Over the past 24 hours, Russian forces launched a large-scale combined drone and missile strike against Ukrainian energy infrastructure, deploying 310 UAVs (Shahed, Gerbera, Parodya imitator drones) and S8000 Banderol cruise missiles. Ukrainian air defense forces intercepted/suppressed 272 enemy UAVs. Strikes were reported on 19 locations, with debris falling in 15 locations. Additionally, Russian forces continued ground assaults across multiple fronts, while Ukrainian forces conducted counter-attacks and drone operations.
1. Kinetic Strike Log (5W)
- [Ukraine | Night 03.11 – Morning 04.11] Where: Kyiv Oblast (Nalyvaikivka, Berezan, Vasylkiv, Boyarka, Obukhiv, Brovary, Bila Tserkva, Trebukhiv, Boryspil, Kyiv City), Zhytomyr Oblast (Chyzhivka, Zviahel, Ozerne, Zhytomyr City), Odesa Oblast (Odesa City, Kiliya, Chornomorsk, Usatove, Mayaky), Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih, Samar, Synelnykove, Voskresenivka, Mykolaivka, Bohynivka), Poltava Oblast (Poltava City, Mali Budyshcha, Kremenchuk, Reshetylivka, Hlobyne), Kharkiv Oblast (Slobozhanske, Barvinkove, Lozova, Izyum, Kharkiv City), Ternopil Oblast (Velyka Berezovytsia), Vinnytsia Oblast (Haisyn, Tyvriv, Vinnytsia City), Volyn Oblast (Kovel), Rivne Oblast (Kvasyliv, Porubka, Sarny, Rivne City), Chernihiv Oblast (Desna, Nizhyn), Cherkasy Oblast (Myrovychi, Cherkasy City), Kirovohrad Oblast (Oleksandriya, Kropyvnytskyi), Sumy Oblast (Shostka)
Who/With What: Russian forces with Shahed-136 (including jet-powered variants), Geran-2, Gerbera, Parodya imitator drones, and S8000 Banderol cruise missiles.
Effect: Widespread damage to energy infrastructure, including the 750 kV Nalyvaikivka substation in Kyiv Oblast, the 110 kV Chyzhivka substation in Zhytomyr Oblast, and the Kyivska 750 kV electrical substation. An industrial enterprise in Dnipro was hit, causing a fire and injuring two individuals (38 and 57 years old) with shrapnel wounds, hospitalized in moderate condition. The ‘Semya’ shopping mall warehouse zone in Odesa was struck by a Geranium-4 jet drone, resulting in destruction and a massive fire. Port infrastructure in Odesa Oblast was also targeted. Railway infrastructure and other targets were hit across various regions. [B2] (Source: kpszsu, ramzayiegokomanda, militarysummary, warhistoryalconafter, RVvoenkor, wargonzo, AMK_Mapping, astrapress, operativnoZSU, Slavyangrad, dva_majors, Crimeanwind, GeneralStaffZSU, BSKY: euromaidanpress)
- [Russia | Night 03.11 – Morning 04.11] Where: Tula Oblast, Moscow, Adygeysk (Krasnodar Krai), Belgorod Oblast (Belgorod, Berezovka, Glotovo, Vvedenskaya Gotnya, Bolshetroitskoye), Bryansk Oblast
Who/With What: Ukrainian forces with UAVs.
Effect: 44 UAVs destroyed over Tula Oblast, 8 drones shot down attempting to reach Moscow. In Adygeysk, a strike on an Ozon logistics center (approx. 108,000 sq m) caused a fire; extent of damage unknown, workers evacuated. In Belgorod Oblast, three people were injured, including a 17-year-old male with a mine-blast injury, from drone attacks on private homes and a minibus. Damage to 9 private homes, one apartment building, a state institution, a garage, outbuildings, power lines, and a gas pipeline. An Msta-B howitzer was destroyed in Bryansk Oblast. [B2] (Source: RVvoenkor, warhistoryalconafter, militarysummary, Crimeanwind, boris_rozhin, belpepel, astrapress, BSKY: euromaidanpress)
- [Ukraine | 02.11] Where: Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Who/With What: Russian army with FAB-500 and FAB-3000 aerial bombs.
Effect: A school building, used for humanitarian aid distribution, was struck by FAB-500 bombs, followed by a FAB-3000 bomb when first responders arrived. Death toll rose to 31, 5 injured, and nearly 50 missing. The target was identified as a Ukrainian UAV command post located in a ‘closed school’. [B2] (Source: r_combatfootage, ramzayiegokomanda, BSKY: wartranslated)
- [Iran | 04.11] Where: Qeshm Island
Who/With What: U.S. Air Force jets.
Effect: Struck an IRGC missile launcher after Iranian forces fired on American aircraft over the Strait of Hormuz. This was part of a series of unpublicized ‘defensive’ attacks to protect Gulf shipping. [C3] (Source: u-s-jets-blast-irgc-missile-site-on-qeshm-island-after-iranian-forces-fire-on-aircraft)
- [Russia | 04.11] Where: Voronezh
Who/With What: ATESH agents.
