Skip next section What you need to knowWhat you need to knowUkrainian officials say that Russia launched drone strikes on Ukraine, hitting infrastructure and residential buildings.
No fatalities were reported.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the drone strikes were launched at 10 regions.
Ukraine’s air force said it shot down 24 out of 40 of Russia’s drones.
Meanwhile, Russian officials said that recently announced US sanctions won’t be able to defeat Moscow.
Here’s a look at the latest developments in Russia’s war in Ukraine on Friday, November 3:
Skip next section Ukraine’s Kuleba meets with head of German armsmaker RheinmetallNovember 3, 2023
Ukraine’s Kuleba meets with head of German armsmaker RheinmetallUkrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has met with the CEO of the German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall to discuss ways to strengthen Kyiv’s defense industry.
“Ukraine will have more weapons and ammunition to defend itself, protect civilians and infrastructure from Russian attacks,” Kuleba said in a post on the platform X, formerly known as Twitter, during his visit to Germany.
“We discussed ways to further bolster the German and Ukrainian defense industries alliance,” he said.
Earlier on Friday, Kuleba spoke to the German broadcaster ZDF and requested that Berlin send Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine.
https://p.dw.com/p/4YNgQSkip next section Kuleba asks Germany for continued aid, Taurus missilesNovember 3, 2023
Kuleba asks Germany for continued aid, Taurus missilesUkrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba is seeking additional military aid from Germany.
“Believe in us, support our fight. And our victory will also be your victory,” Kuleba told German public broadcaster ZDF.
He said while media attention on the war in Ukraine had declined, political support from Kyiv’s allies remained high.
Kuleba thanked Germany for providing Ukraine with IRIS-T air defense systems. He went on to express hopes that Berlin would also deliver Taurus cruise missiles to Kyiv.
Early in October, Chancellor Olaf Scholz decided not to provide Ukraine with Taurus missiles due to the perceived risk of Germany being drawn directly into the war. The missiles would allow Ukraine to strike deep into Russian territory, as they have a range of 500 kilometers (310 miles).
Asked about the possibility of Ukrainian strikes in Russia, Kuleba said: “When a country asks us to limit the range of weapons to a specific area, that’s what we do.”
“We keep our promises,” Kuleba stressed.
The minister denied Kyiv and Moscow were engaging in secret negotiations to end the conflict, reiterating Ukraine’s official position that a total withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukrainian territory would be a precondition for talks.
Kyiv has also demanded an exchange of all prisoners and a war crimes tribunal.
https://p.dw.com/p/4YMnGSkip next section Russian officials dismiss new US sanctionsNovember 3, 2023
Russian officials dismiss new US sanctionsMoscow officials have argued a new sanctions package announced by Washington won’t be able to defeat Russia.
The US imposed sanctions on Thursday that aimed to hit Russia’s future energy capabilities and to limit means to evade sanctions. Firms in China, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates were also impacted by the sanctions.
“This is a continuation of the policy of inflicting — as they call it — a strategic defeat on us,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova told Russian state television. “They will have to wait in vain forever before that happens.”
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Moscow had learned to adapt to the sanctions regime of the US and its allies.
“Of course, sanctions create additional problems,” he said. “But I will repeat once again, we have adapted to sanctions. We have learned how to overcome them.”
Meanwhile, Russia’s ambassador to the US, Anatoly Antonov, called the sanctions “chaotic” and illegal.”
He said the aim of the sanctions, which he referred to as a “frontal attack,” was to damage Russia’s economy and hurt ordinary Russian citizens.
Antonov argued that the sanctions damaged Western countries more than Russia itself.
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Novatek chief says Russia, Qatar, US will meet global LNG demandLeonid Mikhelson, the head of Russian natural gas producer Novatek, said US sanctions against one of its projects are an “estimate of our professionalism.”
Novatek holds a 60% stake in the Arctic LNG-2 project, which plans to establish a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility in northern Russia.
Speaking at a conference in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Mikhelson said that Qatar, Russia and the United States would be able to meet future global LNG demand.
The US targeted Russia’s future energy capabilities in sanctions announced on Thursday.
https://p.dw.com/p/4YMceSkip next section Russian drone strikes hit infrastructure in several cities — Ukrainian officialsNovember 3, 2023
Russian drone strikes hit infrastructure in several cities — Ukrainian officialsRussia has launched drone attacks on Ukraine overnight, hitting several major cities.
There were no reported fatalities from the attacks.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said air defense had been active in 10 regions. Zelenskyy’s chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, warned that Russia was “gradually increasing its air attacks on Ukraine.”
The air force said it shot down 24 Shahed drones out of the 40 launched by Russia.
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The governor of the northwestern Lviv region, Maksym Kozytskiy, said an infrastructure facility had been hit during the attacks.
In the western Ivano-Frankivsk region, a military facility was struck, according to Governor Svitlana Onishchuk.
The governor of the northeastern Kharkiv region, Oleh Synehubov, said drones had hit civilian infrastructure and caused fires in and near the city of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city.
Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko called the attacks “massive” and said eight private houses, a three-story building, several cars and a car repairs hop were damaged during the strikes on Kharkiv.
sdi/sms (AP, AFP, Reuters, dpa)
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