Overview
- Ukraine’s General Staff said long-range drones hit Lukoil’s Volgograd refinery overnight on Nov. 4–5, reporting explosions and a fire at a plant that handles about 5.6% of Russia’s refining capacity.
- Kyiv confirmed a strike on a storage, assembly and launch hub for Shahed-type drones at the occupied Donetsk airport, citing multiple blasts and a powerful secondary detonation after a months-long reconnaissance effort.
- Ukraine reported Russia launched 135 drones overnight, with air defenses downing 108, as strikes injured civilians and damaged buildings and infrastructure in cities including Kamianske and Bohodukhiv.
- Russian officials said at least one person was killed in Volgograd and that 13 airports paused flights during the attack; regional authorities in Kostroma reported drone damage near the large Volgorechensk power station without disrupting electricity.
- Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed house-to-house gains in Pokrovsk and the capture of dozens of buildings, while Ukrainian authorities reported ongoing resistance in the city and rejected claims of encirclement.