Overview
- The General Staff said Ukrainian defenders blocked 48 Russian assaults near Pokrovsk out of 157 combat engagements recorded on Oct. 31.
- Commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said a comprehensive operation is ongoing to destroy and expel Russian units from Pokrovsk and that the cities remain supplied, rejecting claims of encirclement.
- Reuters, citing two Ukrainian military sources, reported GUR special forces were inserted into eastern Pokrovsk by Black Hawk helicopter, a claim not independently verified.
- Ukraine’s military intelligence said it disabled the Kiltseviy oil-product pipeline in Moscow Oblast in a special operation targeting Russian logistics.
- Regional authorities reported three civilians killed and 27 wounded in strikes across Kherson, Chernihiv, Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk over the past day.