November 2026
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November 2
- US envoy Witkoff sets Russia-Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi for November 10-11, Medinsky to lead Russian team
US presidential special envoy Steve Witkoff announced that three-way talks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States will be held in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11. The meeting brings the three delegations together under US mediation.
- Russian Finance Ministry proposes moving pension savings into long-term savings programme from April 2027
The Russian Finance Ministry has drafted a bill to move the funded part of pensions into the long-term savings programme, with pension savings to be transferred automatically from 1 April 2027. A government commission approved the draft on converting the funded part of pensions into the programme.
- A cyberattack on the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry's mobile app sent users false notifications
A cyberattack on the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry's mobile app sent users false notifications, including messages about nuclear warheads launched "across all regions" of the country. The alerts reached users in Russia and Ukraine, according to accounts of the breach.
- Ten drones shot down over Ryazan region; fires hit refinery and Wildberries warehouse, one injured
Ten drones were shot down overnight in the Ryazan region, and one person was injured, according to regional governor Pavel Malkov's account of the attack on Ryazan on 4 November. The injured person was hurt in the city during the drone attack, and a house in one of the districts was damaged.
- Beget hosting outage takes down control panel and hundreds of sites, including Chestny Znak
A large-scale failure at the Russian hosting provider Beget left its control panel and client websites unavailable, and the outage also took down the website of the Chestny Znak traceability system. Beget acknowledged the disruption, saying "we had a major incident," and did not give a timeline for full restoration.