The Kyiv Independent reports Ukraine's General Staff saying Russia suffered a record 2,980 casualties in a single day on November 8, 2026 — "One less invader every 29 seconds" — bringing its claimed total to 1,609,380 troops since February 2022, after October became the war's deadliest month. Hacker groups' leaked Rosstat records suggest 394,000 to 450,000 war-linked deaths, while the roundup also covers a drone strike on Russia's Kinef refinery, the Zaporizhzhia plant's temporary power loss, Abu Dhabi peace talks, and Trump saying the war will "end soon" because of him.