Canadian General: Ukraine’s initiative and resolve hold back ‘Russian bear’
The Ukrainian Armed Forces managed to hold back the “Russian bear” thanks to its initiative and readiness to fight to the death.
08 November 2025
The Ukrainian Armed Forces managed to hold back the “Russian bear” thanks to its initiative and readiness to fight to the death.
Russia's war against Ukraine threatens to spread to other regions of the world if the international community makes mistakes.
Ukraine's partners should significantly increase their multifaceted support for Ukraine in the war against Russia
President Volodymyr Zelensky presented state awards to soldiers of the Air Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the occasion of their professional holiday.
In Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region, a Russian FPV drone killed a civilian man who was riding a bicycle.
Ukraine is working with its partners, including the United States, to purchase additional Patriot systems.
In the Poltava region, firefighters have extinguished all fires that broke out as a result of Russian strikes.
The European Union has started work on a new, 20th sanctions package against Russia due to its ongoing war against Ukraine.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has warned Russian leader Vladimir Putin that a nuclear war can never be won.
Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrii Sybiha has called for increased pressure on Russia’s energy revenues to force Russian leader Vladimir Putin to stop his campaign of terror, following a night of missile and drone strikes targeting the everyday life of Ukrainians.
Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration and Minister for Communities and Territories Development Oleksii Kuleba has stated that Russia is increasing its attacks on locomotive depots.
On November 8, Russian invaders launched more than 450 attack drones and 45 missiles of various types against Ukraine.
The total combat losses of Russian troops from February 24, 2022, to November 8, 2025, in the war against Ukraine amount to approximately 1,150,100 people, including 1,190 people in the previous day.
On the front line over the past day, November 7, 181 combat clashes between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders were recorded.
Agents from the Atesh partisan movement carried out comprehensive photo and video documentation of a key facility servicing the Russian occupiers' naval vessels in the Black Sea region — an artillery repair plant, including a workshop specializing in the repair of optical instruments.
07 November 2025
Ukraine's readiness to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States via Greece proves that even under the most difficult circumstances, Ukraine is finding ways to strengthen its shared strategic goals with the U.S. to reduce Russia's capacity to continue its war.
The United States fully supports the European Union's intention to use frozen Russian assets as a tool to support Ukraine and help end the war.
During the day, the Russian army attacked populated areas in the Kherson region using artillery, including rocket systems, and drones. Two people were killed, and six others were injured.
A temporary local ceasefire mediated by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) came into effect on Friday near the occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) to allow repairs to the damaged Ferosplavna-1 power transmission line.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has allocated €100 million to Ukraine to support economic resilience and critical municipal heating infrastructure.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has no ability to stop Ukraine’s movement toward the European Union, and his attempts to block this process only show his support for Moscow’s rhetoric.
Next year, 70% of drone procurements are planned to be carried out through the digital platform DOT Chain Defence.
On November 7, Ukraine was elected to the UNESCO Executive Board for 2025–2029, receiving the highest number of votes.
As of October 25, due to Russia’s full-scale aggression, 1,612 cultural heritage monuments and 2,427 cultural infrastructure facilities have been destroyed or damaged in Ukraine.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Andriy Sybiha stated that Russia often recruits citizens from African countries to fight against Ukraine through deception or coercion and urged those governments to warn their citizens against participating in Russia's aggression.
Kyiv bid farewell to Kostiantyn Huzenko, the Staff Sergeant in the 35th Separate Marine Brigade and photographer for the Ukraіner project.
Russian troops have reduced their activity in Pokrovsk, moving around the city less frequently in order to minimise losses and wait for reinforcements from their main forces.
In the Polish city of Przemysl, all those responsible for five incidents involving the removal of Ukrainian flags from the building housing the Honorary Consulate of Ukraine and the Association of Ukrainians in Poland have been identified and detained. A total of nine individuals, aged between 21 and 51, were apprehended.
The Russian corporation Research and Production Corporation UralVagonZavod OJSC has announced a 10% workforce reduction and plans by February 2026 to scale down its metallurgical and railcar assembly production, as well as its administrative staff and certain auxiliary services.