Ukraine says Russia used Oleshky ceasefire to reinforce positions
Kyiv claims Moscow exploited a humanitarian pause to rotate troops and resupply ammunition.
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Ukraine says Russia used Oleshky ceasefire to reinforce positions
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What this story says
- Russia used a humanitarian ceasefire in Oleshky to reinforce military positions, rotate units, and resupply ammunition, according to Ukraine's General Staff.
- Sky News documented Russian military movements and the transfer of supplies into Oleshky before, during, and after an evacuation period.
- Russia refused to extend the ceasefire in the Oleshki region, a senior Ukrainian Foreign Ministry official told AFP.
- Ukrainian forces reportedly adhered to the ceasefire while facilitating a humanitarian mission and civilian evacuation.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 38 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 59 of the 97 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
42/100
Craft
60/100
Hype
41/100
97 sources · methodology
Thin on the right so far
Only 10 of the 38 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
Ukraine's General Staff reported that Russia exploited a humanitarian ceasefire in the occupied town of Oleshky to strengthen its military positions, rotate units, and replenish ammunition. These movements were documented by Sky News, which showed heavy military equipment and supplies being moved into the area before, during, and after an evacuation.
Dmitry Pulinets, commander of the 34th Brigade of the Ukrainian Marine Infantry, stated that Russian soldiers were moving freely and constantly in the city during the ceasefire, a behaviour he had not previously observed. Sky News footage analysed by the brigade showed Russian soldiers positioning military vehicles and supplies under the cover of the ceasefire. A senior Ukrainian Foreign Ministry official told AFP that Russia refused to extend the ceasefire in the Oleshki region.
Disagreement on ceasefire extension
A senior Ukrainian Foreign Ministry official told AFP that Russia refused to extend the ceasefire in the Oleshki region. The headline of a Tagesschau report stated that Moscow was apparently against a prolonged ceasefire in Olezhky. No other reports mentioned specific details about the extension of the ceasefire.
What the coverage left out
None of the left-rated, centre-rated, or right-rated reports mentioned the specific details of Sky News' drone surveillance footage or the claims made by Dmitry Pulinets, commander of the 34th Brigade of the Ukrainian Marine Infantry, beyond what was attributed to the Ukrainian General Staff.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 4 times, most recently on 3 Nov 2026, 09:45, and will add the sides that appear.
How other outlets pictured it
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How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
13 rated outlets
- Five of the twelve left‑rated outlets led on the claim that Russia used the Oleshky humanitarian ceasefire to reinforce its positions. All five reported that Ukrainian authorities said the pause was exploited for military movements and logistics.
- Il Fatto Quotidiano published a full report quoting the Ukrainian General Staff and commander Dmitry Pulinets. It said drone footage showed Russian troops bringing heavy artillery, armoured vehicles and ammunition into the town, rotating units and increasing fuel stocks during the ceasefire.
- Digests from fakti.bg, United24, unn.ua and the Kyiv Post conveyed the same core facts: a six‑day truce was used to move troops, armoured vehicles and supplies, rotate personnel and replenish ammunition, according to Ukrainian military sources and drone video. The Kyiv Post added that the Ukrainian ombudsman disputed the footage suggesting reinforcement.
- None of the left‑rated digests that focused on casualty figures or post‑truce attacks mentioned the reinforcement claim. Outlets such as TVA Nouvelles, La Presse, Novinky.cz, censor.net and Daily Kos reported only on resumed attacks or loss numbers, omitting any reference to the ceasefire usage.
Centre
15 rated outlets
- The two centre-rated reports led with the Ukrainian General Staff's claims that Russia exploited the local ceasefire to its advantage. Portfolio reported that Russia had secretly exploited the ceasefire to its own advantage, citing RBK Ukraine. Tagesschau's headline stated that Moscow was apparently against a prolonged ceasefire in Olezhky.
Right
10 rated outlets
- The single right-rated report, Korrespondent.net, stated that Russia used the quiet regime in the Oleshkas to rotate the military. The digest noted the rotation of Russian units, strengthening of positions, expansion of antidrones on roads, and expansion of logistics.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Ukraine says Russia used Oleshky ceasefire to reinforce positions?
- Of the 38 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 34% are rated left, 40% are rated centre, 26% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 97. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Ukraine says Russia used Oleshky ceasefire to reinforce positions left or right?
- Neither side dominates it. Of the 38 rated outlets on this story, 34% are rated left, 40% are rated centre, 26% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
- Is the coverage of Ukraine says Russia used Oleshky ceasefire to reinforce positions biased?
- Ukraine says Russia used Oleshky ceasefire to reinforce positions is one event reported by 97 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Ukraine says Russia used Oleshky ceasefire to reinforce positions?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Ukraine says Russia used Oleshky ceasefire to reinforce positions?
- 97 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What did Ukraine's General Staff claim Russia did during the ceasefire?
- Ukraine's General Staff claimed that Russia used the humanitarian ceasefire in Oleshky to strengthen its military positions, rotate units, and replenish ammunition. They also reported an expansion of anti-drone measures on roads and increased logistics.
- Did Sky News provide evidence for Ukraine's claims?
- Yes, Sky News documented Russian movements before, during, and after an evacuation period in Oleshky. Their reporting included footage showing heavy military equipment and supplies being moved into the area, which they analysed with a Ukrainian unit.
- Did Russia agree to extend the ceasefire?
- According to a senior Ukrainian Foreign Ministry official cited by AFP, Russia refused to extend the ceasefire in the Oleshki region. Tagesschau also reported that Moscow was apparently against a prolonged ceasefire.
Read it at the source
98 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
14- Russia Lost One Soldier Every 35 Seconds on Sunday, Ukrainian General Staff Reports (opens Novinky.cz in a new tab)
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- Russian stuff blowing up: Russia sets record for one-day casualties (opens Daily Kos in a new tab)
- Kyiv Seeks to Repeat Oleshky Evacuation Model After Unprecedented 6-Day Truce, Ukraine’s Ombudsman Says (opens Kyiv Post in a new tab)
- Ceasefire in Ukraine Has Ended: 'It Shows that They Are Capable of Having a Conversation Between the Parties' (opens DR in a new tab)
- Ukraine: Resumption of Russian Attacks in the Kherson Area After Ceasefire (opens TVA Nouvelles in a new tab)
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- War in Ukraine: Resuming Russia's Attacks in the Kherson Region After the Ceasefire · Global Voices (opens La Presse in a new tab)
- Ukraine-News Aktuell: Russia Is Said to Have Exploited Melania Trump's Ceasefire (opens t-online in a new tab)
- Sky News Claims that the Russians, Under the Cover of the Oleşki Truce, Brought Equipment and Infantry Into the City (opens News.ro in a new tab)
Show 6 more
- Sky News: Russia Used the Truce in Oleshki for Military Supplies VIDEO (opens fakti.bg in a new tab)
- Russia Exploits Oleshky Humanitarian Ceasefire to Rearm and Reinforce Troops in Kherson (opens United24 in a new tab)
- Oleshky, Kiev: "The Russians Used the Truce to Strengthen Positions" (opens Il Fatto Quotidiano in a new tab)
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- Russians Used Humanitarian Truce in Oleshki to Rotate Troops and Deliver Ammunition — General Staff (opens unn.ua in a new tab)
- Total Russian combat losses since beginning of war: approximately 1,590,270 personnel (+2,100 over the past 24 hours), 12,451 tanks, 51,755 artillery systems, and 25,622 armored combat vehicles. INFOGRAPHICS (opens censor.net in a new tab)
censor.net — is censor.net biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Russia Lost More than 2000 Soldiers During the War in Ukraine - General Staff (opens UNN in a new tab)