Effect: Successful sabotage on an electrical substation supplying the Voronezh Aircraft Production Association (VASO), destroying a transformer and causing significant power disruptions. VASO is critical for repairing, modernizing, and producing heavy military transport aircraft, including the Il-76. [C3] (Source: atesh_ua)
- [Saudi Arabia | 01.11] Where: Southern region of Saudi Arabia
Who/With What: Saudi air defenses against Houthi forces.
Effect: Intercepted one Houthi ballistic missile and one drone. [C3] (Source: BSKY: thestudyofwar)
2. Identified Equipment, Armament, and Combat Modifications
UAVs and Robotics
- Model: Shahed-136 (including jet-powered variants), Geran-2, Gerbera, Parodya imitator drones
Used by Russian forces in large-scale attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure. [B2] (Source: kpszsu, GeneralStaffZSU)
- Model: Molniya drones
Russian drones whose unencrypted camera feeds can be intercepted by the D·Vision SDR receiver. [C3] (Source: kyiv-startup-builds-10-ounce-radio-receiver-to-intercept-russian-molniya-drone-feeds)
- Model: D·Vision SDR
A pocket-sized (approx. 10 ounces) radio receiver developed by Kyiv startup CODE380, capable of sweeping 500 MHz to 8.7 GHz to intercept Russian Molniya drone camera feeds. [C3] (Source: kyiv-startup-builds-10-ounce-radio-receiver-to-intercept-russian-molniya-drone-feeds)
- Model: Ground Robotic Complex (NRK) based on ‘Varta’ armored vehicle
Ukrainian forces are using this system; its precise purpose is unknown. [B2] (Source: infantmilitario)
- Model: Underwater explosive drones, limpet mines
Used by Iran in attempts to interdict shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. [C3] (Source: Faytuks_Network)
Air Defense Systems
- Model: HQ-9B surface-to-air missile system
Chinese People’s Liberation Army system successfully conducted two interceptions of ballistic missile targets, demonstrating expanded capabilities against unpredictable flight profiles. [C3] (Source: article)
- Model: MIM-104 Patriot ballistic missile interceptors
500 units approved for possible sale to Ukraine by the US Department of State, with delivery expected in several years. Satellite imagery from July shows some Patriot complexes in Kuwait are still operational despite attacks, likely new systems replacing damaged ones. [B2] (Source: BSKY: thestudyofwar, infantmilitario)
Artillery
- Model: Msta-B howitzer
A towed 152 mm artillery gun of Soviet era, destroyed by Ukrainian Territorial Defense in Russia’s Bryansk Oblast. [B2] (Source: BSKY: euromaidanpress)
Aircraft
- Model: Il-76
Heavy military transport aircraft, repaired, modernized, and produced by VASO in Voronezh, Russia. [C3] (Source: atesh_ua)
Naval Vessels
- Model: Dry cargo ship
Struck by Russian forces in the Black Sea, 8 km southwest of Odesa, while transporting military equipment for Ukrainian forces. [C3] (Source: RVvoenkor, wargonzo, warhistoryalconafter, boris_rozhin)
Other
- Model: Thundart missile launchers
Development and delivery commissioned by the French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) to Safran Electronics & Defense and MBDA under the FLP-T program. [C3] (Source: przemysl, global)
- Model: E-HEL (Enduring-High Energy Laser) system
Leonardo DRS to supply electrical power and temperature management subsystems for this laser system. [C3] (Source: przemysl)
3. Unit Dislocation and Activity (ORBAT Tracker)
- Unit Name/Number: 25th Separate Airborne Brigade (Ukraine)
Launched a Russian soldier skyward, described as an ‘express course in the upper atmosphere’. [B2] (Source: BSKY: euromaidanpress)
- Unit Name/Number: 40th Separate Marine Brigade (Ukraine)
Hunted Russian infiltration groups with drones in the reeds of the Kherson islands and across Donbas. [B2] (Source: BSKY: euromaidanpress)
- Unit Name/Number: 114th Separate Territorial Defense Brigade (Ukraine)
Destroyed a Russian Msta-B howitzer inside Russia’s Bryansk Oblast. [B2] (Source: BSKY: euromaidanpress)
- Unit Name/Number: Group of Forces ‘Center’ (Russia)
Continued attacks for previously liberated Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeysk), attacking in the areas of Hryshyne, Novooleksandrivka, Rodynske, and Dorozhne. UAV crews supported assault units, destroying Ukrainian infantry and equipment in the areas of Krasnoarmeysk, Myrnograd (Dymytrova), and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. [C3] (Source: RVvoenkor)
- Unit Name/Number: 104th Separate Territorial Defense Brigade (Ukraine)
A sabotage and reconnaissance group (DRG) consisting of three militants was eliminated by Russian Group of Forces ‘Sever’ in the Sumy direction. [B2] (Source: boris_rozhin)
- Unit Name/Number: Iraqi Army brigades (four brigades)
Deployed to Basra Province on October 31 to prevent Iranian-backed militias from attacking Kuwait if the US attacks Iran. [C3] (Source: BSKY: thestudyofwar)
- Unit Name/Number: Operational Command South (Ukraine)
Ukrainian aircraft maintained ‘routine pest control’ in occupied southern Ukraine, hitting Russian command posts, drone control points, and troop positions on a steady, planned schedule. [B2] (Source: BSKY: euromaidanpress)
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