Ukrainian forces conducted drone strikes on Russian oil infrastructure, including the Samara LPDS, while Russia launched a large-scale drone attack on Ukraine, impacting energy facilities and causing widespread power outages in Kyiv. Humanitarian efforts in Oleshky were reportedly exploited by both sides for military purposes. The US approved a potential sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 MSE interceptors to Ukraine, with delivery expected between 2030 and 2033.
1. Kinetic Strike Log (5W)
- [Ukraine | Overnight] Where: Vinnytsia Oblast, Poltava Oblast, Sumy Oblast, Kharkiv Oblast, Cherkasy Oblast, Chernihiv Oblast, Kyiv Oblast
Who/With What: Russian forces / 193 drones (including 75 jet-powered Shahed-136/Geran-2, Geran-3, Geran-4, Geran-5 K5-K, BM-35, BM-70)
Effect: 154 drones shot down or suppressed. Impacts recorded at 26 locations. Widespread power outages in Kyiv, affecting metro and tram services. Damage to energy infrastructure in Kyiv Oblast (Obukhiv Raion, Trypilska TPP, Kyivska substation, TPP-5, TPP-6, Darnytska TPP), Vinnytsia Oblast, Poltava Oblast, Sumy Oblast, Cherkasy Oblast, Chernihiv Oblast. One man injured in Obukhiv Raion with shrapnel wound to the neck. [B2] (Source: noel_reports, eRadarrua, operativnoZSU, astrapress, boris_rozhin, new_militarycolumnist, insiderUKR, OSINTWarfare, militarysummary, ukraine_watch, warriorsukrainian)
- [Ukraine | Overnight] Where: Odesa Oblast (Tuzly, 58 km south of Odesa)
Who/With What: Russian drones
Effect: Storage site for Neptune anti-ship missile launchers hit. A dry cargo vessel carrying military supplies was destroyed. Energy infrastructure in Odesa Oblast damaged. [C3] (Source: RVvoenkor, ramzayiegokomanda, Slavyangrad, boris_rozhin)
- [Ukraine | Overnight] Where: Luhansk (Luhansk Telephone Company, Lugacom backbone operator, historical center, residential buildings, shop, music school, city museum)
Who/With What: Ukrainian drones
Effect: Numerous explosions reported. Luhansk Telephone Company and Lugacom backbone operator facilities targeted, infrastructure supporting mobile, internet, and data services used by Russian occupation forces damaged. Historical center, residential buildings, shop, music school, and city museum damaged. No casualties reported in Luhansk city. [B2] (Source: noel_reports, obstanovkalnr, wargonzo, ukrbavovna)
- [Russia | Overnight] Where: Samara Oblast (Samara Linear Production and Dispatch Station near Prosvet)
Who/With What: Ukrainian drones
Effect: Large column of smoke and fire observed. Strategic oil-pipeline facility, including a major tank farm, suffered a large fire. Preliminary reports indicate six storage tanks, each with a capacity of 20,000 cubic meters, are burning. This is the fifth attack on this facility since October 2. [A1] (Source: noel_reports, militarnyi.com, astrapress, mediazzzona, milinfolive, operativnoZSU, yigal_levin, BSKY: maks23, BSKY: osint-signals.com)
- [Ukraine | 02.11.2026] Where: Kharkiv Oblast (Izium, Vasyshcheve, Velykyi Burluk, Lozova, Khyzhniakivka, Prymorske, Chuhuiv)
Who/With What: Russian forces / Guided aerial bombs (KABs), Geran drones
Effect: In Izium, one person killed, eight injured (including an 11-year-old boy) after aviation strike on residential building. Building sustained significant destruction, damaged structures and floors. Post office also caught fire. In Vasyshcheve, 48-year-old woman and 18-year-old man wounded by reactive UAV, nine people suffered acute stress reaction (including a 3-year-old girl). In Velykyi Burluk, 46-year-old man wounded by aviation strike. In Lozova, 75-year-old woman wounded by drone strike. In Khyzhniakivka, 66-year-old man wounded by drone strike. In Prymorske, two people wounded by UAV, nine private houses damaged. In Chuhuiv, two people wounded by Geran UAV, private houses, shops, garages, and a car damaged (later updated to five wounded). Total 19 people injured in Kharkiv Oblast. [C3] (Source: belpepel, astrapress, eRadarrua, nexta_live, BSKY: theukrainianreview)
