Overview
- Moscow’s mayor said 613 drones were launched toward the capital overnight and that most were intercepted, a claim issued by city officials.
- Ukrainian authorities reported reciprocal Russian nighttime strikes across several regions, including a strike in Rivne that they say killed one man.
- Both Russia and Ukraine have stepped up long-range drone and missile attacks in recent months, with large salvos becoming a recurring tactic.
- Kremlin adviser Yuri Ushakov said the planned US-mediated talks will exclude EU delegates, while President Zelensky suggested a meeting could be scheduled after the US midterm vote between November 6 and 10.
- Russia is hosting a two-day Russia–Africa summit with leaders from 22 countries in Moscow, a diplomatic push that comes as fighting and negotiations intensify and could affect who backs any deal.