Russian soldiers killed five Ukrainians on November 2
Russian shelling on November 2, 2025, killed five civilians and wounded at least 26 others across the Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kherson regions, with injuries also reported in the Sumy and Kharkiv regions, according to the National Police.
A private home burns after Russian shelling in the Kharkiv OblastThe highest number of fatalities from the Russian shelling that occurred on October 2 were inflicted in the Donetsk region, which sustained over 2,300 strikes. At least one person was killed in Staroraiske, and two others in Myrnohrad. In addition, a Russian airstrike wounded one person in Raihorodok. Material damage in the region included nearly two dozen sites, among them various residential buildings and a church.
One fatality due to Russian strikes was also recorded in the Dnipropetrovsk and Kherson regions. In the Dnipropetrovsk region, a 55-year-old man from Pavlohrad was killed, and four other city residents were wounded, including an eight-year-old girl whose condition was not detailed.
Russians are shelling the region from the occupied bank of the former Kakhovka reservoir; journalists of Slidstvo.Info recently identified the commanders responsible for ordering drone strikes on civilians.
A Russian strike damaged a house in the Zaporizhzhia region. On November 2, 2025, this region reported no casualties or injuries but did sustain material damageA Russian drone strike on Mykilske, Kherson Oblast, killed an 82-year-old local woman.
In addition to the fatality, Russians wounded seven people in the Kherson region. A 63-year-old Kherson resident was severely wounded by artillery fire at dawn.
Athermath of the Russian attack on KhersonLater, three more people were wounded when residential buildings were hit, and another three were wounded that evening. The latter group included a driver whose car was struck by a Russian drone, remotely operated by an aggressor from the occupied bank of the Dnipro River.
November 2 saw no fatalities in the Kharkiv region, but at least five people were wounded. Four of the injured were civilians struck by a Russian drone in the village of Pidlyman, and one more victim was from Tsyrkuny.
In the Sumy region, Russian strikes the day before wounded two women in the Lebedyn “hromada,” which is a county-like local governmental region that includes one or more nearby settlements.
ZMINA—a Ukrainian human rights news outlet—also reported that Russians killed 17 people and wounded nearly four dozen others on November 1. On October 30, Russians killed 12 Ukrainians. Between October 27 and November 2, Russia launched 1,500 drones, over 1,000 guided aerial bombs, and 70 missiles at Ukraine, primarily targeting energy infrastructure.
By way of background, Ukrainian experts point out that China, North Korea, Iran, and Brazil assist Moscow in killing citizens of Ukraine in Russia’s war, including funding the Russian budget through trade.
Previously, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Ukraine would close its embassy in Cuba and downgrade ties over Havana’s complicity in Russian aggression.
Newly appointed Ukrainian Ambassador to the UN Andriy Melnyk stated in an interview with Suspilne broadcaster that Brazil paid Russia almost $10 billion for 6.5 million tons of diesel.
Over the last three and a half years, China has become a critically important partner for the Russian Federation. While Beijing officially declares its neutrality, Western intelligence and analytical studies indicate otherwise. For instance, China does not supply weapons directly to Russia, but it provides critically important components, including machinery, microelectronics, specialized chemicals, optics, gunpowder, and ammunition components.
In 2024, then-U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated that 70% of machine tools and 90% of all microelectronics are sourced from China, which then flow into Russia.
Furthermore, according to recent NATO intelligence data, 80% of all Russian drones consist of Chinese parts.
According to The Telegraph newspaper, Chinese firms supplied sanctioned Russian companies with at least £47 million ($57.4 million USD) worth of parts between 2023 and 2024. Almost a quarter of the value of these supplies went to firms that produce Shahed-type drones.
Moreover, the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine stated that China is also providing intelligence to Russia. The Kremlin used this data to prepare missile strikes, particularly against objects belonging to foreign investors, though the specific targets were not clarified. China denies these accusations.
Following the imposition of Western sanctions, Beijing has become a key supplier to Russia of cars, clothing, raw materials, and a range of other goods. In 2023, Russia-China trade turnover set a historic record, exceeding $240 billion, which is more than 60% higher than before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to Chinese customs data.
Reuters also reported that China is buying oil and gas from Russia. The average daily volume of oil is more than two million barrels per day. During Vladimir Putin’s visit to Beijing, the countries signed a document for the supply of 106 billion cubic meters of gas per year to China.
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