UNN
Centre
15- Ukraine: Russia Is Using the Oreshki Ceasefire Agreement to Rearm. (opens 美国之音 in a new tab)
美国之音Opinion
- Ukraine, Melania Trump: 'Almost 800 People Evacuated From Oleshky'. Kiev: Resumed Russian Raids in Kherson Region (opens ANSA in a new tab)
- Ukraine says Russia used Melania Trump ceasefire to strengthen positions (opens Newsweek in a new tab)
- Russia Resumes Attacks in the Ukrainian Region After the End of the Local Truce (opens TVN in a new tab)
- Rejected! Putin Resumes Attacks (opens Ekstra Bladet in a new tab)
Ekstra Bladet — is Ekstra Bladet biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Russia Resumes Offensive in Kherson Region After Ceasefire Ends (opens 15min.lt in a new tab)
- Ukraine says Russia used Oleshky ceasefire to reinforce positions (opens WTVB in a new tab)
- The Ceasefire in Ukraine Was an Unexpected Success, but the Russians Were Secretly Preparing for the Next Step (opens Portfolio in a new tab)
Show 7 more
- Russia Loses as Many Soldiers as Never in One Day (opens mannheim24.de in a new tab)
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- Russia Loses as Many Soldiers as Never in One Day (opens Kreiszeitung in a new tab)
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- Russia Loses as Many Soldiers as Never in One Day (opens tz.de in a new tab)
- Russia Loses as Many Soldiers as Never in One Day (opens hna.de in a new tab)
- Russia Loses as Many Soldiers as Never in One Day (opens merkur.de in a new tab)
- Moscow Apparently Against Prolonged Ceasefire in Olezhky (opens Tagesschau in a new tab)
Tagesschau — is Tagesschau biased? Our profile of this outlet
- General Staff: Russia has lost 1,590,270 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022 (opens The Kyiv Independent in a new tab)
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Right
10- Putin has 'used the ceasefire to rearm' exploiting humanitarian truce to reinforce troops - London Business News (opens London Loves Business in a new tab)
London Loves Business — is London Loves Business biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Russia Resumes Attacks in Ukraine After Ceasefire Rejected (opens BT in a new tab)
- Russia Resumes Attacks in Ukraine After Ceasefire Rejected (opens berlingske.dk in a new tab)
berlingske.dk — is berlingske.dk biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Russia Resumes Attacks in Kherson Region After Ceasefire (opens Aftenposten in a new tab)
Aftenposten — is Aftenposten biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Russia Attacks Kherson, Ukraine After Local Ceasefire Ends... "Rejects Ceasefire Extension" (opens 연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency in a new tab)
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- Russia Resumes Attacks in Ukraine After Ceasefire Rejected (opens Jyllands-Posten in a new tab)
Jyllands-Posten — is Jyllands-Posten biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Moscow does not rule out that Kiev used the humanitarian truce in Alyoshki, Kherson region, to regroup, Dmitry Peskov told reporters (opens news-pravda.com in a new tab)
news-pravda.com — is news-pravda.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Ukraine says rare ceasefire was cover for Russian regrouping (opens The Straits Times in a new tab)
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Show 2 more
- Russia Used the Quiet Regime in the Oleshkas to Rotate the Military (opens Korrespondent.net in a new tab)
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- Ukraine War in Liveticker: +++ 10:22 Russia Loses an Extraordinary Number of Soldiers Within 24 Hours, According to Ukraine +++ (opens n-tv in a new tab)
Not rated
59- Oleșki: Nearly 800 People Evacuated. Russia Would Have Used the Humanitarian Armistice to Strengthen Its Positions (opens radiomoldova.md in a new tab)
radiomoldova.md — is radiomoldova.md biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- Russia Ukraine War Latest News: Ukraine Says Russia Used Oleshky Ceasefire to ‘Improve Its Position’; Zelensky Reveals Dates for Upcoming Trilateral Talks (opens The Sunday Guardian Live in a new tab)
The Sunday Guardian Live — is The Sunday Guardian Live biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Operation in Oleshki Ended, Shelling of Kherson Resumed: Almost 800 People Were Evacuated During the Mission (opens holosameryky.com in a new tab)
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- Ukraine Accuses Russia of Using the Ceasefire to Strengthen Its Military Positions (opens Vijesti in a new tab)
- War in Ukraine: "The Enemy Took Advantage of the Truce in Olechky"... Did Russia Take Advantage of the Ceasefire to Strengthen Its Positions? (opens midilibre.fr in a new tab)
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- Melania Announces End of Truce in Oleshky, with Almost 800 Evacuated (opens Terra in a new tab)
- Will a Storm Come After Several Days of Silence? How the Russians Took Advantage of the Ceasefire in Olešky (opens Aktuality.sk in a new tab)
Aktuality.sk — is Aktuality.sk biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- Pause Before the Attack? (opens Новая газета. Европа in a new tab)
Новая газета. Европа
Show 51 more
- Bloody Record for the Former Red Army. Never Died so Many Russian Soldiers One Day in Ukraine • Newsweek Romania (opens newsweek.ro in a new tab)
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- Russia Bombs Kherson. Kremlin: 'Stop Humanitarian Missions' (opens Agi.it in a new tab)
- Russia Resumes Strikes on Kherson Region After End of Truce in Oleshki (opens Клуб 'Z' in a new tab)
- Ukraine: Repeated Russian Attacks in Kherson Region After Ceasefire (opens parapolitika.gr in a new tab)
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- Ukraine: Russian Attacks on Kherson Resumed After Ceasefire (opens insider.gr in a new tab)
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- Kherson: Resumption of Russian Attacks After the End of the Ceasefire in Oleski and Mutual Accusations for Regrouping (opens OnAlert in a new tab)
- Ukraine: New Russian Raids in Kherson After Ceasefire (opens sigmalive.com in a new tab)
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- Russia Resumes Attacks in Kherson Region After End of Truce (opens Noticias ao Minuto in a new tab)
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- Russian Attacks Again in Kherson, Kiev-Moscow Mutual Accusations for Ceasefire (opens Business Daily in a new tab)
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- Ukraine: Russian Attacks Resume in Kherson After the End of the Truce (opens senenews.com in a new tab)
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- Russia Resumes Attacks in Ukraine After Ceasefire Rejected (opens avisendanmark.dk in a new tab)
avisendanmark.dk — is avisendanmark.dk biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Kherson, the Oleshky Truce Is over: a Russian Drone Hurts Two Civilians (opens LiberoReporter in a new tab)
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- Ukraine, Oleshky Truce Ends: Russia Resumes Attacks on Kherson - Five Columns Magazine (opens CinqueColonne.it in a new tab)
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- Kremlin: Kyiv may have regrouped during ceasefire (opens BizToc in a new tab)
- Zelensky: Russian Army Suffered Record Losses in October, There Was a Day when 2,250 People Were Lost (opens Heti Világgazdaság in a new tab)
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- Kremlin Does Not Rule Out Possibility of Ukrainian Army Using Ceasefire in Aleshki to Regroup (opens Apa in a new tab)
- "Conventional Practice": In the Kremlin, the TSO Was Regrouped During a Gumpause in Aleškah (opens Life.ru in a new tab)
- Russia Resumes Attacks in Ukrainian Region After the End of the Longest Truce Since 2022 (opens Jovem Pan News in a new tab)
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- Russians Smuggled Heavy Weapons During Ceasefire (opens 24 HU in a new tab)
- The Russians Took Advantage of the Humanitarian Armistice in Ukraine, Mediated by Melania Trump, to Bring New Troops and Ammunition to the Front. (opens Aktual24 in a new tab)
- LIVE BLOG | Sky News: Russia Used the Oleshkoy Ceasefire to Build up Troops and Weapons (opens ohtuleht.ee in a new tab)
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- Ukrainian General Staff: Russians Took Advantage of the Ceasefire in Oleshki to Strengthen Their Positions (opens RadioMaryja.pl in a new tab)
