Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 257

Because the Russia-Ukraine struggle enters its 257th day, we check out the principle developments.

Municipal staff take away particles outdoors an area railway administration headquarters broken in shelling in the midst of Russia-Ukraine battle in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine [File: Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters]

Right here is the state of affairs because it stands on Monday, November 7.

Preventing

• Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned in opposition to extra potential Russian assaults on his nation’s power infrastructure.
• The mayor of Kyiv warned its residents that they need to put together for the worst this winter if Russia retains hanging the nation’s energy infrastructure, which meant having no electrical energy, water or warmth within the freezing chilly can't be dominated out.
• The Russian-installed administration in Ukraine’s Kherson area stated numerous settlements, together with Kherson metropolis, had misplaced water and energy provides after what it referred to as an act of “sabotage”.

Diplomacy

•  US nationwide safety adviser Jake Sullivan held undisclosed talks with high Russian officers in hopes of lowering the danger the struggle in Ukraine spills over or escalates right into a nuclear battle, the Wall Avenue Journal reported.

Financial system

• Russia’s Gazprom on Monday stated it might ship 42.4 million cubic metres of gasoline to Europe through Ukraine, the Reuters information company reported.
• Russia’s largest lender, Sberbank, is suing world commodities dealer Glencore for about 117 million euros ($116m) over unpaid oil provides, the database of Moscow’s Arbitration Court docket confirmed.