Associated Press (AP):

Afghan special forces soldiers who fought alongside American troops and then fled to Iran after the chaotic U.S. withdrawal last year are now being recruited by the Russian military to fight in Ukraine.

Russia is “just suspending” its participation, not “withdrawing” from the grain deal, Russian President Putin says.

Russian President Putin:

Underwater vehicles, there were 500 kg of explosives, if they hit, there will be nothing left of the ship or grain.

Alleged video footage of Ukrainian saboteurs calmly placing explosives under a standing Russian Ka-52 helicopter in Veretye military airfield in the middle of the day (~600 km from the Ukrainian border).

Tajik Foreign Ministry denied reports that the country is selling Iranian drones to Russia.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) threatens to strike Israeli and US targets in the Middle East with drones in a recent propaganda video.

Serbian Army transfers military equipment to the administrative line with Kosovo and Metohija.

Ukrainian Military Intelligence:

By the beginning of November, Iran plans to send a batch of more than 200 Shahed-136, Mohajer-6 and Arash-2 combat drones to Russia.

They will be assembled in Russia, repainted and marked with Russian markings, in particular "Geranium-2".

Türkiye expects Germany to return to its neutral stance on Turkish-Greek relations, Turkish Presidency says after President Erdogan's phone call with the German Chancellor Scholz.

Ukrainian President Zelensky:

Russia has destroyed 40% of Ukraine's energy infrastructure.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has ordered the destruction of all enemy drones in the skies over Central Serbia after unidentified UAVs were detected in the sky in the vicinity of the town of Raska (near the administrative line with Kosovo and Metohija).

Volodymyr Zelenskyy:

We suspended electricity exports to European countries due to Russian attacks.

Poland has begun construction of a 2.5-meter high barbed wire fence on the border with Russia.

A satellite image of the Veretye military airfield in the Pskov region appeared.

Ukrainian saboteurs entered the base day before yesterday and installed explosives on Ka-52 helicopters.

The image shows the wreckage of three destroyed helicopters and one damaged.

Turkish President Erdogan:

Grain deal will resume operations as of today.

Russian Defence Ministry:

Russia has decided to continue its participation in the Black Sea Grain Initiative.

Thanks to the UN and Turkey, it was possible to obtain written guarantees from Kyiv not to use the "grain corridor" for combat operations against Russia.

Ukrainian President Zelensky on the negotiations with the Russian side:

They’re lying. They are crazy, they are sick? What to talk about with them if they attack us with 54 missiles in half a day? They seem to live on another planet.