Main Topic: Russian missile attack in the central city of Dnipro, Ukraine
Key Points:
1. Two buildings, including a Ukrainian Security Service building and a 12-story apartment building, were hit by Russian missiles.
2. Nine people, including two children aged 14 and 17, were injured in the attack.
3. Ukrainian officials vow to bring Russia to full punishment for aggression and terror against their people.
Main Topic: Russian aggression in Ukraine and its impact on civilians
Key Points:
1. A Russian "guided air bomb" hit a blood transfusion center in northeast Ukraine, killing two people and injuring four.
2. The city of Kupiansk and its outlying settlements, previously seized by Russian troops, have been under heavy shelling and attacks.
3. Renewed global peace talks are taking place to find a way to start negotiations and end Russia's war in Ukraine.
Main Topic: Russian missile strikes in Pokrovsk, Ukraine
Key Points:
1. Russian missiles struck Pokrovsk, destroying a hotel and apartments, killing at least seven people and injuring many others.
2. Two missiles hit the center of Pokrovsk within a short time frame, causing significant damage to the hotel and surrounding buildings.
3. Witnesses reported that responders to the first strike were killed and injured in the second strike, and several rescuers and police officers were among the injured.
A Russian missile struck an outdoor market in eastern Ukraine, killing 17 people and injuring dozens, as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kyiv to announce over $1 billion in new American funding for Ukraine in the ongoing war.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his forces in occupied southern Ukraine are determined to retain control of Crimea, as it is key to Russia's regional power projection and allows them to dominate the Black Sea region, project force into the Mediterranean, and supply their units in neighboring oblasts.
Britain has accused Russia of targeting and launching a missile attack on a civilian cargo ship in the Black Sea, but it was successfully intercepted by Ukrainian defenses.
The Sevastopol Shipyard in Crimea was set on fire after Ukraine launched a missile attack, injuring at least 24 people, according to the governor of Sevastopol.
Ukraine has shelled Russia's Belgorod region, launched airstrikes on occupied Crimea, and destroyed Russian air defense systems in Crimea, resulting in casualties and damage; meanwhile, Russian President Putin has accepted an invitation to visit North Korea and is expecting a visit from Belarusian President Lukashenko.
Ukraine's missile attack on the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol has caused significant damage and could have long-term consequences for Moscow's military capabilities, potentially impacting repair facilities and reducing combat potential, according to the Institute for the Study of War.
Russia is predicted to amass a significant stockpile of air-launched cruise missiles to target Ukraine's critical infrastructure during the upcoming winter, according to the UK Defense Ministry.
Russia claims to have foiled a coordinated Ukrainian attack on Crimea, with drones also targeting Moscow and causing disruptions to air traffic, while a fire at an oil depot in southwest Russia was reportedly caused by a Ukrainian drone.
A missile strike in Ukraine that killed 15 civilians and injured over 30 may have been caused by an errant Ukrainian air defense missile, according to evidence collected by The New York Times, including missile fragments, witness accounts, and satellite imagery.
The Ukrainian military successfully targeted a command post for Russia's Black Sea Fleet in Crimea, resulting in a large fire and black smoke filling the sky, despite Russian-backed authorities claiming minimal damage.
Russia conducted a major missile attack on Ukraine, targeting energy facilities and causing power cuts in several regions, marking the beginning of a new air campaign against the Ukrainian power grid.
The Ukrainian army claims to have struck a Russian military airfield near the Crimean town of Saky, while several cities and towns in Ukraine were hit by Russian rockets, killing two and injuring others; Poland has announced it will no longer supply weapons to Ukraine amid a growing rift between the two countries over grain.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) and the Armed Forces of Ukraine have attacked a secret Russian headquarters in Melitopol, resulting in injuries and deaths among Russian officers.
Ukraine conducted another attack on Sevastopol in Crimea following a strike on the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, while Russian air defenses intercepted missiles headed towards the city and Russia's Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, suggested the resumption of a grain export deal was unlikely.
### Summary
The commander of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, Viktor Sokolov, was reportedly killed in an attack on the naval headquarters in Crimea, while Ukraine's port city of Odesa came under fire from Russian missiles and drones.
Russia accused the United States and the United Kingdom of assisting Ukraine in planning a missile strike on the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea Fleet in Crimea.
