UKRAINE UPDATE: 7 November 2022: Warnings of war fatigue; claim of strike on key Kherson dam

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Russian news agencies, citing local officials, said Ukraine struck the Kakhovka dam north of Kherson with a missile on Sunday, without causing major damage. There was no comment from Kyiv.

Russian troops, after months of setbacks, intensified their efforts to capture territory near Bakhmut in the Donetsk region. The strategic value of the heavily bombarded town is unclear. Kremlin forces continued to set up defensive positions along the left bank of the Dnipro River, according to the Institute for the Study of War, as the situation in Kherson remains in the balance.

“There are no grounds to talk about evacuation now,” said Roman Tkachuk, Kyiv’s municipal security chief. “Yes, we work on different plans, we train people to act and be prepared. It is important to avoid chaos and minimise risks for people.”European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen spoke to Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday, focusing on ensuring financial support for Ukraine in the months ahead, on the Black Sea grain initiative, and on sanctions.

The amount of harmful emissions from forest fires, fuel burning and blazes at industrial companies has exceeded 67 million tons this year, compared with annual 2.2 million tons in two previous years, the chamber said. “The only way to reach peace in this phase is to keep fighting,” Iryna Vereshchuk told Corriere Della Sera in an interview published on Sunday. “If we stop fighting, we will disappear as people and as a nation.”reported that the US is privately pressing Kyiv to show an openness to talks with Russia as “war fatigue” sets in among some allies.

 

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