Overview
- Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) launched an infiltration and counterattack in Pokrovsk, with HUR chief Kyrylo Budanov reported on site directing the operation.
- Russia’s Defense Ministry said it repelled the effort, thwarted seven attacks in the area, and neutralized 11 personnel from a helicopter landing, claims Ukraine rejected as propaganda.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukrainian forces in Pokrovsk are not encircled and cited about 170,000 Russian troops concentrated on that axis as fighting remains intense.
- HUR said it destroyed three lines of the Ring pipeline in the Moscow region on October 31, while additional long-range strikes were reported on Russian energy infrastructure in Oryol, Vladimir, and Yaroslavl.
- Russia reported intercepting 98 Ukrainian drones overnight across multiple regions, as strikes in Ukraine’s Kherson region killed at least two people, injured at least 22, and disrupted gas supplies.