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Ukraine · Berlin · Crimea · Dnipro · Kyiv · Odesa · Poland · Zaporizhzhia oblast
3 November 2026
20 events recorded (3 confirmed), and 23 statements counted apart.
3 November 2026 in brief
A strike on a medical facility in Kharkiv injured 73 people, the regional prosecutor's office said, and a missile strike on Dnipro killed two and injured 20 and hit a hospital's hospice ward, regional head Hanzha and mayor Filatov said. [1][2] Energy minister Shmyhal said Russia launched 289 attack drones, 17 ballistic missiles and 59 cruise missiles overnight, President Zelensky said the main target was energy in nine regions, and Kyiv mayor Klitschko said the capital faced emergency power cuts and water outages. [1][2] Russia's defence ministry said its massed strike hit thermal power plants and substations it said supply Ukraine's military industry, and said 856 Ukrainian drones were destroyed overnight. In Russia, Yaroslavl's governor said two refinery employees were taken to hospital with shrapnel wounds, and the Exilenova+ Telegram channel and residents reported fires at the Slavneft-YANOS refinery, the Kyiv Independent reported; Belgorod's governor said a drone hit a minibus, injuring four people including children. [1][2] Kremlin spokesman Peskov confirmed talks on Ukraine in Abu Dhabi on 10 and 11 November, and Zelensky met Chancellor Merz in Berlin, Suspilne reported. [2]
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The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine said the attack on the aid site in Komyshuvakha was carried out by Russian armed forces and that the damage was consistent with powerful aerial bombs, the United Nations in Ukraine reported.
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Slavneft-YANOS refinery, Yaroslavl
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United Nations: UN Humanitarian Coordinator Schmale condemned the 2 November strikes that killed civilians and first responders at a relief distribution site, the United Nations in Ukraine reported.
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United Nations: The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine said the attack on the aid site in Komyshuvakha was carried out by Russian armed forces and that the damage was consistent with powerful aerial bombs, the United Nations in Ukraine reported.
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Government of Ukraine: President Zelensky said he hoped the Abu Dhabi talks would open a path to a meeting of leaders with Putin, Al Jazeera reported.
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Government of Russia: Kremlin spokesman Peskov confirmed that talks on Ukraine would be held in Abu Dhabi on 10 and 11 November, said Medinsky would lead Russia's delegation, that security guarantees could only be mutual, and that European participation was not possible, Interfax and RIA Novosti reported.
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Ministry of Defence of Russia: Russia's defence ministry said a massed strike overnight hit the Ladyzhyn, Kryvyi Rih, Prydniprovska and Kharkiv thermal power plants and the Zmiiv and Losevo substations, which it said supply Ukraine's military industry, Interfax and RIA Novosti reported.
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Government of Ukraine: Presidential Office head Budanov said the Petropavlivska Borshchahivka incident was not without outside influence, that 14 service members were inside, and that protesters hampered the evacuation of the injured, the Kyiv Independent reported.
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Government of Russia: The Russian-run management of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant said a drone hit a moving car and killed two people including a plant employee, the third worker killed in two weeks, Interfax reported.
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Government of Ukraine: SBU deputy head Rudnytskyi said about 100 participants in the Petropavlivska Borshchahivka standoff had been identified and searches were under way, and that the goal had been to kidnap a National Guard serviceman, the Kyiv Independent reported.
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Government of Ukraine: President Zelensky said "the Russians could not have been unaware that every week, local residents who had remained in Komyshuvakha received humanitarian aid at that very location", Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported.
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Government of Ukraine: Ukrenergo said it was one of the largest waves of ballistic missiles aimed at critical infrastructure and that energy sites were attacked more than 20 times, the Kyiv Independent and Ukrinform reported.
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European Union (High Representative and EEAS): European Commission spokesperson Paula Pinho said the Commission would host talks on Ukraine in Brussels on 4 November with Ukraine, the US, European states and NATO, ahead of the Abu Dhabi talks, UNN and the Kyiv Independent reported.
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Government of the United States: The White House said representatives of Ukraine and Russia would join the first lady, Melania Trump, for remarks on the Oleshky mission, the Kyiv Independent reported.
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Government of Russia: Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Zakharova, commenting on Petropavlivska Borshchahivka, said there were many such torture sites in Ukraine and that Zelensky's power rested on them, RIA Novosti reported.
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Government of Russia: Zakharova said Russia would watch Latvia's conduct as president of the UN Security Council and called keeping Ukraine on the agenda destructive, Interfax reported.
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Government of Ukraine: President Zelensky said Russia launched 289 attack drones, 17 ballistic missiles and 59 cruise missiles overnight and that the main target was energy in nine regions, Ukrainska Pravda and Al Jazeera reported.
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General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: Ukraine's air force said that between 06:30 and 19:00 on 3 November 62 of 81 Russian attack drones were downed or suppressed, Ukrainska Pravda reported.
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Government of Ukraine: Energy minister Shmyhal said Russia directed three drones at a substation critical to the Khmelnytskyi nuclear power plant, called it a threat to the nuclear safety of all Europe, and said he had informed the IAEA, the Kyiv Independent reported.
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Ministry of Defence of Russia: Russia's defence ministry said 856 Ukrainian aircraft-type drones were destroyed overnight over the Moscow region, 13 regions, Crimea and the Black Sea, and 13 more between 08:00 and 20:00 Moscow time, Interfax reported.
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Government of Ukraine: Kyiv mayor Klitschko said the situation was extremely difficult and that Russia was continuing to destroy Ukraine's unified power system, the Kyiv Independent reported.
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General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: Ukraine's air force said that as of 09:00 on 3 November 309 aerial targets had been downed or suppressed, 3 ballistic missiles, 49 cruise missiles and 257 drones, with hits at 23 locations and debris falling at 14, Ukrainska Pravda reported.
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Government of Kazakhstan: Kazakhstan's energy ministry said oil transport through the Atyrau-Samara pipeline was working normally on 3 November after a technical inspection, Interfax reported.
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Government of Russia: Moscow mayor Sobyanin said 493 drones flew toward the Moscow region between 20:30 on 2 November and 07:30 on 3 November and that 187 were neutralised on approach to Moscow, Profile reported.
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Ministry of Defence of Russia: Russia's defence ministry said it hit port infrastructure in Kiliya used by Ukrainian forces and two dry cargo ships carrying military property, in Pivdennyi port and in the Black Sea, RIA Novosti and Interfax reported. No Ukrainian, owner or maritime account was found.