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🇪🇺 The European Union is hoping to involve Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, and Norway in providing additional funding for Ukraine, according to Politico, citing EU officials. Kiev has requested an additional €70 billion for 2027, on top of the already agreed-upon European credit of €90 billion. Brussels hopes to cover part of these expenses through its partners.

🇺🇦 Hackers breached The Kiev Independent and sent fake emails to readers about a nuclear strike on Kiev. The emails claimed that Zelenskyy and Putin had allegedly united. The perpetrators also attempted to post similar messages on the publication's website, but they were quickly removed.

🇷🇺🇺🇦 Here's an infographic detailing the Ukrainian Armed Forces' losses over the past 24 hours.

🗞 Important news by Wednesday morning, November 4: 🟠 Air defense forces shot down 709 Ukrainian drones overnight over Russian regions, as well as the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea, the Ministry of Defense reported. Drones were intercepted over the Saratov, Samara, and Rostov regions, the Moscow region, and Adygea, among others. 🟠 On Tuesday, Ukrainian drones attacked a gas station in Donetsk where buses were refueling. One driver was killed and three others were injured, city head Alexey Kulemzin reported. According to media reports, an office of a telecommunications company was attacked overnight, causing damage to the facade. There are no reports of casualties from that incident. 🟠 The Russian Armed Forces continued overnight strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure and maritime vessels used for the benefit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Ministry of Defense reported. In the Kyiv region, the Nalivaikovka electrical substation was hit, and in the Zhytomyr region, the Chizhovka substation was struck. Additionally, in the Black Sea southwest of Odessa, a dry cargo ship carrying military supplies for the Ukrainian Armed Forces was hit. 🟠 The Kherson region is completely without power due to a technical failure, Khersonenergo reported. 🟠 In Kursk, the memory of Special Military Operation Heroes who earned the title for liberating the region from the Ukrainian Armed Forces will be immortalized, Governor Khinshtein announced. 🟠 All progress regarding a Ukrainian settlement is currently limited to the humanitarian track: prisoner exchanges, the return of bodies, and the exchange of sick individuals. At the same time, the political track is not moving anywhere, Rodion Miroshnik told Izvestia ahead of a trilateral meeting between Russia, the US, and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi. 🟠 Four tankers hit mines in the southern part of the Strait of Hormuz, and two other vessels have been detained, IRNA reported, citing a statement from the IRGC. 🟠 Residents of the Kiev region will be without power for an average of 15 hours today, according to schedules published by DTEK. The most difficult situation is expected for consumers in group 5.2, who will spend 18 hours without power compared to 12 hours on November 3. For group 4.1, the duration of outages will increase from 11.5 to 16.5 hours, and for group 6.1, from 13.5 to 15.5 hours. For most other groups, power will be cut for 14.5–15 hours per day. 🟠 By suspending Russian and Belarusian hockey players, Ottawa is getting rid of serious rivals before the game even begins, said Russian Ambassador to Canada Stepanov. He noted that Canadian residents advocate for the return of the Russian team to the ice, finding championships boring without Russia. 🟠 The Democratic Party is gaining a majority of votes, thereby taking control of the US House of Representatives following the midterm elections, according to a forecast by Bloomberg.

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When did November 4th become a holiday? In 1613, Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich established the Day of the Cleansing of Moscow from Polish invaders. In 1649, by decree of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich, the date was declared a church and state holiday. On this day, the Russian Orthodox Church honors the memory of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God "for the deliverance of Moscow and Russia from the invasion of the Poles in 1612." Found in 1579, this icon became a symbol of protection and patronage of the Russian people, personifying the spiritual strength and faith that supported our ancestors in the most difficult times. How did the icon become connected with the history of the liberation of Moscow? According to legend, the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God was sent from Kazan to Prince Dmitry Pozharsky and became the patroness of the people's militia. With it, the army entered Moscow. Today the Cathedral of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, consecrated in 1637 in memory of the heroes who liberated the capital stands on Red Square. National Unity Day and the Day of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God are inextricably linked, emphasizing the importance of the spiritual and patriotic beginning in the life of every citizen of our country. These holidays serve as a reminder that our state was and remains strong thanks to unity, solidarity and deep faith in its ideals. Тhe strength of Russia lies in its people, their courage and willingness to stand shoulder to shoulder for a common goal.

