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• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 07.11 Ukraine MOD 07 Nov 2022

Ukraine

• Ukraine Receives First Batch of Air Defense Systems VOA 07 Nov 2022 -- Ukraine has received its first delivery of National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems and Aspide air defense systems in its fight against Russian forces.
• Ukraine receives 1st delivery of NASAMS, Apside air defense systems: Defense minister Press TV 07 Nov 2022 -- Ukraine has received its first delivery of NASAMS and Aspide air defense systems, its defense chief says, as the West continues to pour advanced weapons into the ex-Soviet republic despite Russia's warnings.
• Zelenskiy Warns Ukrainians To Brace For More Russian Strikes On Infrastructure RFE/RL 07 Nov 2022 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has told Ukrainians to brace for potentially more Russian military strikes on the country's already damaged energy infrastructure as the mayor of Kyiv told residents of the Ukrainian capital to consider leaving temporarily if the city lost power and water.
• Pummeled By Russian Rockets, Ukraine's Power Grid Sputters and Ukrainians Struggle RFE/RL 07 Nov 2022 -- As the weather turns colder, and the nights grow longer, the streets of the Ukrainian capital are filled with the rumbling hum of power generators. For some, it's a constant irritation. For others, it's reassurance that food or coffee might still be available to buy in groceries, cafes, or bars.
• Ukraine Nationalizes Five Key Companies As Part Of War Effort RFE/RL 07 Nov 2022 -- Ukraine has taken shares of five companies identified as strategic to guarantee sufficient military supplies as it fights to repel an invasion by Russian forces.
• Ukraine to Sign Key ASEAN Peace Pact VOA 07 Nov 2022 -- Ukraine is boosting its ties with Southeast Asian nations, signing a key foreign relations pact with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) later this week in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
• Escalation of Russian missile and drone terror only led to the world responding with new aid to Ukraine - address by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine 07 Nov 2022
• Ihor Zhovkva met with the Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs, Director-General of the European Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan President of Ukraine 07 Nov 2022

Russia

• Former US-Trained Afghan Commandos Recruited by Russia, Iran VOA 07 Nov 2022 -- Some former members of Afghanistan's special forces who fled to Iran after the Taliban's takeover in Afghanistan are now being recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine and for Iran in Yemen, two former senior Afghan security officials told VOA.
• Putin: 50,000 mobilized Russian troops serving with combat units in Ukraine Press TV 07 Nov 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin says 50,000 servicemen of mobilized Russian troops are now serving with the combat units in Ukraine, nearly nine months after Russia began a military operation in the ex-Soviet republic.
• Kremlin Refuses To Comment On U.S. Press Report About Undisclosed Talks With Washington RFE/RL 07 Nov 2022 -- The Kremlin has refused to comment on a U.S. news report that Washington has held undisclosed talks with top Russian officials amid fears Moscow could further escalate its military aggression in Ukraine and perhaps even use nuclear weapons.

United States

• Biden aide, Russian officials held de-escalation talks amid nuclear tensions: WSJ Press TV 07 Nov 2022 -- White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has reportedly held secret talks with top Russian officials in a bid to reduce the risk of escalating the Ukraine war into a nuclear conflict.

NATO

United Nations

Foreign Reactions

• UK Defense Ministry: Russia's Lack of Air Superiority Exacerbated Due to Poor Training VOA 07 Nov 2022 -- Britain's Defense Ministry said Monday that Russia's loss of experienced air crew members during the invasion of Ukraine is contributing to Russia's "lack of air superiority is likely exacerbated by poor training," and "heightened risks of conducting close air support in dense air defense zones."
• Review of Ukrainians in Finland improves the preparedness of local government and other authorities Finnish Government 07 Nov 2022 -- Ukrainian refugees cannot return home while a large-scale war continues in their home country. As many are staying in Finland for longer than they first thought, the authorities are looking to help them settle down.
• Integration 2022 offers many perspectives on integration from employment to the situation of Ukrainian refugees Finnish Government 07 Nov 2022 -- Integration 2022 brings together those involved in integration matters to Tampere on 7-8 November 2022 with a focus on current themes in integration and reception of refugees.
• Poland's assistance to Ukrainian refugees: meeting of diplomatic corps in Poland Republic of Poland 07 Nov 2022 -- On Monday, 7 November 2022, the Chancellery of the Prime Minister presented a report outlining Poland's assistance to Ukrainian war refugees, provided since 24 February 2022.
• PM meeting with President Emmanuel Macron: 7 November 2022 Gov.UK 07 Nov 2022
• PM meeting with His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan of the UAE: 7 November 2022 Gov.UK 07 Nov 2022
• PM meeting with European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen: 7 November 2022 Gov.UK 07 Nov 2022
• Pyongyang: Arms dealing with Russia rumors, US attempt to tarnish North Korea image Press TV 08 Nov 2022 -- North Korea has roundly rejected a claim by the United States that Pyongyang is supplying Russia with artillery ammunition to be used in Moscow's ongoing war in Ukraine.
• Press Statement of Vice Director for Military Foreign Affairs of DPRK Ministry of National Defence KCNA 08 Nov 2022 -- The vice director for Military Foreign Affairs of the Ministry of National Defence of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea issued the following press statement on Monday:
• North Korea makes uniforms for Russian soldiers in Ukraine, violating UN sanctions Radio Free Asia 07 Nov 2022 -- North Korean factories are producing uniforms for Russian soldiers - in violation of U.N. sanctions - as Moscow's war in Ukraine begins its first full winter, sources inside North Korea told Radio Free Asia.
• Indian Foreign Minister Heads to Russia for Talks Expected to Include Ukraine Conflict VOA 07 Nov 2022 -- Indian foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar is visiting Moscow for talks expected to focus on economic and political issues.

News Reports

• Bulgarian Officials Identify Body Of Prominent Ukrainian Pilot Missing Since June RFE/RL 07 Nov 2022 -- A Bulgarian government official revealed on November 7 that remains found in Bulgaria in September belonged to a prominent Ukrainian military pilot who had been missing for months, and the body has been returned to Ukraine for burial.