Good morning to readers; Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.

Tim Mak

His tone forestalled her from pinching Oleh, but she still gave her obnoxious younger brother an evil look. For some time Olya had known something would change. #America had elected a new president in November, a man named Donald #Trump.

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From what she understood, this was bad news for #Ukraine.

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LIVE CHAT WITH ALEX VINDMAN ON MONDAY:

On Monday, I’ll be joined by Lt. Col. (Ret.) Alexander Vindman on Substack for a live conversation to discuss the geopolitical impact of the 2024 U.S. #election for the #Ukraine #war and U.S. foreign policy around the #world.

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NEWS OF THE DAY:

LACK OF #MANPOWER UKRAINE'S GREATEST CHALLENGE. Ukrainian #soldiers are projected to sustain operations for “6-12 months of war,” according to the #U.S. officials.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/01/us/politics/russia-ukraine-war.html

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#RUSSIA ARMS N. KOREANS: 7,000 soldiers from North #Korea have been deployed to the border with #Ukraine, armed as infantrymen, Ukrainian military #intelligence reported that the newly arrived troops have received sniper rifles, grenades, and other equipment.

https://t.me/DIUkraine/4759

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84K NEW #CHECHEN VOLUNTEERS: Ramzan #Kadyrov, the Putin-appointed leader of the Chechen Republic, plans to send more than 80,000 Chechen 'volunteers' for the war against #Ukraine.

https://sprotyv.mod.gov.ua/84-tysyachi-kadyrivtsiv-najblyzhchym-chasom-planuyut-pomerty-v-ukrayini/

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#MOSCOW SENTENCES FMR U.S. CONSUL EMPLOYEE: Russia has sentenced a former employee of the #American consulate to four years and 10 months in prison for "secret cooperation with a foreign state."

https://kyivindependent.com/russia-imprisons-former-us-consulate-employee-for-secret-collaboration-with-foreign-state/

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Today’s dog of war is a charming pup that enjoys walks in the park of Mariana’s hometown in the Volyn region.

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