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Day 1717 · The Russia-Ukraine war

6 November 2026

6 events so far (0 confirmed) and 12 statements.

As of 12:00 UTC. This day is not complete. The next update, about 07:00 UTC, adds the rest. Military events are published at least 6 hours after they happen.

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6 November 2026 in brief

Ukraine's energy ministry said new power outages hit seven oblasts after Russian attacks, and Bila Tserkva's city council said drones hit the community's energy facilities overnight, which Russia's defence ministry said was a strike on an energy storage park. [1][2] Ukraine's air force said Russia launched 227 drones from the evening of 5 November and that 196 were shot down or suppressed, while Russia's defence ministry said its air defences destroyed 142 Ukrainian drones overnight. [1] Krasnodar Krai's regional headquarters said falling drone debris set fire to an enterprise in Afipsky, and the Russian-installed mayor of Horlivka said a Ukrainian drone injured a civilian. [1][2] President Zelensky said Ukraine had not received US$16 billion of US aid envisaged by earlier agreements, and presidential office official Serhii Leshchenko said Ukraine would propose sectoral ceasefires in energy and the Black Sea at the Abu Dhabi talks.

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Ukraine

Statement

Ukrainian intelligence said Russian intelligence services were recruiting Ukrainian refugees for sabotage operations in Europe, Ukrinform reported.

Government of Ukraine
6 Nov · to a foreign audience
Reported by Ukrinform

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Statements (12)

Said

Ministry of Defence of Russia: Russia's defence ministry said an electrical substation near Sumy was struck with a guided aerial bomb, Interfax and Izvestia reported.

Domestic audience · ru

Said

Ministry of Defence of Russia: Russia's defence ministry said air defences destroyed 142 Ukrainian drones overnight, RIA Novosti and AiF reported.

Domestic audience · ru

Said

Government of Ukraine: President Zelensky said representatives of the EU, NATO and the United States all took part in the talks between negotiating teams in Brussels on security guarantees and that progress was made, Ukrinform reported.

Domestic audience · uk

Said

Government of Ukraine: Serhii Leshchenko of the Office of the President said Ukraine would propose ending the fighting along the line of contact, sectoral ceasefires in energy and the Black Sea, and a leaders' meeting at the Abu Dhabi talks, Ukrinform reported.

Domestic audience · uk

Said

Government of Ukraine: President Zelensky said Ukraine would propose extending the Oleshky evacuation to other occupied territories in talks with the United States and Russia, Ukrinform reported.

Domestic audience · uk

Said

General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: Ukraine's General Staff said Ukrainian forces struck two Russian ammunition depots in occupied parts of Zaporizhzhia Oblast on 5 November and overnight into 6 November, Ukrainska Pravda reported. Ukrinform reported that it also named a fuel depot near Luhanske and a drone control post near Chasiv Yar.

Domestic audience · uk

Said

General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: Ukraine's air force said that from 18:00 on 5 November Russia attacked Ukraine with 227 drones, and that as of 08:00 on 6 November 196 had been shot down or suppressed, with hits recorded at 14 locations, Ukrainska Pravda and Ukrinform reported.

Domestic audience · uk

Said

Government of Ukraine: Ukrainian intelligence said Russian intelligence services were recruiting Ukrainian refugees for sabotage operations in Europe, Ukrinform reported.

Foreign audience · uk

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Government of Ukraine: Ukraine's charge d'affaires in the US, Denys Sienik, said Kyiv had received no information from the US or NATO on how US$400 million allocated under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative would be spent, Ukrainska Pravda reported, citing Suspilne.

Domestic audience · uk

Said

Government of Ukraine: President Zelensky said Ukraine had not received US$16 billion of US aid envisaged by earlier agreements, Ukrainska Pravda reported.

Foreign audience · uk