Ukraine-Russia war latest: Moscow strikes hospital in central Kyiv as Zelensky says Starshield restrictions continue

A Russian drone strike has hit a hospital in central Kyiv, injuring three patients and forcing the evacuation of 30 people. asserted

Seven people were rescued by emergency workers, and the hospital’s medical services were temporarily suspended as staff dealt with the damage. asserted

President Volodymyr Zelensky said speed restrictions on Starshield remained in place along the entire frontline and in Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine, and they “limit our ability to intercept jet-powered Shaheds and counter other drones”. asserted

Russia said on Friday it had intercepted nearly 1,200 Ukrainian drones overnight, in one of Kyiv’s largest reported attacks on Russian territory. asserted

Ukraine said it had struck a major oil refinery in the Volgograd region. asserted

Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, meanwhile, caused power cuts across 12 regions, according to deputy energy minister Artem Nekrasov. uncertain

The fighting has also reached the Baltic Sea, where Finland’s military confirmed that a Russian warship had been struck in the Gulf of Finland. asserted

Ukraine’s Security Service identified the vessel as the missile ship Naro-Fominsk. asserted

Ukraine says Starshield restrictions continue to hamper drone defences Restrictions on the US Starshield satellite communications system remain in place along Ukraine’s frontline, hampering its military’s ability to intercept Russian drones, president Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday. “Unfortunately, the speed restrictions remain in place along the entire front line and in temporarily-occupied territories of Ukraine,” he said in his nightly video address. asserted

The restrictions, he said, “limit our ability to intercept jet-powered Shaheds and counter other drones”. asserted

Zelensky said the curbs also sent Russia a signal that Washington might treat Ukrainian territory occupied by Russian forces differently. uncertain

“We expect the speed to be restored,” he said. asserted

Ukraine first reported restrictions on Starlink and its military-grade version Starshield in mid-October. asserted

Service was restored on 24 October, but Ukrainian forces reported renewed disruptions this week. asserted

Neither SpaceX nor the US government accepted responsibility for the earlier restrictions, according to Reuters. uncertain

Meanwhile, Democratic US senators Jeanne Shaheen and Chris Coons have asked Elon Musk to preserve SpaceX’s records relating to the restrictions, giving the company until 30 November to confirm it has done so. asserted

Russian strikes on Zaporizhzhia injure 50, including eight children Russian attacks on the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia injured 50 people on Friday, including eight children. asserted

The strikes damaged residential buildings and killed a rescue worker, local authorities said. asserted

Two projectiles fired from a Russian Tornado-S multiple-launch rocket system struck apartment buildings in the Kosmichnyi district, damaging flats across three floors and triggering fires, according to The Kyiv Independent. uncertain

Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said rescuers freed 17 people trapped inside their apartments. asserted

A rescue worker was later killed when a concrete slab fell on him as he cleared debris, and a separate Russian attack killed a 17-year-old boy and injured at least four other people. asserted

Trump to leave Ukraine war off agenda at meeting with Putin and Xi US president Donald Trump is not expected to raise Russia’s war in Ukraine when he meets Russian president Vladimir Putin and Chinese president Xi Jinping in China next Thursday, a White House official said on Friday. asserted

The first trilateral meeting between the three leaders will instead focus on nuclear arms reductions, with Trump also expected to discuss the US-Israeli war against Iran. asserted

The leaders are due to meet on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Shenzhen. asserted

“We’ve had many meetings recently with the Russians, but China is not really a part of that track, so it doesn’t seem appropriate to have the Ukraine discussion there,” the official said. asserted

A senior Trump administration official said Washington had been holding separate discussions with Moscow on Ukraine, adding that China was not involved in those negotiations. asserted

Trump is also not expected to hold a separate bilateral meeting with Putin. asserted

Four killed in Ukrainian strike on Samara region industrial facility, governor says The governor of Russia's Samara region said on Friday that Ukraine had struck an industrial facility there, killing four people. asserted

In his statement on Russia's MAX messenger, governor Vyacheslav Fedorishchev did not name the facility struck, or the weapons used by Ukraine. asserted

EU foreign chief says Russia 'does not want anyone strong' at peace talks The EU's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Friday Russia had no say over who represented the bloc in the Ukraine-Russia peace talks, adding she knew Moscow ded not want her there but that she spoke on behalf of all 27 member states rather than in a personal capacity. asserted

"They don't want anybody strong on the other side because they want to push through their maximum demands", she said, adding that a ceasefire must come first as broader discussions about Europe's security architecture risked diverting attention. asserted

After two days of stagnant talks and Trump’s envoys now jetting off to Moscow, Europe has been feeble in leaving an untrustworthy US to negotiate peace with Putin, says world affairs editor Sam Kiley asserted

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Europe's security cannot be part of Ukraine peace talks, EU leaders say asserted

EU leaders said on Friday that Europe's security structure should not be a subject for Ukraine-Russia peace negotiations, but they did not answer the question of who should speak for Europe in any future talks. asserted

The Kremlin said on Friday that Russia would be open to European countries taking part in Ukraine peace talks if it saw they were ready to contribute to the peace process. asserted

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz described the Kremlin's comments as "the same old game" and said that Europe and the United States agreed on a clear message. "There will be no discussions about Ukraine without Ukraine, and no discussions about Europe without Europe. asserted

We have that already," Merz told reporters during a summit of European Union leaders in Dublin. asserted

Russian officials have called for a broad agreement on Europe's security architecture to be reached before tackling the specifics of the war. asserted

Before its invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russia demanded the withdrawal of NATO forces from countries that joined the alliance after 1997. asserted