Overview
- General Staff recorded 276 combat engagements on November 5, including 100 Russian attacks along the Pokrovsk axis.
- Kyiv reports no encirclement of Ukrainian units in the Pokrovsk–Myrnograd area and says assault and special units are conducting strike-search and counter-infiltration actions inside the city.
- Ukraine says Russian forces suffered heavy losses near Pokrovsk on November 5, with 119 enemy personnel neutralized, including 94 killed.
- The military reported massive Russian use of loitering munitions and guided bombs during the day, citing 3,992 kamikaze drones launched and 124 guided aerial bombs dropped.
- Overnight strikes targeted rail infrastructure in Kharkiv, Chernihiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions, forcing reroutes and delays though train movements continue.