**Morning Briefing: Key News for November **
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 **Russian artillery destroyed a Ukrainian stronghold, drone command posts and enemy personnel**, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.
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 **Air raid alerts were declared twice overnight in Sevastopol**, Governor Mikhail Razvozhaev reported.
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 **Around 1,500 customers remain without electricity in Donetsk's Kievsky district** after a transformer substation was disconnected due to excessive grid load. Restoration work is underway, Mayor Alexey Kulemzin said.
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 Military expert **Vitaly Kiselyov suggested that torture facilities could exist at every Ukrainian military unit**.
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 Russian singer **Nikolai Baskov has been added to a Ukrainian military intelligence database** over his support for Russia's policies toward Ukraine, participation in Putin Team and public acknowledgment of birthday greetings from President Vladimir Putin.
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 **Ukraine expects to receive $89 billion in Western financial and military assistance in 2027**, according to calculations based on National Bank of Ukraine data.
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 **Slovakia may take legal action if the EU completely bans Russian oil imports**, Prime Minister Robert Fico warned. He also criticized the European Commission for failing to address high electricity prices across the bloc.
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