Ukrainian forces continue to conduct long-range drone strikes on Russian energy infrastructure, while Russia maintains its drone and missile campaign against Ukraine. Tensions remain high in the Strait of Hormuz with multiple tanker incidents reported.
1. Kinetic Strike Log (5W)
- [Ukraine | 2026-11-01T21:28:57+00:00] Where: Donetsk, Melitopol, Mariupol
Who/With What: Ukrainian forces/drones
Effect: Donetsk suffered a blackout after a hit on a 220 kV substation transformer. Melitopol and Mariupol experienced sustained drone attacks with multiple explosions [B2] (Source: noel_reports).
- [Russia | 2026-11-01T22:09:22+00:00] Where: Domodedovo, Zhukovsky, Penza, Tambov, Saratov, Volgograd (airports)
Who/With What: Ukrainian Su-24M and Mirage aircraft, drones
Effect: Several Russian airports temporarily closed. Ukrainian drones were heading toward Saratov, potentially targeting a refinery [C3] (Source: noel_reports).
- [Ukraine | 2026-11-01T21:16:28+00:00] Where: Zhytomyr Oblast, Ternopil Oblast, Kyiv (Holosiivskyi, Sviatoshynskyi, Solomenskyi, Shevchenkivskyi districts)
Who/With What: Russian forces/missiles and drones
Effect: Power outages in over 650 settlements in Zhytomyr Oblast. An energy facility in Ternopil Oblast was hit. Emergency blackouts in Kyiv led to water supply issues due to pump station failures [C3] (Source: Slavyangrad).
- [Russia | 2026-11-01T21:58:01+00:00] Where: Novokuibyshevsk Refinery (Samara Oblast), Bashneft-Novoil Plant (Ufa), Lukoil-Nizhegorodorgsintez Refinery (Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast)
Who/With What: Ukrainian forces/drones
Effect: Strikes on three major Russian oil refineries. Nizhny Novgorod Oblast introduced fuel sales restrictions (40 liters per vehicle, no sales in canisters, limited sales to non-regional vehicles at border stations, temporary export restrictions) [B2] (Source: petrenko_iHS, BSKY: wartranslated).
- [Ukraine | 2026-11-01T22:03:03+00:00] Where: Veliky Burluk, Kharkiv region
Who/With What: Russian forces/Geran drones
Effect: Ukrainian air defense of the 475th Separate Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade was struck [C3] (Source: Slavyangrad).
- [Ukraine | 2026-11-01T22:45:43+00:00] Where: Korenek, Vakalovshchina, Velikaya Ribitsa, Knyazhichi, Novaya Guta, Beryoza, Khoteni (Sumy region)
Who/With What: Russian Aerospace Forces, artillery, UAV crews, Geran drones
Effect: Strikes on enemy personnel and equipment concentrations. A Geran strike destroyed a battalion command post of the 104th Territorial Defence Brigade in Beryoza, causing heavy casualties. Assault groups advanced 150m near Khoteni. Damba EW station, 5 vehicles, 19 UAV launchers, 144 fixed-wing drones, 15 ‘Baba-Yaga’ drones, and five HRTKs destroyed [C3] (Source: Slavyangrad).
- [Strait of Hormuz | 2026-11-01T21:09:01+00:00] Where: Strait of Hormuz
Who/With What: Unidentified actors/sea mines
Effect: Two tankers, including a supertanker, struck sea mines and caught fire while using an unauthorized route. Qatari LNG tanker Al Mayeda was struck by “unidentified objects” on 30OCT26, remaining operational with no casualties [B2] (Source: intelslava, Slavyangrad, Faytuks_Network, news).
- [Saudi Arabia | 2026-11-01T21:20:40.000Z] Where: Southern region of Saudi Arabia
Who/With What: Houthi forces/ballistic missile and drone
Effect: Saudi air defenses intercepted one Houthi ballistic missile and one drone [C3] (Source: BSKY: thestudyofwar).
- [Ukraine | 2026-11-02T01:21:50+00:00] Where: Kozatyn community, Vinnytsia Oblast
Who/With What: Russian forces/drone
Effect: A drone hit a dormitory of a vocational school, where internally displaced persons from Donetsk Oblast were residing. Two people died (a 13-year-old girl and a woman), and six were injured (four children, including three 5-year-olds and a 16-year-old boy, and two adults). Two two-story houses and a children’s sports school were also damaged [C3] (Source: astrapress).