- [Ukraine | 02.11.2026] Where: Kherson (hospital in central Kherson)
Who/With What: Russian forces / Drone
Effect: Hospital attacked with a drone on the first day after the localized ceasefire ended. [C3] (Source: noel_reports, warriorsukrainian, ssternenko)
- [Russia | 02.11.2026] Where: Belgorod Oblast (Soloti, Krasna Yaruga, Grayvoron, Hlotove, Nova Tavolzhanka)
Who/With What: Ukrainian drones
Effect: In Soloti, man received shrapnel wound to buttocks after drone attack on truck. In Krasna Yaruga, roofs of two private houses pierced, car burned. In Grayvoron, car damaged. In Hlotove, garage roof pierced. In Nova Tavolzhanka, windows broken and fence damaged at private house. [C3] (Source: belpepel)
- [Ukraine | 02.11.2026] Where: Zhytomyr Oblast (Berdychiv, Nova Poshta cargo depot No. 1)
Who/With What: Russian forces / Geranium-5 jet drone
Effect: Cargo depot hit, fire broke out, building sustained destruction. [B2] (Source: militarysummary, voenacher)
- [Ukraine | 02.11.2026] Where: Sumy, Slobozhanske (Kharkiv region), Dnipro
Who/With What: Russian forces / Geran-4 drones with electro-optical (EO) seekers
Effect: Locomotives hit in Sumy (two), Slobozhanske (one), and Dnipro (one). Fire reported on damaged locomotive in Dnipro. [B2] (Source: intelslava, militarysummary)
- [Russia | 02.11.2026] Where: Shebekino (north of Titovka microdistrict)
Who/With What: Ukrainian drone
Effect: Russian BM-21 Grad MLRS attacked, smoke rose over the site. [B2] (Source: belpepel)
- [Luhansk People’s Republic | 02.11.2026] Where: Starobilsk district, road Bilovodsk-Luhansk, Pervomaisk, Lysychansk, Novoaidar, Slovyanskoserbsk, Bilovodsk, Novopskov, Kremensky, Milovsky, Sverdlovsk districts
Who/With What: Ukrainian UAVs
Effect: In Starobilsk district, UAV attacked a car with a married couple, woman killed, husband wounded. On Bilovodsk-Luhansk road, truck driver wounded. Residential buildings, transport, and civilian infrastructure damaged in various districts. Approximately 120 aerial targets destroyed over the republic. [C3] (Source: obstanovkalnr)
- [Yemen | 02.11.2026] Where: Hodeidah
Who/With What: Unspecified strikes
Effect: Seven people wounded. [C3] (Source: news)
- [Saudi Arabia | 01.11.2026] Where: Dammam (industrial facility)
Who/With What: Houthi ballistic missile attack
Effect: Extensive fire at the facility. [C3] (Source: BSKY: osintradar, AlHaqNews)
- [Azerbaijan-Iran Border | 02.11.2026] Where: Border area
Who/With What: Border guards / Firefight
Effect: One person killed during an attempt by a group to cross the border from Iran. [C3] (Source: infantmilitario)
- [Burkina Faso | Unspecified] Where: Unspecified
Who/With What: Islamic State vs. Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM, Al-Qaeda affiliate)
Effect: Islamic State claims to have destroyed JNIM positions, showing bodies of over 120 liquidated competitors and captured motorcycles and weaponry. Previously claimed 400 JNIM fighters destroyed. [C3] (Source: directorate4)
2. Identified Equipment, Armament, and Combat Modifications
- Model: Filin cruise missile
First photo surfaced showing Russia’s new Filin cruise missile on a ground launcher with a solid-fuel booster. The booster fires first to accelerate the missile off the launcher. Positioned as a low-cost, jet-powered alternative/complement to propeller-driven Shahed/Geran drones and more expensive traditional cruise missiles like the Kh-101. Production of key elements (especially the engine) is localized. [B2] (Source: russias-new-filin-cruise-missile-caught-on-camera, ramzayiegokomanda)
- Model: Gerbera-2 UAV
