Russia targets energy infrastructure in three oblasts

Russian forces attacked energy infrastructure in Odesa, Donetsk, and Kharkiv oblasts overnight, Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy reported. The strikes caused damage to critical facilities, prompting immediate repair efforts. Officials said hourly blackout schedules are now in effect across most oblasts, lasting from 00:00 to 23:59.

Power grid operator Ukrenergo noted that the blackout schedules apply in two to four alternating stages and affect both households and industrial users. These schedules are published on the websites of regional power distribution operators.

Crews have begun emergency restoration works and expect power to be restored by the end of the day.

Odesa hit by fire, rail depot and admin buildings damaged

In Odesa Oblast, Russian drones struck both energy and transport infrastructure overnight. The State Emergency Service of Odesa Oblast reported fires at energy sites, which were extinguished by 22 emergency workers with four vehicles, alongside two vehicles and seven personnel from local fire brigades. The Odesa Oblast Military Administration said administrative buildings and a Ukrzaliznytsia rail depot were among the damaged targets.

One civilian suffered shrapnel wounds and received medical attention. Local authorities confirmed that critical infrastructure is now operating on backup generators, and “invincibility points” have been opened to provide heating and electricity access for civilians. Law enforcement is documenting what officials describe as further Russian war crimes.

According to Suspilne, the air raid alert in Odesa Oblast began at 23:01 on 10 November. The Air Force warned of incoming attack drones from the Black Sea toward Izmail district. At 00:28, several groups of drones were confirmed moving toward Reni. The alert ended at 1:35.

Nearly 120 drones launched, Ukraine intercepts just 53

Ukraine’s Air Force reported that Russian forces launched 119 attack UAVs between the evening of 10 November and the morning of 11 November, using explosive Shahed, decoy Gerbera, and other types of drones. Launch points included Russia’s Oryol, Bryansk, Kursk, and Millerovo, as well as the Russian-occupied village of Hvardiiske in Crimea. Approximately 80 of the drones were Shaheds.

The strikes focused on frontline oblasts including the oblasts of Donetsk, Kharkiv, and Dnipropetrovsk, as well as Odesa. Ukraine’s defense used aviation, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare systems, drone defense groups, and mobile fire teams to respond. As of 09:30, 53 drones had been shot down or suppressed across the north, east, and south.

In an overnight assault on 30-31 October, Russia launched a nationwide drone and missile attack targeting Ukrainian cities, railways, and energy infrastructure. The most intense strikes hit Sumy, where 15 civilians — including four children — were injured, according to the local authorities. Other Russian attacks killed 12 and injured at least 57 civilians.

According to Ukraine’s Air Force, the country was hit with 145 strike drones and one Iskander-M ballistic missile between 19:00 on 30 October and the early hours of 31 October. Most of the drones were of the Shahed and Gerbera types. Air defense units, electronic warfare teams, and mobile fire groups shot down or suppressed 107 drones and one missile. However, 36 drones managed to strike 20 locations.

Russia attacks Sumy, injures civilians

From the evening of 30 October through the morning of 31 October, Russian forces attacked Sumy with ten strike drones, causing widespread destruction in residential areas and key infrastructure sites, injuring 15 civilians. According to the regional prosecutor’s office and local officials, drones hit single-family homes and multi-story buildings in two districts.

The State Emergency Service of Sumy Oblast reported that a nine-story apartment building was struck, igniting fires in five apartments and seven balconies. Elsewhere, a two-story house and detached residences sustained major damage. Two critical infrastructure sites were also hit, and two men — aged 49 and 54 — were injured there.

Russia also struck the passenger train depot of Ukrzaliznytsia in Sumy. The railway operator reported that maintenance buildings and rolling stock were damaged or destroyed. Vice PM for Ukraine's restoration Oleksii Kuleba said the depot served purely civilian purposes — preparing carriages for daily routes — and condemned the strike as part of a deliberate campaign targeting non-military infrastructure.

Ukrzaliznytsia confirmed no railway staff were injured, as they had reached shelters in time.

In addition to Sumy, Russian drones struck railway facilities in Kharkiv Oblast. The Kharkiv Oblast Administration confirmed that infrastructure and power lines were damaged in Lozova Raion.

Donetsk Oblast: eight civilians killed in single day

Donetsk Oblast recorded the highest civilian death toll over the past 24 hours. According to the Donetsk Oblast Military Administration, Russian attacks on 30 October killed eight people and injured 18. In Hryshyne, Pokrovsk City Military Administration reported that a married couple died when their home was shelled.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported yesterday evening that two people were killed and others injured in a Russian bombing of the Sloviansk thermal power station, calling the attack “pure terror.”

Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and Kharkiv oblasts hit by drone and artillery fire

• In Kherson Oblast, Russian forces shelled 45 settlements, according to Oblast Military Administration head Oleksandr Prokudin. One person was killed, and seven others — including a child — were injured.
• Zaporizhzhia Oblast endured 673 Russian strikes on 30 October, hitting 19 communities. Oblast head Ivan Fedorov reported that three people were killed and 29 injured.
• Kharkiv Oblast officials said various Russian attacks injured three people — a 78-year-old man, a 56-year-old , and a 59-year-old man.

Other oblasts: strikes and interceptions

• In Mykolaiv Oblast, falling debris from a downed Shahed drone damaged a medical facility, a private residence, and three cars, but no injuries were reported, according to the Oblast Military Administration.
• Cherkasy Oblast head Ihor Taburets reported that air defenses intercepted a strike drone and two missiles on 30 October. No injuries or damage occurred. The night of 31 October remained calm in the oblast.
• In Chernihiv Oblast, Russian forces attacked four border communities using FPV drones, mortars, and UAV-dropped explosives. No injuries were reported.

Russia launched a 130-drone assault overnight on 22-23 October, killing one person and wounding 17 others across multiple regions. The attacks targeted civilian infrastructure including a historic synagogue, a railway station, and emergency responders, with Ukrainian air defenses intercepting 92 enemy aircraft by morning.

Kyiv under attack

Russian forces targeted the capital with drones overnight on 23 October, injuring nine people and damaging buildings across three districts. The attacks hit residential buildings, a school, a kindergarten, and a historic synagogue, with fires breaking out at multiple locations.

The most significant damage occurred in Podilskyi district. Debris from downed drones caused fires in three residential buildings and damaged cars in several courtyards, the Kyiv City Military Administration reported. Blast waves shattered windows in multiple buildings, with over 40 windows blown out at one school and partial window damage at a kindergarten. Debris fell near the synagogue.

Nine people were injured in total as of 11 a.m., Kyiv City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko said. Eight were wounded in Podilskyi district, according to the Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office. An 18-year-old man and a 60-year-old woman were in serious condition. Five injured people required hospitalization while two received outpatient treatment, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.

A drone directly hit the 15th floor of a residential building in Obolonskyi district, Tkachenko said. "In Obolonskyi district, a drone simply flew into the 15th floor of a residential building, in Desnyaskyi—the same direct hit on the 21st floor," he wrote. Blast waves damaged windows in one residential building in Obolonskyi district.

Damage was also recorded in Desnyaskyi district where a multi-story building was hit. Bomb disposal experts removed unexploded drones from an apartment and balcony in Kyiv, Suspilne reported.

Russians hit synagogue

The Brodsky Synagogue in Podil sustained damage during the attack. Chief Rabbi of Ukraine Moshe Asman shared footage of the aftermath, noting the strike occurred near where people usually gather for prayer. The attack damaged the synagogue's façade, the roof, and interior spaces, the local authorities said.

The Brodsky Orthodox Jewish synagogue was built in 1898.

Kharkiv rescuer killed in double-tap strike

Russian forces launched a double-tap attack in Zelenyi Hai village, Velykyi Burluk hromada, Kupiansk district. Firefighter Yurii Chystikov died when Russian forces struck rescuers a second time as they extinguished a blaze from the initial drone impact, the State Emergency Service of Kharkiv Oblast reported.

"During the firefighting operation caused by an enemy drone strike in Zelenyi Hai village, Russian terrorists struck again where rescuers were working. The enemy strike took the life of a rescuer, five of his colleagues were injured," the agency said.

Chystikov commanded a unit of the 43rd State Fire and Rescue Department of the 4th State Fire and Rescue Unit of the Main Directorate of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Kharkiv Oblast. He left behind a daughter, Suspilne reported.

Russian drone hits Sumy railway station

Russian forces struck a railway station in Sumy around 3 a.m. on 23 October. The attack injured two railway workers and one civilian woman, local authorities reported.

A 35-year-old man was hospitalized, and a 28-year-old man received aid on site, the Sumy City Military Administration said. A 32-year-old woman was also injured in the Sumy hromada due to the drone attack, the Sumy Oblast Military Administration reported.

The strike damaged rolling stock and railway infrastructure. Two workers of the locomotive crew were hospitalized for examination, Ukrzaliznytsia said. Contact network voltage was absent in certain sections.

Air Force reports intercepting 92 drones

Russia attacked with 130 strike drones of Shahed, Gerbera and other types overnight on 23 October from 7 p.m. on 22 October. The Russians launched aircraft from Kursk, Millierovo, Shatalovo, Oryol, Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia and Chauda in occupied Crimea, the Ukrainian Air Force said. Around 80 of them were Shahed long-range kamikaze drones.

Aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units and drone systems, and mobile fire groups of Ukraine's Defense Forces repelled the air attack.

Air defenses shot down or suppressed 92 enemy drones in the north and east of the country by 8:30 a.m., the Air Force reported.

The attack recorded 25 strike drone hits at 11 locations. Debris from downed drones fell at 11 locations.

The attack was continuing as of 8:44 a.m. with several Russian drones in airspace, the Air Force said.