Overview
- Ukraine’s General Staff logged 265 combat engagements on November 14, including 107 Russian assaults on the Pokrovsk axis, where defenders reported heavy pressure.
- Independent analysts at ISW assess that Russian command is prioritizing a rapid push to seize Pokrovsk rather than completing an encirclement of the Ukrainian salient.
- Ukraine’s Air Forces said Russia launched three Kh-47M2 Kinzhal missiles and about 135 strike UAVs overnight; air defenses reported downing two Kinzhals and 91 drones.
- Kyiv officials raised the death toll from the November 14 strike on the capital to seven, with dozens injured and widespread damage to residential buildings across several districts.
- The Ukrainian military reported strikes on Russia’s Ryazan oil refinery and a Nebo-U radar in occupied Crimea, while intelligence units highlighted tips from Crimean residents aiding target identification.