Overview
- Russia’s Defense Ministry said its ‘Vostok’ grouping seized Novoaleksandrovka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, releasing footage and claiming control of more than 12 square kilometers after clearing about 100 structures.
- The Russian Aerospace Forces reported disabling a bridge over the Volchya River used to supply Pokrovske, a move Moscow says is intended to complicate Ukrainian logistics in the sector.
- Regional officials in Russia reported overnight Ukrainian drone attacks that damaged a thermal power plant in Orel, hit an electrical substation near Vladimir and left debris in Yaroslavl, with subsequent claims that air defenses downed four additional fixed‑wing drones over Kursk, Belgorod and Voronezh.
- Ukrainian authorities in Sumy said Russia launched 10 drones at the city within one hour on Oct. 30, striking civilian infrastructure, damaging multiple high‑rise buildings and injuring four people.
- The UN human-rights office said recent U.S. strikes on vessels in the Caribbean violate international humanitarian law, as U.S. media reported the United States may soon target sites in Venezuela and local outlets described fear among Caribbean fishers and tourists.