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31 October 2026
10 events recorded (2 confirmed), and 14 statements counted apart.
31 October 2026 in brief
A Russian strike on Pavlohrad injured ten people, three of them children, and overnight drone attacks across Dnipropetrovsk Oblast killed one person and injured two, regional head Hanzha said; a Russian drone struck a house in Kharkiv, injuring five, the State Emergency Service said, and Ukrinform reported six people injured in Kramatorsk and Sloviansk. [1][2][3][4] President Zelensky said about 200,000 families in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast and more than 80,000 in Kyiv Oblast were without power, and Ukraine's air force said Russia launched 134 drones overnight, of which 105 were downed or suppressed. [2] In Russia, the Bryansk governor reported two people killed and five injured when a drone struck a house in Klimovo, Profile reported, the Belgorod governor said one man was killed in Shebekino district and four people injured across three districts, and the defence ministry said 433 Ukrainian drones were intercepted overnight over 19 regions. [1][2] A fire broke out at the Bashneft-Novoil refinery in Ufa after a drone attack, Ukrainska Pravda reported citing the outlet Astra, while local authorities did not confirm an attack, and Ukraine's General Staff said its forces hit the Kamensky Combine in Rostov Oblast, where Profile reported more than 90 drones destroyed. [1][2] The Oleshky evacuees crossed into Ukraine through Belarus and Zelensky said the humanitarian operation was complete; the Russian foreign ministry's Rodion Miroshnik, citing Russian-installed officials, said a Ukrainian drone attacked a civilian car leaving Oleshky and injured two, and Meduza said Ukraine did not comment; Moldova's defence ministry said a drone entered its airspace. [1][4]
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Tula governor Milyaev said air defence destroyed 21 Ukrainian drones over the region, and Moscow mayor Sobyanin said 15 drones flying toward Moscow were destroyed, Profile reported.
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Government of Russia: Tula governor Milyaev said air defence destroyed 21 Ukrainian drones over the region, and Moscow mayor Sobyanin said 15 drones flying toward Moscow were destroyed, Profile reported.
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Government of the United States: Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in Atlanta, defended inviting Russia to G20 meetings, European Pravda reported; the report said the United States had invited Putin to the December summit in Miami.
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Government of Turkey: President Erdogan urged Russia and Ukraine to act responsibly in the Black Sea, European Pravda reported.
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Ministry of Defence of Russia: Russia's defence ministry said 433 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones were intercepted overnight over 19 regions, from Belgorod and Bryansk to Tatarstan and Bashkortostan, Interfax and Profile reported, and that 60 more were intercepted between 08:00 and 20:00 Moscow time on 31 October over Belgorod, Vladimir, Kaluga and Kursk regions, the Moscow region and Bashkortostan, Mail News reported.
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General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: Ukraine's General Staff said its forces hit the Kamensky Combine in Rostov Oblast overnight into 31 October, Euromaidan Press reported.
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Government of Ukraine: President Zelensky said about 200,000 families in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast and more than 80,000 in Kyiv Oblast were without power, Meduza reported; he urged partners to impose sanctions on Russia and send new aid.
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General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: Maksym Kravchuk, spokesman for Ukraine's Southern Defence Forces, said Russia was trying to make Ukrainian forces look as if they were breaking the Oleshky ceasefire, which he said ran from 03:00 on 27 October to 22:59 on 1 November, Ukrainska Pravda reported.
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Government of Ukraine: President Zelensky said the Oleshky humanitarian operation was completed and that the evacuees had crossed into Ukraine in Chernihiv Oblast after the last of four aircraft landed in Homiel on the morning of 31 October; he thanked the United States and Melania Trump for mediation, Ukrainska Pravda reported.
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Government of Russia: Rodion Miroshnik, the Russian foreign ministry's ambassador-at-large, said a Ukrainian drone attacked a civilian car leaving Oleshky and injured two people, in breach of the ceasefire, citing Russian-installed officials, Meduza reported; Ukraine did not comment, Meduza said.
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General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: Ukraine's General Staff said Russia lost 1,670 soldiers killed and wounded over the past day, Ukrainska Pravda reported on 31 October.
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General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: Ukraine's General Staff said 167 civilians, including 22 children, were evacuated from the right bank of Kherson Oblast during the ceasefire, Slovo i Dilo reported.
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General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: Ukraine's air force said at 08:30 Kyiv time on 31 October that Russia launched 134 Shahed, Gerbera and decoy drones overnight, 72 of them jet-powered, that 105 were downed or suppressed, 49 of them jet Shaheds, and that there were hits at 20 locations and debris at 10, Ukrainska Pravda reported.
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Government of Finland: Finnish President Alexander Stubb called false a Financial Times report that Putin had lectured on history in his call with European leaders, European Pravda reported.
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Government of Ukraine: Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said the oldest Oleshky evacuee was 94 and the youngest just over one year old, Ukrainska Pravda reported, and that the evacuees faced no filtration or phone checks, Meduza reported.