Zelensky visited Hungary for the first time since the start of the full-scale war and met with Orbán; on the night of November 7, Russia launched 106 drones on Ukraine: air defense destroyed 74 of them. In October, Ukraine reduced its electricity imports by 60%, and exports increased by 88, but they represent a third of imports – DiXi Group
Zelensky visited Hungary for the first time since the start of the full-scale war and met with Orbán
On Thursday, November 7, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, arrived in Hungary for the summit of the European Political Community and met with the country's Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán.
This is what the Ansa media reports. This is Zelensky's first visit to Hungary since Russia's full-scale invasion.
“I will speak after the meeting,” he replied to journalists.
The media reports that among the summit participants, “there were some doubts” about Zelensky's arrival, given Orbán's position on Russia's war against Ukraine.
On the night of November 7, Russia launched 106 drones into Ukraine: anti-aircraft defense destroyed 74 of them
On Thursday night, Russia attacked Ukrainian territory with 106 strike drones, 74 of which were destroyed by air defense. The Air Force announced on social media: “On the night of November 7, 2024 (from 9:00 p.m. on November 6), the enemy launched an attack with 106 Shahed type drones and unidentified type drones from the directions of Kursk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Orel – Russia, and the occupied territories of Crimea.”
It is reported that as of noon, the destruction of 74 enemy drones was confirmed in the Odesa, Mykolaiv, Kherson, Kyiv, Sumy, Poltava, Kharkiv, Kirovohrad, Zhytomyr, Cherkasy and Chernihiv regions. Twenty-five enemy drones were locally lost in various regions of Ukraine. The air attack was repelled by anti-aircraft missile forces, aviation, electronic warfare units, mobile fire groups of the Air Force and the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
During the night attack of Russian drones in Kyiv, anti-aircraft defense intervened, and the defense forces destroyed more than 30 enemy drones; however, fires and destruction were reported in six neighborhoods of the capital due to falling debris.
Ukraine cut electricity imports by 60% in October, while exports increased 88 times, but they represent a third of imports – DiXi Group
In October, Ukraine reduced its electricity imports by 58% compared to September, reaching 181.8 thousand MWh. Exports increased 88-fold, reaching 60.7 thousand MWh. This is reported by the analytical center DiXi Group.
“Despite the drop in imports of 58% compared to September, they remain three times higher than exports in October,” the report specifies.
Last month, Ukraine imported 181.8 thousand MWh of electricity. Of this total, 33% (59.6 thousand MWh) came from Hungary, around 25% from Slovakia (46.3 thousand MWh) and Romania (45.1 thousand MWh), 11% (19.9 thousand of MWh) from Poland and 6% (10.9 thousand MWh) from Moldova.
Exports amounted to 60.7 thousand MWh, compared to 0.7 thousand MWh in September. Hungary was the main destination country with 33% (20.2 thousand MWh), followed by Romania with 15.5 MWh (26%), Slovakia with 14.3 MWh (25%), Poland with 7.3 MWh (12%), and Moldova with 3.5 MWh (6%).
According to the report, 70% of exports took place between October 2 and 11. From October 12, exports declined sharply, while electricity imports increased.
Recall that in winter, scheduled power outages are possible in Ukraine, but restrictions will be applied depending on weather conditions and cold.