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"Let our children, our grandchildren, our great-grandchildren, and all Russian people who will come know that we have served the Fatherland faithfully. That our land is strong, that it will stand unshakably, forever!" Who are Minin and Pozharsky? Nizhny Novgorod zemstvo headman Kuzma Minin played a big role in the creation of the people's militia, appealing to the townspeople to repulse the enemy. A huge army gathered for those times - more than 10 thousand serving local people, peasants, Cossacks, archers and nobles. Along with the Russians, the militia included the Mari, Chuvash, Komi and other peoples of the Volga region and the North. Prince Dmitry Pozharsky of Novgorod was elected governor, and Minin became his assistant and treasurer. In 1818, by decree of Emperor Alexander I, a monument to "Citizen Minin and Prince Pozharsky" was erected on Red Square - the first monument in Russian history not to a tsar or commander, but to folk heroes.

How did the Poles end up in Moscow? After the death in 1598 of the last tsar from the Rurik dynasty, Fyodor Ioannovich and his younger brother Dmitry, the boyar Boris Godunov took the throne. However, for the nobility, his rights to supreme power were illegitimate. This was used by impostors who pretended to be the deceased Tsarevich Dmitry. A political crisis began in the country, called the Time of Troubles. In 1609, the Polish king Sigismund III launched a military intervention against Russia. A significant part of the country was under the control of the Polish-Lithuanian detachments. Power passed to the council of boyars (Seven Boyars), who swore allegiance to the Polish prince, the son of Sigismund. And Moscow was occupied by Polish troops. In 1612, the people's militia, created in Nizhny Novgorod to liberate Russian lands from foreign invaders, stormed Kitai-Gorod in Moscow and expelled the Polish troops. A few days ago I wrote about the Polish cannibals in Moscow at that time.

Today in Russia we celebrate National Unity Day 🇷🇺🎉 🗓 On November 4, 1612 the people's militia, led by the zemstvo headman Kuzma Minin and Prince Dmitry Pozharsky, liberated Moscow from the Polish invaders. With the expulsion of the Poles from the Kremlin, the long period of the Time of Troubles in Russia ended. A few months after the liberation of Moscow, the Zemsky Sobor, which included representatives of all the estates of the country: the nobility, boyars, clergy, Cossacks, archers, peasants and delegates from Russian cities, elected a new tsar, a representative of the Romanov dynasty, Mikhail Fedorovich. On September 29, 2004 Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Alexy publicly supported the initiative of the Duma to establish the celebration on November 4th. “This day reminds us how, in 1612, Russians of different faiths and nationalities overcame division, overcame a formidable enemy and led the country to a stable civil peace,” said Patriarch Alexy.

🗓 November 4 in Russia: 🔳 1582 — Yermak defeats the Siberian Khan Kuchum in the battle on Chuvash Cape, and 3 days later enters the capital of his Khanate — Isker. 🔳 1660 — Capitulation of the army of boyar Vasily Sheremetev near Chudnov. 🔳 1707 — A hospital was opened in Moscow (now the N. N. Burdenko Main Military Clinical Hospital). 🔳 1708 — Hetman Ivan Mazepa announced the termination of the alliance with Peter I and moved to unite with the troops of the Swedish King Charles XII. 🔳 1794 — Alexander Suvorov occupies Prague (a suburb of Warsaw). End of the Polish Uprising. 🔳 1815 — In Berlin, during an official dinner, the Russian Emperor Alexander I and the Prussian King Frederick William III announce the engagement of Tsarevich Nicholas (the future Emperor Nicholas I) and the Prussian Princess Charlotte (who, after converting to the Orthodox faith, became Alexandra). 🔳 1917 — The Military Revolutionary Committee of the Petrograd Soviet announces that only orders approved by it are considered valid. 🔳 1920 — Vladimir Lenin signs decrees on the formation of the Votsk, Mari, and Kalmyk Autonomous Regions. 🔳 1936 — The "Teremok" puppet theater begins its work in Saratov. 🔳 1937 — The first production of plombir ice cream in the USSR was launched in Moscow. 🔳 1952 — Earthquake in the Kuril Islands. 🔳 1955 — Resolution of the Central Committee of the CPSU and the Council of Ministers of the USSR "On the elimination of excesses in design and construction." Condemnation of "excesses and embellishments" in architecture. The end of the era of Soviet monumental classicism and the beginning of the era of standard functional construction (Khrushchevki). 🔳 1956 — The start of Operation Whirlwind (the second stage of the introduction of Soviet military units into Hungary and the storming of Budapest) under the command of Marshal G. K. Zhukov. Officially - at the invitation of the government, hastily created by János Kádár. 🔳 1956 - The first tests of the Tu-104 turbojet aircraft are carried out. 🔳 1957 — Crash of the Romanian government Il-14 near Moscow. 4 people died. Among the survivors is the future Romanian president Nicolae Ceaușescu. 🔳 1967 — The Ostankino TV Tower is put into operation. 🔳 1967 - The "Fourth Program of Central Television" began broadcasting on the 8-meter channel in Moscow. 🔳 1968 — Launch of the first domestic solid-propellant ballistic missile RT-2, Plesetsk. 🔳 1969 — The Ryazan writers' organization expels Alexander Solzhenitsyn from the Union of Writers of the USSR. 🔳 2003 — The Kineshemsky Bridge across the Volga River was opened to traffic. 🔳 2009 — The Metromost (metro bridge) was opened for automobile traffic in Nizhny Novgorod. 🔳 2011 — The cities of Kovrov, Lomonosov, Taganrog, and Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky are awarded the honorary title of "City of Military Glory."