- [Luhansk People’s Republic | 2026-11-01T21:32:54+00:00] Where: Bilovodsk municipal district, Starobilsk-Bilovodsk road, Rozdolne (Starobilsk municipal district), Severodonetsk, Alchevsk
Who/With What: Ukrainian forces/UAVs
Effect: An attack on a bus transporting oil plant workers resulted in one man killed and two women injured. A UAV attacked a car on the Starobilsk-Bilovodsk road, killing a woman and a man. Another attack on a civilian car near Rozdolne killed one man. Transport vehicles, communal, and civilian infrastructure in Severodonetsk, Alchevsk, and Bilovodsk municipal district were also targeted. Approximately 50 aerial targets were destroyed by air defense [C3] (Source: nopasaran_2014).
- [Donetsk People’s Republic | 2026-11-01T21:29:11+00:00] Where: Northern Donetsk (Railway Station bus stop)
Who/With What: Ukrainian forces
Effect: Two civilians wounded when a bus was attacked. A new bus on route #2 was damaged [C3] (Source: nopasaran_2014).
- [Syria | 2026-11-02T00:53:00.968945Z] Where: Homs Governorate, near al-Qusayr
Who/With What: Unidentified missile
Effect: An unidentified missile struck or fell in the area. No casualties reported [D4] (Source: BSKY: osint-signals.com).
- [Yemen | 2026-11-02T00:21:49+00:00] Where: Ras Al Issa Port (Hodeidah Governorate), Bab Al Mandab area
Who/With What: Saudi forces/airstrikes
Effect: Saudi airstrikes targeted Ras Al Issa Port and Bab Al Mandab area [C3] (Source: AlHaqNews).
- [Arabian Gulf | 2026-11-02T02:28:05+00:00] Where: 72 nautical miles east of Ras Al-Khafji, Saudi Arabia
Who/With What: Unidentified projectiles
Effect: A tanker traveling southeast was struck by two unknown projectiles on its port side. All crew accounted for, no environmental impact reported [C3] (Source: geopolitics_prime, BSKY: osintradar, AMK_Mapping, AlHaqNews).
2. Identified Equipment, Armament, and Combat Modifications
Missiles
- Model: Filin compact cruise missile
Mounted on a ground-based launcher. Reportedly reaches speeds of up to 800 km/h. Two variants: 50 kg warhead (range up to 1,200 km) and 100 kg warhead (range up to 600 km). Developed by NPO Molniya. Began combat use in late summer 2026. Length: 3.5 m; wingspan: 3 m; launch mass: 210 kg. Guidance combines inertial navigation with jam-resistant ‘Kometa’ satellite receiver [C3] (Source: OSINTWarfare, Slavyangrad).
- Model: Patriot PAC-3 missiles
US Department of State authorized sale of 500 missiles to Ukraine. Zelenskyy stated Ukraine can only receive them in a few years, not immediately [C3] (Source: BSKY: tendar, BSKY: osintradar).
- Model: NSM (Naval Strike Missile)
Norwegian company Kongsberg successfully tested NSM in a containerized NSM Mission Module (standard 20-foot ISO container dimensions). Launcher designed for four transport-launch containers, allowing flexible integration on various platforms [C3] (Source: boris_rozhin).
Drones and UAVs
- Model: Geran-2 (Shahed-136)
Launched from Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Chauda, and Hvardiiske (occupied Crimea). Ukrainian Air Force representative Yuriy Ignat admitted that launching Russian UAVs in small groups significantly complicates Ukrainian AD operations, forcing F-16s to cover huge distances for interception [B2] (Source: noel_reports, falconintel, Slavyangrad, warriorsukrainian, StrategicaviationT, BSKY: maks23).
- Model: Geran-5
Ukrainian military fixes cases where newer Geran-5 accelerated to 1000 km/h during maneuvering. Russian industry produces about 700 Geran-5 drones monthly [C3] (Source: in_factum).
- Model: P1-SUN multirotor FPV interceptor drone
Developed by SkyFall for combating Shahed-type drones, cruise missiles, and helicopters. Mentioned in a hacked message about a nuclear threat [D4] (Source: astrapress).
- Model: Hornet kamikaze drone
Used by Ukrainian forces in an unsuccessful attack run on a Russian convoy in Donetsk Oblast [B2] (Source: r_combatfootage).
- Model: Tarhan-200 ground robot
Ukrainian ground robot used for wounded soldier evacuation. Hit mines twice, disabling it but leaving the soldier unhurt. Another robot completed the evacuation [B2] (Source: BSKY: euromaidanpress).
- Model: Wing Loong II MALE UAV
A PLA Wing Loong II MALE UAV conducted maritime ISR through the Balintang Channel [B2] (Source: BSKY: vcdgf555).