Russia has upgraded the Gerbera drone. New version has a wingspan of 3m and fuselage length of 2.6m. Equipped with a new 63-liter fuel tank, allowing a range of up to 1,200 km. Can carry a warhead weighing up to 25 kg (OZFZCH-10 10kg HE-fragmentation incendiary warhead with incendiary mixture bags). Features a two-cylinder two-stroke engine, similar to half of the Geran-2 engine. Electronics include an updated flight controller, 12-channel Kometa navigation module, Shenzhen Sinosun Technology Co., Ltd (China) mesh modem, and a new ‘Sosiska’ video processing unit based on a Chinese Coke Pi microcomputer. Some versions have course IP cameras and cameras on three-axis gimbals. The examined sample had a dual IP camera for detecting interceptors. Most components are Chinese (8) and American (4). [A1] (Source: DIUkraine, militarysummary, boris_rozhin, warhistoryalconafter, BSKY: maks23, BSKY: militarnyi.com)
- Model: FPV-goggles (Cobra model)
FSB prevented a series of terrorist attacks involving FPV-goggles with embedded explosives. Devices were disguised as humanitarian aid for Russian servicemen. Explosive mechanisms were installed instead of cooling coolers, designed to detonate upon activation. Several batches seized across regions, sent via “Russian Post”. [C3] (Source: RVvoenkor, wargonzo, epoddubny, sashakots, new_militarycolumnist, milinfolive, mediazzzona, astrapress, nexta_live, milinua)
- Model: S-8VTs 80-mm unguided aircraft rockets
Russian Ka-52M attack helicopters are using modified S-8 rockets for drone interception. These rockets are designed for aerial targets and equipped with programmable fuzes for detonation at a set distance. Range from 400 to 1500-4000 meters depending on the helicopter. Some versions have a radar homing head (RGSN). [B2] (Source: milinfolive, yigal_levin, milinua, BSKY: militarnyi.com)
- Model: Ka-52M attack helicopter
Demonstrated joint work with Mi-8 helicopters for drone interception. Equipped with B8V10-UV (9-A-5013) launcher block for ten 80-mm S-8VTs rockets, Vikhr anti-tank guided missiles (adapted for aerial targets with remote fuze), and standard 30-mm 2A42 automatic cannon. [B2] (Source: yigal_levin, milinfolive, BSKY: militarnyi.com)
- Model: Mi-8 multi-purpose helicopter
Demonstrated joint work with Ka-52M helicopters for drone interception. Provides electronic warfare suppression, acts as aerial retransmitter, and escorts combat crews for evacuation. [B2] (Source: yigal_levin, milinfolive, BSKY: militarnyi.com)
- Model: CB90 CX combat boat
Saab introduced an expanded version in three specialized configurations: reconnaissance (Giraffe-1X radar), anti-ship (two MARTE-ER missile launchers expected), and anti-aircraft defense (Rheinmetall’s Seasnake 30 weapon system with Hensoldt Spexer 2000 3D MKIII Naval radar). Can operate manned or unmanned. Sweden is the launch customer. [C3] (Source: MilitaryNewsEN)
- Model: Tripartite-type minehunter (BNS Bellis, now “Briz”)
Belgium transferred the first of seven Tripartite-type minehunters to Bulgaria. The ship, previously BNS Bellis, was renamed “Briz” and will be based in Burgas on the Black Sea. Bulgaria will also participate in training Ukrainian crews. [C3] (Source: dva_majors, yigal_levin)
- Model: DF-26B ballistic missile
Chinese state television showed a DF-26B missile hitting a full-size model of a US aircraft carrier at a test site in Xinjiang desert. The DF-26B is an anti-ship variant of the Dongfeng-26, capable of carrying nuclear and conventional warheads with an estimated range of 3,000 to over 5,000 km. Often called the “aircraft carrier killer.” [B2] (Source: groupzarya, MilitaryNewsEN)
- Model: “Izdelie 80” heavy drone (second generation)
“Transport of the Future” company began shipping the second generation of “Izdelie 80” heavy drones to troops. 1,500 units, 40 kg payload per flight. Tested by “Rubikon” before deployment. [C3] (Source: voenkorKotenok)
- Model: “Varvar” interceptor drone
Kinetic interceptor drone designed to close the 0-2 km dead zone for heavy air defense. Speed up to 250 km/h. Automatic target acquisition for targets with wingspan from 1.5m at up to 300m. Flight range up to 2 km. Autonomous guidance with AI after target lock. Launched manually or from ground installations. [C3] (Source: milinfolive)
- Model: Patriot PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptors
US Department of State approved a possible sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 MSE interceptors to Ukraine. Delivery expected between Q4 2030 and Q4 2033. [A1] (Source: news, milinua)
- Model: AI-based turret
Unspecified Brave1 participant developed a compact AI-based turret that autonomously detects, tracks, calculates flight trajectory, and neutralizes drones (including FPV drones) with predictive aiming. Operator only authorizes launch. Used by 147th Separate Airmobile Brigade and 20th Brigade “K-2” SBS. [B2] (Source: in_factum)
- Model: CASEVAC StarGate drone
Ukraine’s Code 9.2 unit used this drone for its third successful aerial evacuation of a wounded soldier. The drone covered over 15 km in one direction to rescue a soldier just 2 km from the Russian border. [C3] (Source: noel_reports, warriorsukrainian, BSKY: antongerashchenko, BSKY: maks23)
- Model: AN/TWQ-1 Avenger short-range air defense systems
NORAD recently deployed these systems around Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence. [C3] (Source: DDGeopolitics)
- Model: Mobile counter-drone system (Anduril)
Mar-a-Lago is also covered by a mobile counter-drone system from US defense company Anduril. Combines detection equipment, electronic warfare gear, and a launch container for Anvil interceptor drones (kinetic warhead). [C3] (Source: DDGeopolitics)
- Model: BLAZE interceptor drone
Latvia used its BLAZE interceptor drone for the first time after an unidentified aircraft entered its airspace near the Russian border. The drone was self-destructed to prevent it from falling into Russian territory. [C3] (Source: militarnyi.com, warriorsukrainian, BSKY: militarnyi.com)
- Model: Ghost Shark extra-large autonomous underwater vehicles
Australian Navy unveiled some payloads being fielded on its Ghost Shark XL-AUVs. [C3] (Source: naval)
- Model: Unmanned Ground Vehicle (North Defence Group)
North Defence Group showed new images of its UGV, a compact electric or hybrid robot built to haul over 1,000 kg of gear, follow soldiers autonomously, and carry counter-drone weapons. Preparing for NATO trials in Switzerland. [C3] (Source: north-defence-readies-new-ugv-for-nato-trials-in-switzerland)
- Model: RM-70 Vampire MLRS (Czech-made)
Destroyed by paratroopers of the 98th Guards Airborne Division through counter-battery fire. [C3] (Source: Slavyangrad)
3. Unit Dislocation and Activity (ORBAT Tracker)
- Unit Name/Number: Ukrainian General Staff
Reported Russian forces used the humanitarian evacuation around Oleshky to support military operations, moving heavy equipment, weapons, ammunition, personnel, and supplies, searching homes for new positions, and reoccupying lost positions. Also alleged removal of civilian bodies from the local morgue. [C3] (Source: noel_reports, operativnoZSU, nexta_live, warriorsukrainian, ButusovPlus, yigal_levin, combat_ftg2, astrapress, ssternenko, russia-exploits-ceasefire-to-mask-military-movements-general-staff-says, BSKY: wartranslated)
- Unit Name/Number: 73rd Naval Center of SSO
Conducted a precise strike on an enemy warehouse, resulting in a powerful explosion and large-scale detonation. [C3] (Source: operativnoZSU)
- Unit Name/Number: 6th Army of the Western Group of Forces
FPV drone crews destroyed an enemy “Kozak” armored vehicle at night in the Kupiansk direction. [C3] (Source: ramzayiegokomanda)
