Overview
- Russia’s defense ministry said a retaliatory barrage using high‑precision weapons, including Kinzhal missiles, struck Ukrainian defense‑industrial and gas‑energy facilities, as Centreenergo reported generation halted at state thermal plants and Ukrenergo cited widespread outages.
- Russian units in Kupiansk reported control of a bakery complex and advances through industrial blocks on Dzerzhinsky Street, with the defense ministry describing continued pressure on an encircled Ukrainian grouping and repelled relief attempts.
- Denis Pushilin said Ukrainian troops in the Krasnoarmiisk–Dymytrov area tried to break out or slip through in civilian clothes, as Russia reported multiple failed breakout efforts from the Hryshyne area and stated some Ukrainian soldiers surrendered.
- Ukraine’s commander‑in‑chief Oleksandr Syrskyi confirmed a November 1 strike on a Dnipropetrovsk training‑ground awards event and indicated the location was likely exposed by a hacked group chat, as Ukrainian authorities detained a battalion commander in the probe.
- The National Anti‑Corruption Bureau published photos of seized cash during energy‑sector raids, and the European Solidarity faction said it launched a procedure to dismiss the government, while Russia’s Investigative Committee opened a case against a Ukrainian soldier over actions in the Kursk region.