Overview
- Ukraine’s State Bureau of Investigation charged a battalion commander for organizing a prohibited ceremony in Dnipropetrovsk on November 1, and a Dnipro court remanded him without bail over the deaths of 12 soldiers and seven civilians.
- Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said Russian forces likely learned of the gathering by breaching a unit’s social‑media chat, noting disciplinary steps were discussed to reduce future risks.
- Russia’s defense ministry claimed its troops destroyed Ukrainian positions and armor on the Krasnoarmiysk direction and near Mala Tokmachka in Zaporizhia, as Ukrainian and regional officials reported new explosions in Kherson and Ukrainian‑held parts of Zaporizhia.
- The Russian military said air defenses downed 37 Ukrainian drones overnight across multiple regions and over the Black Sea, including interceptions over Crimea, Saratov and Oryol.
- Russian envoy Rodion Miroshnik reported an average of up to 500 Ukrainian strikes per day over the past week with eight civilian deaths and energy disruptions, and the FSB alleged Ukrainian intelligence tried to recruit pilots to hijack a MiG‑31 for $3 million.