Overview
- General Staff recorded 154 engagements on Nov. 4, with roughly a third near Pokrovsk and 49–52 Russian assault attempts on that axis, and estimated about 900 Russian soldiers killed in the past day.
- Kyiv reported no encirclement in the Pokrovsk–Myrnohrad agglomeration, citing strike‑and‑search actions inside the city, reinforced defenders, and continued advances on the Dobropillia front.
- Ukraine confirmed overnight hits on Russia’s Lukoil refinery in Kstovo and the petrochemical plant in Sterlitamak, noting fires and damage still being assessed.
- The Security Service of Ukraine said it detained FSB agents accused of directing strikes on Kyiv’s energy infrastructure and on targets in Kramatorsk, seizing devices with alleged tasking data.
- Drone warfare remains intense, with CSIS estimating over 44,000 Shahed launches this year and a 64% intercept rate, while Ukraine’s drone forces reported 865 enemy targets hit in a day.