Tatarov's visit to Russia, the airport's reopening, and Trump's plans for Ukraine: key highlights from November 7.
Tatarov traveled to Moscow. He denies it
Oleg Tatarov, the Deputy Head of the President's Office, has flown to Moscow at least 9 times since the occupation of Crimea and Russia's invasion of eastern Ukraine, as revealed by journalists from the "Schemes" project.
He visited Russia three times in 2017, four times in 2018, and twice in 2019. Since air communication between Ukraine and Russia was halted after 2014, Tatarov mostly traveled to Moscow from Kyiv via Minsk.
The Deputy Head of the President's Office denies this information, calling it fake.
Airports in Ukraine will resume operations
One of the Ukrainian airports will resume its operations by the end of January 2025. It is expected that 5 or 6 airlines will agree to operate flights from Ukraine.
According to Crispin Ellison, a senior partner at the risk management consulting firm Marsh McLennan, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wants the "Boryspil" airport near Kyiv to be the first to resume flights, although securing insurance mechanisms for aviation will be easier at Lviv airport.
Trump's new plans for Ukraine
U.S. presidential election winner Donald Trump has yet to choose a specific plan to propose for ending the war in Ukraine, writes the Wall Street Journal.
One of the previously unknown ideas suggests that Kyiv promises not to join NATO for at least 20 years, while the U.S. will continue to send weapons to Ukraine in exchange. Russia and Ukraine are allegedly to agree on a demilitarized zone of over 1200 km.
Order in this territory will not be maintained by American troops or those international organizations funded by the U.S., such as the UN.
The Polish Ministry of Defense opposes transferring fighters to Ukraine
Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz opposed the transfer of Polish MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine, as they patrol Polish airspace.
According to him, Poland is one of the leaders in providing military and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine, but he claims this is often forgotten. He also stated that Warsaw has provided as much military equipment as it could, but the limit is the country's security.
Another official from the MSEC caught in corruption
The Deputy Head of the Central Medical and Social Expert Commission (MSEC) was detained for bribery related to assisting in obtaining disability status to be removed from military registration.
According to the investigation, the official promised to assist a conscripted citizen in obtaining a II group disability for $2,000, allowing him to be removed from military registration. As noted by the Prosecutor General's Office, she convinced the man that she had resolved similar "issues" before and knew how to do it.
Shelling of Zaporizhzhia
On the afternoon of November 7, Russians attacked Zaporizhzhia with missiles and guided bombs, destroying homes and damaging the oncology hospital building.
At least 4 fatalities have been reported, with another 40 individuals injured, including a four-month-old girl, boys aged 1 and 10, and hospital staff.
Other important news:
- The ruling coalition in Germany has collapsed. Scholz is bringing up a vote of confidence in the government.
- The government will introduce clearer parameters for the reservation and criticality of enterprises after an audit — Shmyhal.
- In Ukraine, 8 million people are neither working nor seeking employment — Ministry of Economy.
- Kuleba on the "control" over the Foreign Ministry, which Ermak allegedly wanted: This has never worried me.
- A police officer was detained in Poltava for beating a man in a restaurant.