.[2] Satellite imagery collected on November 6 indicates the presence of three likely Russian Buyan-class vessels, two likely Buyan-M-class vessels, one likely Tarantul-class vessel, one likely Gepard-class vessel, and one likely Karakurt-class vessel present on the day of the strike in the port of Kaspiysk, although the images are insufficient for identifying damage to ships or naval piers.[3] Geolocated footage published on November 6 shows drones striking near port infrastructure in Kaspiysk.[4]
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- Ukrainian forces reportedly struck a Russian naval base in Kaspiysk, Republic of Dagestan for the first time on November 6 damaging several missile ships of the Russia Caspian Sea Flotilla.
- Ukrainian authorities reported that Russian forces executed at least 109 Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) since the start of the full-scale invasion amid new reports of Russian executions of Ukrainian POWs.
- Russian forces recently advanced in the Kupyansk, Svatove, Pokrovsk, Kurakhove, and Vuhledar directions.
- A prominent Russian brigade commander and official indicated that Russian commanders and civilian leadership explicitly view Russian military volunteers as expendable resources, consistent with high casualty rates across the frontline.
Limited fighting continued in the Ukrainian Kursk Oblast salient on November 6, but neither Ukrainian nor Russian forces made confirmed advances. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) claimed that Russian forces attacked near Darino, Nikolayevo-Daryino, and Novoivanovka (all southeast of Korenevo); in the directions of Leonidovo (southeast of Koreveno); and near Plekhovo (southeast of Sudzha).[8] Russian forces reportedly repelled Ukrainian counterattacks near Novoivanovka and Leonidovo.[9]
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key Russian officials "have relationships" with the new president, which "the Kremlin wants to maintain", as Moscow has certain "hopes" for Trump. The Russian elite holds hope that, following Trump’s victory in the US, relations between Washington and Moscow may improve and US support for Ukraine might diminish. They believe this could lead to a more favourable situation for Russian forces on the front line. However, it remains unclear what specific actions the Kremlin expects from Trump, Verstka summarises. www.pravda.com.ua/...
I likely will stop doing these diaries since US policy will likely change in January when the Trump administration comes in. We’ll see. I wanted to keep a streak alive but it ended around 874 due to the usual suspects.
