It's 3:30 am Saturday in Ukraine, what do we know?
What do we know in Ukraine?
The death toll from the Russian attack on the Kramatorsk train station has risen to 50, with more than 300 injured. Russia has denied responsibility but evidence strongly suggests the missiles were fired positions in Russian occupied Donbas and US intelligence has identified that the missile was likely a Russia SS-21. As has been widely reported, Russian soldiers had written “for the children” on the missile
More than 6500 civilians were evacuated through humanitarian corridors today, 5800 of whom were from Mariupol and Berdiansk
The UK announced it will be sending an unknown number of Mastiff armored vehicles to Ukraine
Finland, which shares an 830 mile border with Russia, has announced it will formally apply for NATO membership
The EU is set to begin the formal process of Ukrainian accession (membership) within the next week
In exchange for Patriot batteries, Slovakia has sent Ukraine the S-300 surface to air missile system
The Pentagon expects Russia to launch their invasion of eastern Ukraine from Valuyki, Russia, directly north of the Donbas region, where there has been a significant troop increase in recent days
The DoD disclosed a list of weapons the US has supplied Ukraine thus far: at least 1,400 Stinger anti-aircraft systems; more than 5,000 Javelin anti-armor systems; more than 7,000 small arms; and 50 million rounds of ammunition.
What else do we know?
CNN reports the existence of a text from Donald Trump Jr to Mark Meadows immediately following November 3rd that lays out a plan to manipulate the results of the election and ensure a Trump victory. Despite the existence of the text, Don Jr’s father will still never love him
The leader of the North Carolina chapter of the Proud Boys pleaded guilty today to conspiracy charges. As part of his plea he has agreed to fully cooperate with the FBI investigation of January 6th
In a blow for DOJ, two men were acquitted on charges connected to the planned kidnapping of Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, and the jury deadlocked on the fate of two other defendants
Ketanji Brown Jackson spoke at a White House ceremony celebrating her promotion to the Supreme Court, worth a listen:
This fascinating exchange between Axios’ Jonathan Swan and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is also worth your time:
