Overview
- Russia’s Defense Ministry said operational-tactical aviation, drones, rocket forces and artillery hit energy and transport infrastructure supporting Ukraine’s military‑industrial base, as well as a shell plant, a fuel depot and multiple troop locations.
- Air defenses reportedly intercepted three guided aerial bombs, a U.S.-made HIMARS rocket and 204 aircraft‑type UAVs during recent engagements, including a mass attack on the night of November 3–4.
- The ministry reported 85 drones destroyed across Russia overnight, including 20 over Nizhny Novgorod; regional officials said debris damaged three private homes and one apartment building and the local airport temporarily halted operations with no casualties reported.
- Kursk region’s governor said a Ukrainian drone struck a substation in Belaya, igniting transformer fuses and causing power cuts to seven settlements before supply was rerouted via reserve lines.
- RIA Novosti published footage it says shows a Ukrainian drone killing a civilian attempting to leave Kupyansk, as Belarusian officials called the hosting of Russia’s Oreshnik system and tactical nuclear weapons an effective deterrent, and Russia’s UN envoy argued sanctions are unlikely to sever cooperation with Rosatom.