On the 255th day of war, kyiv raises a new assessment of Russian losses since February 24. In a tweet published Saturday November 5, lhe Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs estimates more than 75,000 the number of Russian soldiers killed. He also mentions the loss of 277 planes, 260 helicopters and 2,758 tanks. Follow our live.
Iran admits for the first time having delivered drones to Russia before its war against Ukraine. “We provided Russia with a limited number of drones, months before the war in Ukraine”, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian announced on Saturday, quoted by the official Irna agency. In recent weeks, kyiv and its Western allies have accused Russia of using Iranian-made drones to carry out attacks in Ukraine. Tehran had so far repeatedly denied the claims.
Heaters coming soon. Gathered at Muenster (Germany), on Friday the foreign ministers of the G7 countries agreed to set up “a coordination mechanism” to help Ukraine “repair and defend” its electricity and water supply facilities have been massively shelled in recent weeks by the Russians. It will also be a question of delivering equipment: water pumps, housing containers, toilets, beds, blankets or tents…
Half the country “has heating”. Prime Minister Denys Chmygal nevertheless wanted to be reassuring: “We prepare for all scenarios. We stockpile power generation equipment in case of emergencyhe explained. Today, almost half of the buildings in the whole of Ukraine have heating. (…) In kyiv, 78% of buildings are currently heated.”
President Zelensky open to talks? In his traditional daily speech, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky mentioned the front. “Fighting has been concentrated in Donbass this week, in Bakhmut and Soledar”he said, before repeating that the Ukrainians were “ready for peace. A just peace. We have said it many times”.