As Russia said it would restore a deal on grain exports from Ukraine, reversing a decision that world leaders warned would increase global hunger, fierce fighting is raging in Bakhmut and Soledar on the border in the Donbass region. , announced the Ukrainian government. The Russian military is trying to advance, but the Ukrainian troops are repelling the attacks, an official in Kyiv claims.

The main thing for Thursday, the 253rd day of the war in Ukraine, TEXT OF THE LIVE MODE:

07:57The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has been disconnected from the power grid after Russian bombings damaged the remaining high-voltage power lines, leaving only diesel generators on, Ukrainian nuclear company Energoatom said Thursday morning.

The plant has fuel for 15 days to operate generators, Energoatom reported. Units 5 and 6 of the station are stopped, Energoatom reported.

07:52The Priolo refinery in Sicily, owned by Lukoil, Russia’s second-largest oil refining group, is seen as an escape route to circumvent sanctions that bar the US from importing oil from Russia following Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine.

07:25Fierce battles are taking place in Bakhmut and Soledar in Donbas, the Ukrainian government said, the dpa agency informs on Thursday, writes Agerpres. Russian troops are trying to advance, but Ukrainian troops are repelling the attacks, an official in Kyiv claims.

00:55 Ukraine claims to have struck a significant Russian military complex in Kherson.

Ukrainian officials say the military has struck a key target in southern Kherson region as pro-Russian authorities continue to pressure civilians to leave.

Deputy of the Kherson Regional Council, Serhiy Khlan, said that Ukrainian troops struck Russian air defense systems near the stadium in the city of Kherson. These systems were also used to bomb Mykolaiv, sometimes with devastating effect.

Khlan published a photo allegedly showing “remains of equipment”.

00:15The US State Department has approved the possible sale of salvo launch systems to Finland, – Pentagon

The US State Department has approved the potential sale of multiple launch systems and related equipment to Finland, in a contract valued at $535 million, the Pentagon said in a statement on Wednesday, Reuters reported.

23:55 Zelensky: Moscow’s requests for guarantees “testify to the failure of its aggression”

Russia’s demands to provide guarantees regarding the resumption of participation in the agreement on the export of Ukrainian grain “testify to the failure of its aggression” in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyi said on Wednesday, AFP reports.

A brief summary of recent events:

• Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Moscow will rejoin the agreement with Ukraine on grain exports brokered by the UN and Turkey, but reserves the right to withdraw from it if necessary.
• The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyi, welcomed the humiliating return of Moscow, believing that the change in Russia’s position is “a significant diplomatic result for Ukraine and for the whole world.” The United States also welcomed the renewal of the agreement and called on Russia to extend it later this month.
• A large convoy of ships was carrying a record amount of grain, despite warnings from the Russians that it would not be safe without its participation.
• Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said grain exports from Ukraine will continue with or without Russia’s approval, and has reportedly brokered a deal for Russia to renew. Zelensky thanked Erdogan for his role in restoring the agreement.
• A Russian plane on Wednesday fired two cruise missiles that flew over the Black Sea Corridor, which is used for the export of Ukrainian grain, Zelensky said in a video speech.
• Russia has said it is fully committed to preventing nuclear war and that avoiding a confrontation between nuclear-armed countries is its highest priority.
• The White House has accused North Korea of ​​secretly shipping a “significant amount” of artillery shells to Russia to support its invasion of Ukraine, amid mounting evidence that key weapons systems are missing. US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the US believes North Korea is “trying to make it look like it is being sent to countries in the Middle East or North Africa”.
• Putin, during a meeting of the coordination council on Wednesday, called for the modernization of the weapons used by the Russian army.
• The Russian-installed authorities in Kherson region in southern Ukraine have launched a campaign to persuade residents to evacuate the area. Residents of the city of Nova Zburivka, Kherson region, were given three days to leave and informed that evacuation will be mandatory from Saturday, November 5.
• Moscow has announced that it will summon Britain’s ambassador to Russia, Deborah Bronnert, over Russia’s baseless accusations that “British specialists” were involved in the attack on Sevastopol.
• The UN Security Council has overwhelmingly rejected Russia’s attempt to establish a commission to investigate its baseless claims that Ukraine and the United States are waging “biological warfare” in violation of the Biological Weapons Convention.
• Two Russian oligarchs and business partners of Roman Abramovich were included in the sanctions list of the British government. Alexander Abramov and Alexander Frolov, described by the British government as “known business associates” of the former Chelsea owner, were among four new Russian steel and petrochemical tycoons added to the sanctions list on Wednesday.

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