- Unit Name/Number: 1st Motorized Rifle Regiment of the Strategic Missile Forces
UAV operators require equipment to maintain aerial control and respond to enemy actions in the Velykyi Burluk direction. [C3] (Source: dva_majors)
- Unit Name/Number: 98th Guards Airborne Division
Demonstrated high proficiency in counter-battery fire, locating and destroying a Czech-made RM-70 Vampire MLRS. [C3] (Source: Slavyangrad)
- Unit Name/Number: 14th Separate Special Forces Brigade of the “Vostok” Group of Forces
Destroying enemy hexacopters, clearing the sky in the Zaporizhzhia direction. [C3] (Source: boris_rozhin)
- Unit Name/Number: 239th Separate Reconnaissance Battalion of the 58th Army
Systematically destroying enemy infantry and equipment in the Zaporizhzhia direction, Kamyshevakha area, targeting those attempting to break through to Orikhiv and defensive positions along the H-08 highway. [C3] (Source: epoddubny, sashakots)
- Unit Name/Number: 71st Guards Motor Rifle Regiment
Destroying enemy forces in Orikhiv. Northern outskirts of Orikhiv and Preobrazhenka are free hunting zones for regiment drone operators targeting AFU positions. [C3] (Source: Slavyangrad)
- Unit Name/Number: 77th Separate Airmobile Brigade, RUBpAK “Rubaka” operators
Destroyed Russian occupiers with FPV drones in the Kupiansk direction, Kharkiv Oblast. [C3] (Source: ButusovPlus)
- Unit Name/Number: 32nd Separate Mechanized Steel Brigade
Operating in the Pokrovsk direction, destroying an average of 110 occupiers weekly. Has not ceded any ground for five months. Increasingly uses ground robotic systems for logistics and was among the first to deploy strike ground robots. [C3] (Source: GeneralStaffZSU)
- Unit Name/Number: 79th Separate Airmobile Tavria Brigade
Successfully conducting offensive operations and effectively destroying enemy forces in the Oleksandrivka direction. [C3] (Source: GeneralStaffZSU)
- Unit Name/Number: 34th Separate Marine Brigade “Borysfen”
During the ceasefire for the humanitarian mission in Oleshky, assisted journalists in showing the real situation. Involved in demining Kherson and surrounding areas, escorting civilians to retrieve belongings. Monitors coastal and island zones to prevent provocations. [C3] (Source: GeneralStaffZSU)
- Unit Name/Number: 113th Separate Territorial Defense Brigade & 11th Border Detachment
Steadfastly holding positions in Kharkiv Oblast, thwarting all enemy infiltration attempts. [C3] (Source: GeneralStaffZSU)
- Unit Name/Number: 427th Separate Drone Systems Brigade “Rarog”
From October 23-30, operators hit 1,700 targets of various types. Most active in the Pokrovsk direction, targeting enemy infantry. [C3] (Source: GeneralStaffZSU)
- Unit Name/Number: 1020th and 1021st Anti-Aircraft Missile and Artillery Brigades of the Air Force
Reliably protecting the sky over designated objects as part of direct anti-aircraft cover forces. [C3] (Source: GeneralStaffZSU)
- Unit Name/Number: 302nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Kharkiv Brigade
Shooting down hundreds of Russian drones in the northern direction. [C3] (Source: GeneralStaffZSU)
- Unit Name/Number: “Strix” unit of the 4th detachment (border guards)
Intercepted and destroyed 12 Shahed drones in the South-Slobozhansky direction. [C3] (Source: warriorsukrainian, BSKY: maks23)
- Unit Name/Number: “Strike Drone Company” (Ukrainian interceptor battalion)
Shot down 707 Shahed drones in one month. [C3] (Source: warriorsukrainian, BSKY: maks23)
- Unit Name/Number: Northern Fleet (Russia)
Frigate “Admiral Golovko” departed for a long voyage to the Atlantic to ensure Russian naval presence in operationally important areas, observe NATO exercises (Neptune Strike), escort Russian tankers/dry cargo ships, and demonstrate naval power. [C3] (Source: sashakots, epoddubny)
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