Overview
- Russia’s Defense Ministry says the Vostok grouping advanced several kilometers and consolidated new lines after capturing Krasnogorskoye in Zaporizhzhia.
- The Center grouping reports destroying an 11‑man Ukrainian landing near Krasnoarmeysk and repelling seven breakout attempts, asserting about 5,500 Ukrainian troops are encircled around Krasnoarmeysk and Dimitrov.
- Ukraine’s Air Force reports 223 drones launched against the country with 206 downed or suppressed, citing one dead and at least 15 wounded in Mykolaiv and damage across Chernihiv, Poltava, Sumy and Zaporizhzhia regions.
- Russia says air defenses downed 38 Ukrainian UAVs over Belgorod, Voronezh and Crimea late Oct. 31, and Moscow’s mayor reports two more shot down as they headed toward the capital overnight.
- Russian security sources tell TASS and RIA that an FPV drone strike killed the deputy commander of Ukraine’s 14th Mechanized Brigade near Kupyansk, while the Defense Ministry reports heavy Ukrainian losses in the “West” and “Dnepr” sectors.