Russian forces conducted a large drone strike against Ukraine on the night of November 6 to 7.
The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched 106 Shahed and other unidentified strike drones from Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Krasnodar Krai; occupied Crimea; and Kursk and Oryol oblasts.[52] The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces downed 74 drones over Odesa, Mykolaiv, Kherson, Kyiv, Sumy, Poltava, Kharkiv, Kirovohrad, Zhytomyr, Cherkasy, and Chernihiv oblasts, and that 25 drones were ”locally lost,” likely due to Ukrainian electronic warfare (EW) interference. Ukrainian sources reported that Russian drones caused minor damage to civilian infrastructure in six raions of Kyiv City and damaged a gas pipeline and residential buildings in Odesa City on November 7.[53] ...Ukrainian Zaporizhia Oblast Military Administration Head Ivan Fedorov reported that Russian forces hit civilian infrastructure with five glide bombs during the day on November 7, injuring 33 civilians in Zaporizhzhia City on November 7.[55]
Ukrainian Air Force Spokesperson Colonel Yuriy Ihnat told CNN that Russian forces are widely using decoy drones with 3D-printed balls wrapped in foil to imitate warheads and fool radar systems.[56] Ihnat estimated that up to half of all Russian drones fired at Ukraine are decoys.
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Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces downed 74 drones over Odesa, Mykolaiv, Kherson, Kyiv, Sumy, Poltava, Kharkiv, Kirovohrad, Zhytomyr, Cherkasy, and Chernihiv oblasts.
Ukrainian strikes on Russia and Western sanctions are reportedly disrupting Russia's energy industry. The Ukrainian Foreign Intelligence Service reported on November 6 that Russian authorities partially halted operations of Russia's Volgograd; Ilsky, Krasnodar Krai; and Yaisky, Kemerovo Oblast oil refineries in October 2024 due to failure to complete scheduled repairs of damage caused by Ukrainian strikes.[12] The Ukrainian Foreign Intelligence Service stated that the shutdowns will reduce domestic Russian refining capacity, hinder exports, worsen fuel supply issues in Russia, and raise maintenance and modernization costs. The Ukrainian Foreign Intelligence Service noted that Russian authorities could not complete the repairs because they lacked the necessary Western equipment and components as a result of Western sanctions and failed import substitution efforts. The Ukrainian Foreign Intelligence Service reported that Russian manufacturers only supply 30 to 45 percent of the necessary components for Russian oil refineries and that the Russian reliance on Chinese equipment has proven problematic due to compatibility issues, which is increasing the repair costs. ISW previously reported on the effectiveness of Western sanctions and the need to strengthen them to prevent Russia form evading their impact via third parties, as well as the effectiveness of Ukrainian strikes on targets inside Russia.[13]
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- Russian President Vladimir Putin is attempting to shape US President-elect Donald Trump's foreign policy and achieve another Russia–US reset on Russia's terms.
- A recent failed Russian assault northeast of Siversk near Bilohorivka prompted outrage from some Russian ultranationalist milbloggers over Russian command failures and the pervasive Russian military culture of exaggerating battlefield successes.
- A Russian brigade commander and a sniper platoon commander were reported killed in combat recently in the Kurakhove and Chasiv Yar directions.
- Ukrainian authorities continue to report systematic Russian executions of Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs), noting a clear increase in such executions in 2024.
- Ukrainian strikes on Russia and Western sanctions are reportedly disrupting Russia's energy industry.
- Russian forces recently advanced near Siversk, Pokrovsk, and Kurakhove.
- Russian authorities are reportedly creating "fake" non-combat volunteer battalions in occupied Ukraine and merging them with existing Cossack organizations led by occupation administrations.
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Fighting continued in the main Ukrainian salient in Kursk Oblast southeast of Korenevo near Novoivanovka and Darino and south of Sudzha near Plekhovo on November 7, but there were no changes to the frontline.[14] Russian milbloggers described the frontline in Kursk Oblast on November 7 as largely inactive.[15] A Ukrainian brigade commander reportedly operating in the area stated that Russian forces field many fewer armored vehicles and have less artillery in Kursk Oblast than elsewhere on the frontline, especially in Donetsk Oblast.[16] A milblogger posted footage of Russian forces striking a Ukrainian position near Cherkasskoye Porechnoye (north of Sudzha) with an alleged FAB-3000 glide bomb.[17]
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Charles P. Pierce
Sorry, but not this time. I will blame the voters for swallowing obvious nonsense whole, and for being sufficiently blind enough to see what's in front of their noses, and for generally not giving a shit about their obligations of self-government to the rest of us.
@cnn re young men (18-29) struggling emotionally, educationally, professionally. Outdone by women. Like Gen X (their parents), they broke for Trump. The sad part is that ego stroking and toxic masculinity messaging isn’t going to help improve any of their lives.
