1. US State Department approved sale of 500 PAC-3 MSE interceptors for Ukraine’s Patriot systems, worth $2.1 billion, funded by Canada, Germany, Norway and EU-backed Ukrainian funds. Lockheed Martin is the main contractor. Source: US State Department, Reuters.
2. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said deliveries of the 500 PAC-3 missiles may begin only in a few years, urging partners to provide interceptors from existing stockpiles for the winter of 2026-2027. Source: Kyiv Independent.
3. Russian forces struck Kyiv’s CHP-6 thermal power plant with drones, causing power and water outages in several districts, including Troieshchyna and Obolon. Mayor Vitali Klitschko confirmed three hits on critical infrastructure. Source: Ukrainska Pravda.
4. Ukrainian drones attacked the Novokuybyshevsk oil refinery in Samara Oblast, causing a large fire. The strike came a day after reports that Kyiv had paused refinery strikes under US pressure. Source: Euromaidan Press.
5. Ukrainian drones also hit the Bashneft-Novoyl refinery in Ufa, Bashkortostan, with fires reported at the facility. Russian air defenses claimed to have shot down 433 UAVs overnight across multiple regions. Source: ASTRA.
6. Satellite imagery confirmed the destruction of two Russian Su-34 bombers at Marinovka airbase in Volgograd Oblast following a Ukrainian Neptune cruise missile strike on October 29. Source: Militarnyi.
7. A NASA satellite captured the moment of a Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv from space, showing the flash of impact over the Ukrainian capital. Source: NOELREPORTS.
8. Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal crisis escalated as police blocked the building and suspended its head, Bohdan Swieczkowski. President Andrzej Nawrocki cut short his visit to Senegal and returned to Warsaw, calling it a coup. Source: RMF24.
9. Iran’s IRGC Navy said a fourth oil tanker carrying over 2 million barrels of crude exploded after striking a mine in the Strait of Hormuz, with the supertanker reportedly ignoring radio warnings. Source: Reuters.
10. The IRGC announced it shot down a second US-made MQM-170C Outlaw G2 UAV over Qeshm Island using electronic warfare, capturing it near intact. Source: OSINT Warfare.
11. Surface-to-air missile systems, including Avenger systems with Stinger missiles, were deployed at Mar-a-Lago and Trump International Airport in Palm Beach, Florida, at the Secret Service’s request. Source: Disclose.tv.
12. Al Jazeera released never-before-seen footage of Hamas’s Qassam Brigades commanders, including military chief Mohammed Deif, planning the Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel. All those pictured were later killed by Israel. Source: Al Jazeera.
13. Reuters found that Iran moved $2 billion in military materials through more than 5,000 secret defense ministry agencies since January 2025, despite US sanctions and a naval blockade. Source: Reuters.
14. Norwegian company Kongsberg successfully test-launched the Naval Strike Missile from a standard 20-foot container, allowing covert deployment on civilian ships. The system, called NSM Mission Module, holds four missiles. Source: Two Majors.
15. Sudan’s Foreign Minister claimed Ukrainian snipers and instructors are fighting on the side of the Rapid Support Forces, saying some were detained or killed and weapons seized. Source: RIA Novosti.
16. Russia’s Defense Ministry reported destroying 433 Ukrainian UAVs overnight, while Ukraine’s Air Force said it shot down or suppressed 105 of 134 Russian drones launched overnight. Source: Russian MoD, Ukrainian Air Force.
17. A Russian FPV drone hit a humanitarian bus in Bilenke, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, killing a passenger born in 1952. Most of the 23 passengers were elderly, and the driver was seriously injured. Source: Euromaidan Press.
18. Ukrainian forces destroyed a Russian Mi-8 helicopter in Luhansk Oblast using Hornet strike drones, after the helicopter landed. The video was released by Ukraine’s 3rd Army Corps. Source: SOFX.
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