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Russia Cites Gains at Uspenovka and Volchye as Cross-Border Strikes Batter Energy Sites

Street fighting and drone salvos continued into Saturday as Ukraine reported power cuts and opened a criminal case over a deadly Nov. 1 formation.

Overview

  • Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces completed the capture of Uspenovka in Zaporizhzhia and pushed more than three kilometers to take Volchye in Dnipropetrovsk region.
  • A Russian assault commander reported clearing Lesi Ukrainky Street in Kupyansk and ongoing operations on three more streets, with the ministry claiming up to 55 Ukrainian losses near the city in the past day.
  • Ukrainian authorities and local officials reported overnight drone-and-missile attacks across multiple regions, with strikes hitting thermal power assets, a citywide blackout in Kremenchuk, and casualties and damage in Dnipro and Kyiv.
  • Russian regions reported Ukrainian drone attacks and air-defense activity, including injuries and residential damage in Saratov, three wounded at a Bryansk industrial site, and a hit on a Vologda substation, as Moscow said eight UAVs were downed late morning.
  • Ukraine’s State Bureau of Investigation charged a battalion commander over the Nov. 1 strike that killed and wounded service members during an awards gathering in Dnipropetrovsk region, with pretrial detention under consideration.