Nov 3, 2026, 06:30 PM UTC

U.S. President Donald Trump stated that Moscow and Kyiv have agreed to refrain from targeting energy infrastructure, even as hostilities continue across multiple fronts. Ukrainian officials reported two fatalities and 14 injuries following shelling in the Kherson region, while Russian authorities said Ukrainian drone strikes wounded seven people in the Belgorod and Sochi regions.

International reactions intensified following a Russian attack on a train near the Ukrainian-Polish border. European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot stated the strike was intended to intimidate and divide European nations. Following the incident, the European Union formally extended its sanctions against Moscow.

In Kyiv, domestic political shifts continued as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed an executive decree dismissing the nation's prosecutor general.

Sources: CDM (Cafe del Montenegro)

U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an energy truce halting mutual strikes on energy infrastructure. However, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky clarified that Kyiv had merely instituted a three-day pause on targeting Russian oil refineries at Washington's request.

Zelensky declared "we are done" with unilateral restraint after Russian forces continued targeting Ukraine's power grid during the pause, confirming that Ukrainian strikes would resume. Concurrently, the Kremlin rejected proposals for a temporary ceasefire while offering a counter-proposal, and the European Union adopted its largest sanctions package to date against Moscow.

Sources: HRT Vijesti, Index, Klix

Russian forces launched fresh drone strikes targeting Kyiv following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's address to the United Nations General Assembly, injuring at least one civilian. Moscow's defence ministry subsequently declared a renewed military campaign specifically directed at destroying Ukraine's energy infrastructure.

In response, Ukrainian forces intensified long-range aerial attacks against petroleum facilities and oil refineries inside Russian territory. The ongoing strikes on fuel depots have reportedly forced Moscow to import fuel from foreign suppliers to cover domestic shortfalls. Meanwhile, European leaders warned of potential responses to Russian intelligence operations after German investigators identified two Moscow-linked suspects involved in explosive drone activity in Leipzig.

Sources: Corriere della Sera, La Repubblica.

Tensions near the Strait of Hormuz persist following claims by Iranian state media that national forces struck six vessels, including three commercial tankers and an American aircraft carrier, in retaliation for recent military strikes. United States President Donald Trump dismissed Tehran's reports, asserting that Iran is experiencing severe difficulties and confirming that the strategic maritime passage remains open to shipping after a fire on a damaged tanker was contained.

Meanwhile, intelligence reports from Washington suggest that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps believes its strategic position has improved, increasing fears of further escalation after the breakdown of a 14-point memorandum agreed upon in June. Tensions flared again following renewed strikes in early July.

Sources: Corriere della Sera, La Repubblica

Federal prosecutors in New York have charged five alleged Russian intelligence operatives with executing a global campaign of sabotage and targeted killings against supporters of Ukraine. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the network financed operatives to conduct surveillance and carry out attacks in both North America and Europe, including a June 2024 assault in Prague. The five suspects currently remain at large.

Simultaneously, Denmark's Security and Intelligence Service reported that Russian operatives carried out targeted sabotage against Danish defense companies manufacturing military equipment for Kyiv. Danish officials characterized these incidents as an escalation in Moscow's hybrid warfare campaign aimed at undermining Western military assistance to Ukraine.

Sources: BBC News, France24, OCCRP, Sweden Herald, The Guardian.