Odesa – the attack of the Shaheds on the city continues. New targets. Stay in safe places.
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Russian occupiers shoot wounded prisoner; Trump adviser suggests Crimea concession
A video of Russian occupiers shooting a wounded Ukrainian prisoner at close range has been posted online. A former adviser to US President-elect Donald Trump said that Ukraine would have to give up Crimea. We have collected the main news for 9 November.
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New attack UAVs arrive via Sumy Oblast, plan a safe night
New attack UAVs continue to come through Sumy Oblast. Plan a safe night.
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32x Shaheds through Sumy and Chernihiv regions to Kyiv
32x Shaheds through Sumy region and Chernihiv region to Kyiv region.
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Trump team denies Lanza’s Ukraine remarks
Donald Trump's presidential transition team stated that Bryan Lanza "was a contractor for the campaign and he does not work for President Trump and does not speak for him," according to Reuters. Earlier, Lanza told the BBC that the incoming administration would ask Ukrainian President Zelenskyy.
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Economist: Zelensky may welcome Trump’s victory
Source is here. Commentary – mine. https://
economist.com/europe/2024/11
/07/why-volodymyr-zelensky-may-welcome-donald-trumps-victory
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Economist: Trump unlikely to abandon Ukraine, may demand resources
The Economist also makes an interesting point that Trump is unlikely to completely abandon Ukraine due to Republican base opinion, but may demand transactional benefits like access to natural resources 8/
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Disputing breakdown of trust between civilians and army
The Economist also writes about breakdown of trust between society, army, and leadership. It is true that that there are evident leadership challenges. But it is not true that there is a breakdown between civilians and army. Far from that. 7/
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Ukraine faces territorial losses and multiple challenges but shows resilience
The situation in Ukraine is difficult: it lost 620 sq km (worst since 2022, but still less than what Ukraine occupies in Kursk), struggles with conscription. I add energy infrastructure, migration, and economic production challenges. But there is resilience and some recovery 5/
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Plans better than nothing; key concern over Russia’s future disarmament of Ukraine.
Both plans are better than none and no support. but … in my view the concern should be what else Russia might build in to disarm and subdue Ukraine. The most important part of the agreement will be not what happens now, but what happens to Ukraine in the future 4/