Russia pushes to seize full control of the Donetsk region. Ukraine deploys special forces to Pokrovsk. The city faces a massive Russian assault — The Guardian. Commander Syrskyi says: “We are holding Pokrovsk.” Battles rage as 200 Russian soldiers enter the city. 1/
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Russians transform their tanks into hedgehogs
❗️Now the 🇷🇺Russians have increasingly begun to turn their tanks into hedgehogs. pic.twitter.com/Hcfh9ii5vN
— 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@front_ukrainian) 2 novembre 2025Now the Russians have increasingly begun to turn their tanks into hedgehogs.
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Ukraine introduces military training at universities, warns Europe
The government is introducing basic military training at universities — from cyber-defence and critical thinking to first aid and survival exercises. Kyiv warns other European states to prepare for possible attacks. Trofymenko said Moscow’s threat “will not disappear”. 5X
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Lessons from Ukraine: no manual but preparing pays
Source: https://timeshighereducation.com/news/lessons-ukraine-no-manual-war-it-pays-prepare
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Ukraine relocated 44 universities since 2014, Mariupol University reopened in Kyiv
Ukraine relocated 44 universities since 2014 — 20 after Crimea, 24 since 2022. Mariupol State University reopened in Kyiv after staff saved its servers and databases before the city’s fall. 3/
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Ukrainian education committee emphasizes people as asset amid air raids
“The biggest asset is not buildings but people,” said Serhiy Babak, head of parliament’s education committee. Institutions now combine in-person, online, and hybrid formats to serve students scattered across Ukraine and abroad. Lectures continue even during air raids. 4/
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Ukraine lacks war manual, shares university resilience experience
Deputy education minister Mykola Trofymenko said Ukraine lacked “a manual for war” but wants to share its experience. Universities teach resilience, run on generators, and serve as shelters for locals during blackouts. 2/
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Ukrainian universities adapt to war
Ukrainian universities have adapted to teach during air raids and blackouts by relocating campuses, moving staff, and converting basements into classrooms. About 70% of universities now have bomb shelters, up from nearly none in 2022, according to Times Higher Education.
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UK and Germany order new bridges for NATO unit
The UK and Germany ordered new mobile floating bridges to replace older M3 Amphibious Rigs, potentially freeing them for Ukraine The bridges will join the 130th UK-German multinational bridge battalion in Minden, enhancing NATO interoperability
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Oleksandra Matviichuk speaks on war, Russian aggression, and occupation
Oleksandra Matviichuk @avalaina, head of the Center for Civil Liberties, spoke at De Balie in Amsterdam about the role of citizens in war, Russian aggression, and the fact that occupation is not peace.
— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) 2 novembre 2025
📹 Center for Civil Liberties/Facebook pic.twitter.com/jS6fjk2XxUOleksandra Matviichuk @avalaina
, head of the Center for Civil Liberties, spoke at De Balie in Amsterdam about the role of citizens in war, Russian aggression, and the fact that occupation is not peace. Center for Civil Liberties/Facebook