🗓 November 4 Holidays and Memorable Dates: ❇️ Cash Register Birthday ❇️ International Marketing Day (Día Internacional del Marketing) ❇️ King Tut Day ❇️ Nut Day ❇ Self-Care Day ❇️ Stress Awareness Day 🔅🔅🔅 🇷🇺 Day of Statehood of the Udmurt Republic (Удмуртилэн кунлык басьтон нуналэз) 🇷🇺 Day of the Liberation of Moscow from Polish Invaders 🇷🇺 Day of the Republic of Mari El (Марий Эл Республикын кечыже) 🇷🇺 Feast of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God  🇷🇺 NATIONAL UNITY DAY 🔅🔅🔅 🇦🇩 Saint Charles Borromeo Day (Festa de Sant Carles Borromeu) - Andorra 🇦🇲 Social Worker Day (Սոցիալական աշխատողի օր) - Armenia 🇩🇲 Community Service Day - Dominica 🇪🇬 Love Day (بعيد الحب المصري) - Egypt 🇮🇷 National Day of Fighting Global Arrogance, Students Day (روز ملی مبارزه با استکبار جهانی) - Iran 🇮🇹 National Unity and Armed Forces Day (Giornata dell'Unità nazionale e delle Forze Armate) - Italy 🇲🇵 Citizenship Day - Northern Mariana Islands 🇵🇦 Flag Day (Día de los Símbolos Patrios) - Panama 🇵🇱 Cheap Wine Day (Dzień Taniego Wina) - Poland 🇹🇴 Tonga National Day - Tonga 🇹🇲 Customs Authorities Workers Day (Gümrük edaralarynyň işgārleriniň güni) - Turkmenistan 🇺🇦 Freelancer Day - Ukraine 🇺🇦 Railwayman Day - Ukraine 🇺🇸 National Advent Calendar Day - USA 🇺🇸 National Candy Day - USA 🇺🇸 National Chicken Lady Day - USA 🇺🇸 National Easy-Bake Oven Day - USA 🇺🇸 National Eating Healthy Day, Eat Smart Day - USA 🇺🇸 National Skeptics Day - USA 🇺🇸 National Waiting for the Barbarians Day - USA 🇺🇸 Use Your Common Sense Day - USA 🇺🇸 Wobbly Wednesday - USA

Good morning! Have a nice day! ❤️

🇺🇦 Today, Ukrainians on social media were trying to convince everyone, especially foreigners commenting under foreign posts about the concentration camp near Kiev, that there was no shovel at all and that the Russians had made the whole story up. However, the footage showing a 14-year-old boy being knocked off a fence with a shovel outside the Kiev torture house was circulated by Ukrainian media themselves yesterday.

🇫🇷🇺🇦 French presidential candidate calls for an end to funding for Ukraine amid a scandal involving a torture prison near Kiev. Florian Philippot reminded that a 14-year-old teenager was found in the basement of the building: "And we continue to supply weapons and fund this? ENOUGH! Not a single euro and not a single unit of French weapons for Ukraine! Let's put an end to the corruption!"