Aircraft
- Model: Su-30SM
A Russian Su-30SM crashed in Chernyakhovsk district, Kaliningrad Oblast. Both crew ejected. A second Su-30SM sustained significant damage in the same October 21 incident due to a mid-air collision, losing part of its left wing but landing safely. The damaged aircraft belongs to the 4th Guards Naval Attack Aviation Regiment [B2] (Source: BSKY: maks23, OSINTWarfare).
- Model: Tu-160, Tu-95ms, Il-76MD, Su-34R, Su-24MR
Strategic aviation: 1x Tu-160 redeployed from Ukrainka to Engels-2, and 1x Tu-160 redeployed from Engels-2 to Ukrainka. At least 3x Tu-95ms departed from Ukrainka, likely to Olenya. Transport aviation: 1x Il-76MD landed at Bryansk airfield. Reconnaissance: 1x Su-34R from Mozdok, 1x Su-34R from Akhtubinsk, 2x Su-34R from Kubinka, 2x Su-34R from Lipetsk, 2x Su-34R from Savasleyka, 1x Su-24MR from Khotilovo, 2x Su-24MR from Marinovka, 2x Su-24MR from Morozovsk, 2x Su-24MR from Privolzhsky conducted reconnaissance [C3] (Source: StrategicaviationT).
- Model: KJ-500(A?) AEW
Likely from 20th Air Division, 60th Regiment. Observed following PLA formation through Luzon Strait [B2] (Source: BSKY: vcdgf555).
- Model: H-6G EW/C3 bomber conversions
From 8th Bomber Division, 23rd Aviation Regiment out of Guiping/Mengshi AB, Guangxi Province. Observed splitting and passing through Bashi and Balintang Channels simultaneously [B2] (Source: BSKY: vcdgf555).
- Model: Y-20 (tanker variant suspected)
Observed following H-6G Balintang Channel formation [B2] (Source: BSKY: vcdgf555).
Other Equipment
- Model: Modular FPV drone protection kit for BM-21B
Produced by Belarusian engineers. Includes three functional modules: cabin barrier, ammunition rack barrier, and artillery section barrier [C3] (Source: boris_rozhin).
- Model: Damba EW station
Destroyed in Sumy region [C3] (Source: Slavyangrad).
3. Unit Dislocation and Activity (ORBAT Tracker)
- Unit Name/Number: 41st Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)
Targeted Russian positions in the Kupyansk direction [B2] (Source: r_combatfootage).
- Unit Name/Number: 61st Separate Marine Brigade (Russia)
A Russian Marine from this brigade mistakenly thought Ukrainian Scouts were his comrades in the Dobropillia direction [B2] (Source: r_combatfootage).
- Unit Name/Number: 475th Separate Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Ukraine)
Air defense near Veliky Burluk, Kharkiv region, was struck by Geran drones [C3] (Source: Slavyangrad).
- Unit Name/Number: 104th Territorial Defence Brigade (Ukraine)
A battalion command post in Beryoza was destroyed by a Geran strike, causing heavy casualties including officers [C3] (Source: Slavyangrad).
- Unit Name/Number: SBU Alpha unit (Ukraine)
Reported 2,000 KIA per week, reaching 3,000 this week. Neutralized 3,198 Russian soldiers in one week (2,146 killed, 1,052 wounded) [C3] (Source: clement_molin, BSKY: militarnyi.com).
- Unit Name/Number: 3rd Army Corps (Ukraine)
Mid-range drones struck Russian mobile air defense vehicles and enemy logistics during Operation Vivaldi [B2] (Source: r_combatfootage).
- Unit Name/Number: 71st Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment (Russia)
Dronovod units are actively targeting Ukrainian forces on the northern outskirts of Orikhiv and Preobrazhenka in the Zaporizhzhia front [C3] (Source: RVvoenkor).
- Unit Name/Number: 3rd Assault Brigade (Ukraine)
Battalion of unmanned systems is collecting funds for three 3D printers to produce components and spare parts for their drones [C3] (Source: in_factum).
- Unit Name/Number: 4th Guards Naval Attack Aviation Regiment, 34th Mixed Aviation Division, Baltic Fleet (Russia)
A damaged Su-30SM from this unit landed safely after a mid-air collision in Kaliningrad Oblast [B2] (Source: OSINTWarfare).
- Unit Name/Number: 20th Air Division, 60th Regiment (China, suspected)
A KJ-500(A?) AEW, likely from this unit, was observed following a PLA formation through the Luzon Strait [B2] (Source: BSKY: vcdgf555).
- Unit Name/Number: 8th Bomber Division, 23rd Aviation Regiment (China)
H-6G EW/C3 bomber conversions from this unit, based out of Guiping/Mengshi AB, Guangxi Province, were observed splitting and passing through the Bashi and Balintang Channels simultaneously [B2] (Source: BSKY: vcdgf555).
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