Result 03.11: Accident with a representative of the people and the new leader of the MTR

In the Zhytomyr region, on the Kyiv-Chop highway, the people’s deputy from Batkivshchyna Andrei Nikolaenko hit an 18-year-old girl. He died on the spot from his injuries. Nikolayenko assured that he will assist in all possible ways the investigative actions of the DBI and voluntarily submit to all necessary checks. “I was sober, I didn’t break the rules, but the tragedy was inevitable… My most sincere condolences to the family,” added the citizen’s deputy. The investigation into all the circumstances of the incident is ongoing.

President Vladimir Zelensky appointed Sergei Lupanchuk as the commander of the Special Operations Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. By previous order No. 727, the president dismissed Viktor Khorenko, who commanded the MTR since July 25, 2022, from this position. On August 16, he became part of the Commander-in-Chief Headquarters. There is still no information in open sources about Colonel Lupanchuk and his previous work in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

On the night of November 3, the Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed 24 enemy Shahed-136/131 kamikaze drones and an X-59 missile. In total, the invaders invaded Ukraine with four dozen Shahed-136/131 from the territory of the Russian Federation. In addition, the enemy used X-59 guided missiles from the airspace of the occupied part of Kherson. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky responded to the massive enemy attack on the night of November 2-3 and warned that as winter approaches, Russian terrorists will try to cause more damage to the infrastructure of Ukraine’s cities and villages. Zelensky noted that there were hits, but, according to preliminary data, there were no casualties. Among those damaged and destroyed in the overnight attack was the College of Transport Technologies in Kharkov, which was built more than a hundred years ago.

Now Ukrainian-made weapons will reach the front faster. During the war, the production cycle and testing process were simplified, the Ministry of Defense reported. Now the military department and the Armed Forces of Ukraine insist on the confirmation of three factors: the effectiveness of the equipment model, its safety for personnel and operational reliability. And the manufacturer is responsible for weapon quality, testing and all supply risks.

Ukrainian troops are advancing in two directions, and have also repelled 14 attacks by invaders near Donetsk. This was stated in the evening report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive operations in the areas of Marinka and Novomikhailovka in the Donetsk region, the General Staff said. In the direction of Avdeevsky, the Defense Forces repelled 17 attacks. The Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to carry out an offensive operation in the direction of Melitopol, offensive (attack) actions in the direction of Bakhmut, which caused damage to the occupation forces in manpower and equipment, which is depleted the enemy across the front line.

The formal leader of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, said that Ukraine “will still remain with us,” because for the United States it seems to fade into the background. His press service reported this. “Ukraine will still be ours. No one needs this Ukraine. There is trouble in the Middle East… I warned you when the war started, I called Zelensky: “Volodya, listen to me, an experienced person, I am working. For many years. As soon as there is some kind of trouble somewhere, they will forget about you.” And what is happening? Ukraine recedes into the background. You need to think with your head before dragging the country into this or that adventure,” said Lukashenko during a working trip to the regional city of Ostrovets Grodno.

This year, the harvest of grain and oilseed tons in Ukraine may reach about 82 million tons. This forecast was announced by the Ukrainian Grain Association (UGA). For the fourth time this season, analysts improved the forecast by another 1.1 million tons – to 81.6 million tons of grains and oilseeds. As a result, the harvest in 2023 may exceed the previous year by 7.8 million tons. “The continued increase in this year’s yield forecast is due to favorable weather conditions and better crop yields. This time the yield improved due to an increase in the expected yield of maize and sunflower,” the report said.