- Russia orders forces to withdraw from the city of Kherson, the only Ukrainian regional capital Moscow captured since launching its invasion in February.
- Kirill Stremousov, a Russian-installed official in the Kherson region, has died in a car crash, Russian state news agencies report.
- After Iran admitted to supplying drones to Moscow’s military, Russia’s powerful Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev holds talks with officials in Tehran, including President Ebrahim Raisi.
This blog is now closed, thanks for joining us. These were the updates on the Russia-Ukraine war on Wednesday, November 9: