Overview
- Russia’s defense ministry said its 'Center,' 'Vostok' and 'Dnepr' groupings destroyed two Ukrainian strongpoints, a command post in Zaporizhzhia and multiple armored vehicles near Mala Tokmachka, and reported clearing actions at the Kupyansk Sorting Station.
- The FSB said it thwarted a Ukrainian military intelligence operation, allegedly with British involvement, to recruit Russian pilots to hijack a MiG-31 armed with a Kinzhal missile for a $3 million payout.
- Russian envoy Rodion Mironshnik reported that Ukrainian forces conducted an average of about 500 strikes per day on Russian territory last week, targeting civilian and energy infrastructure and causing widespread power disruptions.
- CBC quoted an unnamed Ukrainian commander saying his unit has suffered heavy losses and that some NATO-supplied counter-drone systems are ineffective against fiber‑optic‑guided UAVs.
- Ukraine’s commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said Russians likely learned of a Nov. 1 troop gathering in Dnipropetrovsk by breaching a group chat, as investigators charged a battalion commander over the strike’s casualties.