Overview
- Ukraine’s General Staff logged 151 combat engagements by 22:00 on Nov. 3, including 57 Russian assaults on the Pokrovsk axis and 53 airstrikes, 103 guided bombs and 3,251 kamikaze drones used across the front.
- Ukraine’s 7th Rapid Reaction Corps reports active clearing in northern Pokrovsk and says troops prevented a cut of the Pokrovsk–Rodynske road, claiming 19 Russian fighters killed in the city on Nov. 2.
- The Institute for the Study of War says geolocated footage shows Russian units making localized gains in and around Pokrovsk and operating more freely inside the city as Ukrainian forces counterattack.
- Commander‑in‑Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi says pressure on the Dobropillia salient has increased to dilute Russian forces near Pokrovsk, citing 188 km² liberated and 248.7 km² cleared during the operation.
- Zelensky announced Germany’s Patriot deliveries are complete, while Ukrainian authorities opened probes and suspended officials after a deadly Nov. 1 strike in Dnipropetrovsk region and reported new civilian casualties in Donetsk and Kherson.