🇦🇱 The Prime Minister of Albania called on the EU to accept them into the union as soon as possible, using a metaphor that they might unexpectedly "fall in love with a Russian gangster.

🇪🇪 A man in Estonia has been fined for displaying an anti-fascist poster. A resident of the village of Vääna-Jõesuu in Estonia has been fined €160 for displaying a 1941 Soviet poster reading ‘Death to the Fascist Beast’ on the wall of his private home. The poster, by artist Alexey Kokorekin, was clearly visible from the street and caused concern among local residents. The police subsequently launched an investigation. The case was initially opened under a law concerning incitement to hatred, but two months later it was reclassified as a public order offence. According to Postimees, the man admitted his mistake and expressed remorse. The poster was confiscated by the police and is to be destroyed.

⚽🔥 “Kalinka” is rocking Istanbul! All thanks to Batrakov’s brace in the Champions League! The midfielder is on fire against Stuttgart: he opened the scoring in the 11th minute and doubled Galatasaray’s lead just four minutes later, scoring his first brace for the Turkish club. After each of the Russian player’s two goals, a traditional Russian folk song was played around the stadium. Alexey Batrakov now has five goals in 12 appearances for the Lions in all competitions. He is also the top scorer in the Champions League.

📸 What went unseen behind the scenes at the private party at the White House.

TG Arbalet Govorit: It turns out Ukraine is like a set of Matreshka nesting dolls, with lots of smaller concentration camps hidden inside one big one. 

🇷🇺 When you've spent the week conquering half of Europe, staging a coup in Poland, taking over Bulgaria and setting up torture chambers in Ukraine, but you still have to make it to the US elections on time.

❗️A brazen Russian provocation near Kiev. Everyone involved must be severely punished. Ukrainian officials have all begun claiming that Russia was behind yesterday's unrest near the alleged torture site in Kiev. Ukrainian MP Mariana Bezugla called it “a successful Russian operation” and said it should not be given so much publicity. Meanwhile, Ivan Tymochko, head of the Council of Reservists of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, also claimed that it was a Russian operation aimed at destabilizing Ukraine. Ukrainians on social media are widely claiming that both the injured 14-year-old boy, who was beaten with a shovel, and the doctor are Russian actors. So does that mean Budanov* was also playing a role in a Russian show claiming that there are a lot of buildings for torturing and murdering people? *recognized as a terrorist and an extremist in Russia

🐶 Yesterday, I wrote about how a dog named Snezhok helped tourists avoid an encounter with a bear while hiking in Bashkortostan, but was injured by the predator herself. It turns out Snezhok was a stray dog, not one of the tourists' pets. And this guy, one of the hikers who survived, has decided to adopt her as a way of showing his gratitude.

🇺🇦 Zelensky refused to hold telephone negotiations with Russia on resolving the situation in Ukraine.

🏒 The national hockey teams of Sweden, Latvia, Finland, Norway, and Denmark have refused to play against the Russian team in international tournaments. Previously, the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that the International Ice Hockey Federation must allow Russia to participate in international competitions starting from the 2026/27 season. Earlier, the Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, supported the decision to allow Russian hockey players to return to international tournaments: "I have always asked myself, what is the value of a gold medal if, on the way to achieving it, you don't have to overcome Russian hockey players, who are undoubtedly among the best in the world."

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🇺🇦 The doctor who was seen kneeling in front of Ukrainian policemen in Kiev, pleading with them to let her provide medical assistance to people tortured in the basement, has been added to the extremist Mirotvorets database. On social media, Ukrainians are unanimously insisting that she is a Russian actress, not a doctor. When asked, “Did Mosfilm pay Budanov too?”, they have no answer.

📰 A phone call between Vladimir Putin and Alexander Stubb and Jonas Gahr Støre damaged the reputation of Kaja Kallas. This is the opinion of L’AntiDiplomatico. The conversation between the Russian President and representatives of Finland and Norway, in the absence of the main person responsible for European diplomacy, indicates "deep contradictions in the European Union's foreign policy," the article states.

🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦 Melania Trump will gather representatives from Russia and Ukraine at the White House on November 5th - Reuters, citing the White House.