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- The Russian Army Has the Highest Daily Losses in Ukraine Since the Start of the War: Kiev Published a Record Number (opens interez.sk in a new tab)
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- Melania Trump hails Oleshky evacuation as success, but civilians remain trapped and Russia reinforces positions (opens hromadske.ua in a new tab)
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- The Ceasefire in Oleshki Ends. Ukrainian Headquarters Accuses Russia of Exploiting the Lull in Fighting. (opens Gazeta in a new tab)
- Russia Loses as Many Soldiers as Never in One Day (opens op-online.de in a new tab)
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- Russia Used the “Regime of Silence” in Oleshki to Rotate Forces and Deliver Shells — General Staff (opens 5 канал in a new tab)
- Russians Took Advantage of the Truce in Oleshki: the General Staff Told What the Enemy's Troops Did (opens ТСН.ua in a new tab)
- First Explosions Reported in Kherson After Humanitarian Ceasefire Ends (opens militarnyi.com in a new tab)
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- The Occupiers Used the Regime of Silence in Oleshki to Equip Their Positions — General Staff (opens Unknown in a new tab)
Unknown
- Moscow Rejected Kiev's Proposal to Extend the Ceasefire in Oleshki (opens Defence24 in a new tab)
- Russia Used the Regime of Silence in Oleshki to Rotate Troops and Deliver Ammunition (opens armyinform.com.ua in a new tab)
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- General Staff: Russian Occupiers Used the Truce in Oleshki to Strengthen Their Positions (opens 1news.com.ua in a new tab)
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- The Ceasefire Near Oleški Has Ended, Russia Has Refused to Extend It, Ukrainians Claim (opens iDNES.cz in a new tab)
- The UPU Stated that the Russian Army Used the Aleškah Truce to Strengthen Positions (opens tvrain.tv in a new tab)
- General Staff: The Ukrainian Defense Forces Provided a Regime of Silence in Kherson Region for the Operation in Oleshki, the Enemy Used It to Equip Their Positions (opens ostro.org in a new tab)
- Silence in the Olechkas Is Over. (opens istories.media in a new tab)
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- SCU General Staff: The Russian Federation Used the Silence Regime in the Oleshkas to Set up Positions (opens reform.news in a new tab)
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- General Staff: Enemy Used Oleshky Ceasefire to Fortify Positions (opens LB.ua in a new tab)
- The Ceasefire Ends. Moscow Rejects Kyiv's Proposal (opens Polsat News in a new tab)
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- General Staff: Russians Took Advantage of Humanitarian Pause in Oleshki to Strengthen Defense (opens espreso.tv in a new tab)
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- Russia Used Silence in Oleshki to Strengthen Troops — General Staff (opens liga.net in a new tab)
- The General Staff of the Armed Forces Informs About the Losses of the Enemy on 02.11.26 - UKRAINE CRIMINAL (opens УКРАИНА КРИМИНАЛЬНАЯ in a new tab)
УКРАИНА КРИМИНАЛЬНАЯ
- The Destruction of the Occupiers Continues. The Armed Forces of Ukraine Have Updated Data on the Losses of the Russian Army (opens СПОРТ.UA in a new tab)
СПОРТ.UA
- SCU General Staff: Data on the Losses of the Russian Army on 1713 Day of the War (opens NEWSru.co.il in a new tab)
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- Russia Used Ceasefire in Oleshki to Strengthen Positions — General Staff (opens Unknown in a new tab)
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- Russia Used the Regime of Silence in Oleshki to Strengthen Its Positions (opens Unknown in a new tab)
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- Russia Suffers Heavy Losses: 2,100 Soldiers and 16 Artillery Systems Lost in One Day (opens MondialNews in a new tab)
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- Ukrainian Army Killed or Wounded 2,100 Russian Soldiers on Saturday (opens pmo.ee in a new tab)
- General Staff: The Russian Army Lost More than 2,000 of Its Troops in a Day at the Front (opens babel.ua in a new tab)
- November 1: Enemy Losses, Operational Information (opens Український інтерес in a new tab)
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