Overview
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said additional U.S.-made Patriot systems have arrived and are being put into operation, thanking Germany and Chancellor Friedrich Merz for the transfer.
- Ukraine reported a massive overnight air assault with 130 attack and decoy drones and several missiles, with air defences shooting down or jamming 92 drones and authorities confirming civilian casualties in Sumy and Dnipropetrovsk regions.
- Zelenskyy said 26–30% of all frontline clashes and about half of Russian glide-bomb strikes are concentrated around Pokrovsk, where Kyiv says its forces are holding despite Russian claims of gains that Ukraine disputes.
- Ukraine’s military said it struck Russia’s Saratov oil refinery, causing a fire, while Russian regional officials reported drone incidents deep inside Bashkortostan at the Sterlitamak petrochemical complex and interceptions across multiple regions.
- Ukraine’s General Staff logged 163 combat engagements on Nov. 3 as HUR released footage of ongoing operations in Pokrovsk, and President Donald Trump said he is not currently considering a Tomahawk transfer.