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10 November 2025
Ukraine's National Nuclear Energy Generating Company Energoatom has reported that investigators from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) are carrying out searches at the company's office. Energoatom stated that it is fully cooperating with the investigation.
Head of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) Oleksandr Klymenko has initiated an internal investigation into a potential leak of pre-trial investigation data.
The office of a criminal organization in the energy sector was located in a building that belonged to the family of former MP and current Russian senator Andrii Derkach.
Since the beginning of the day, 125 combat clashes have been recorded between the Ukrainian Armed Forces and Russian invaders. Fighting continues on six fronts; the enemy exerts the most pressure on Pokrovsk.
The situation in the Orikhiv sector of the front remains tense, particularly near Stepove and Mali Shcherbaky, where Russian forces have intensified shelling and are attempting to regain lost positions.
Crimean Tatar Ilnur Shagaev, who was arrested on 20 May in France by Interpol representatives at the request of Russia’s Federal Security Service, has been released. He and his family left Crimea before the start of the full-scale invasion and received temporary protection in Ireland.
Russian propagandists continue spreading myths about the rapid advance of their troops on the left bank of Vovchansk, but real geographic data refutes these claims.
The situation in the Huliaipole sector remains difficult due to the enemy's attempts to push back Ukrainian units toward Zelenyi Hai, Vesele, Rivnopillia, and Yablukove.
Russian forces have failed to occupy Uspenivka and other settlements in the Huliaipole sector of the front, despite actively attempting to deploy consolidation groups into these areas. Ukraine’s Defense Forces continue fierce battles to prevent the enemy from securing positions on territories they have entered.
Russian troops have increased their activity in the Prydniprovske sector, especially around the Velykyi Vilkhovyi and Bilohrudyi islands. They are attempting to deploy new assault groups to continue their efforts to control these territories.
The Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) currently holds the status of non-compliance with the World Anti-Doping Code. However, at some point an audit will need to be conducted there to understand what is happening within Russia’s anti-doping system after numerous violations in recent years.
Thailand has announced that it is suspending the “peace agreement” with neighboring Cambodia regarding their disputed border, only two weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump presided over its signing.
Some homes in Zaporizhzhia are experiencing power outages lasting 14–16 hours, and authorities are warning residents to prepare for an even more difficult situation.
Russian troops shelled Sumy, damaging a building and a trolleybus overhead line.
Russian troops are being eliminated in the northern part of Pokrovsk in Donetsk region, and the most intense battles are unfolding within the industrial area.
The President of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), Witold Banka, has said that the situation with anti-doping in Ukraine has improved markedly following Operation Hercules, which examined violations in Ukrainian sports between 2019 and 2021.
Ukraine has called on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to urgently convene a meeting of the Board of Governors, aiming to develop mechanisms to prevent Russian attacks on critical infrastructure.
Russia continues to terrorize the Ukrainian population by attacking critical infrastructure and endangering nuclear safety, according to European Commission spokesperson Anitta Hipper.
Russian forces have stepped up attempts to bypass Ukrainian positions through reed thickets in the area of Malokaterynivka and in other adjacent sectors, including near the Zaporizhzhia NPP and Kamianka-Dniprovska.
Ukraine seeks to stop the war with Russia, and the main lever of pressure today is deep strikes into Russian territory.
Putin aims to destroy the European Union from the inside by using a Russian "fifth column" within EU member states.
Starting from January 1, 2026, Russia plans to raise its VAT rate to 22%, which indicates a shortage of budget resources caused by increased military spending and declining export revenues.
The situation in southern Ukraine remains difficult and tense, as Russian occupation forces continue to increase the intensity of assaults, shelling, and kamikaze drone attacks.
In the Poltava community, heating and water supply were restored after a Russian shelling attack on November 8.
In Zaporizhzhia, an explosive device detonated inside a ward of one of the city’s hospitals.
Russia is using drone attacks to test how Europe and the United States will respond and what they are capable of.
Poland’s geopolitical future will look very good if Ukraine does not lose this war. At the same time, there is no objective reason why Ukraine should lose to Russia.
Russian troops shelled the Korabelnyi district of Kherson in the morning, hitting a scientific institution and residential buildings, and two women were injured.
Due to Russian attacks, new damage has been inflicted on energy infrastructure in several regions of Ukraine. Consumption limits are being applied in most regions until the end of the day.
The defense of the Pokrovsk-Myrnohrad agglomeration is ongoing. The situation remains difficult and unpredictable. The enemy is using all available reserves, but is suffering huge losses in return.