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Zelenskyy hopes new Democratic Congress will boost US support for Ukraine

5 Nov 2026, 04:49 UTC · Kyiv, Ukraine · single source so far

Zelenskyy expects more US help for Ukraine after the Democratic midterm win, while EU officials urge the incoming Congress to press Russia harder to end the war, now in its fifth year.

Location: Kyiv, Ukraine · Ukraine live map
Coordinates: 50.45°N 30.52°E
Reported: 5 Nov 2026, 04:49 UTC
Category: Diplomacy
Impact: 2 of 5 · Notable
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Ukraine says at least 40 dead in Russian double-tap strike on southern village

Kyiv said on Wednesday that at least 40 people were killed in Monday's attack on a southern village, with another 30 possibly under rubble. Ukraine says bodycam footage shows a repeat strike on the site. The attack came hours after a six-day ceasefire in the Kherson region ended. Ukrainian strikes killed three people in Russia's Belgorod region on Tuesday, and Moscow claims it downed 700 Ukrainian drones.

The toll from the aid-site attack rose from 18 on Monday to 29 on Tuesday, with 48 reported missing, and then to at least 40, according to Kyiv.
Russian strikes on Dnipro killed two and injured 20 on Tuesday, and overnight strikes hit a hospital and power plants, with at least 73 injured.
Zelenskyy met Chancellor Merz in Berlin on Tuesday ahead of trilateral talks with Russia and the US in Abu Dhabi, and Merz says Russia has yet to engage seriously.
Zelenskyy expects more US help after the Democratic midterm win, and Canada joined countries refusing to play ice hockey against Russia.

Updated 5 Nov 2026, 05:39 UTC · Written by Claude from the reports on this page and on the map. Check the linked sources for full details.

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