Overview
- The Russian Defense Ministry reported daily losses for Ukrainian forces including up to 95 personnel in the 'Dnepr' sector, up to 130 in the 'South' sector, and up to 50 near Kupyansk along with destroyed equipment such as U.S.-made Paladin howitzers.
- Donetsk region leader Denis Pushilin said Ukrainian troops near the Krasnoarmeysk–Dmitrov agglomeration are surrendering under pressure, while Russian security sources separately reported surrenders and desertions in the Kharkiv direction.
- Ukraine’s online alert map showed air-raid warnings in Kyiv and numerous regions, and Ukrainian media reported multiple explosions in Romny, Sumy region.
- Russian authorities detailed active air defense and electronic warfare, saying 15 Ukrainian drones were downed over Crimea, the Black Sea and the Rostov region on Nov. 8, while Voronezh officials reported suppressed UAVs, a quickly extinguished fire at a communal site, and temporary power and heat disruptions; in Kursk, debris from downed drones damaged a private house without casualties.
- Latvia’s defense minister said the country has built a full UAV ecosystem and supplies drones to Ukraine, and Ukraine’s ombudsman reported the Nord Stream suspect held in Italy is in critical condition following a hunger strike as extradition proceedings continue.