Overview
- Russia’s Defense Ministry urged Ukrainian troops in Pokrovsk and Kupiansk to surrender, claiming encirclement, though Kyiv reported repelling 52 assaults near the city.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky visited units defending the sector on November 4, highlighting the area’s priority for Kyiv.
- Street-by-street combat continues in Pokrovsk, with the DeepState analysis group noting Russian footholds as Ukrainian military intelligence released videos of drone and artillery strikes.
- Ukrainian drones struck industrial and energy facilities inside Russia, including a refinery in Nizhny Novgorod region and a petrochemical site in Sterlitamak, according to local reports cited by Reuters.
- Vladimir Putin signed a law enabling the use of reservists to guard energy infrastructure and confirmed production of the new Oreshnik missile system.