Listed below are the important thing occasions from day 1,349 of Russia’s warfare on Ukraine.
Printed On 4 Nov 2025
Right here is how issues stand on Tuesday, November 4:
Preventing
- Russia stated on Monday that its troops had superior within the jap Ukrainian metropolis of Pokrovsk, an necessary transport and logistics hub that they’ve been making an attempt to seize for greater than a yr, however Ukraine stated its forces had been holding on.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy informed reporters that Pokrovsk remained underneath extreme stress, although Russian troops had made no features prior to now day.
- He additionally stated that Russia was massing troops by the close by city of Dobropillia, the place Kyiv’s forces superior earlier this yr in a profitable counteroffensive. He described the scenario in Dobropillia as difficult.
- Ukraine’s seventh Fast Response Corps stated that Ukrainian forces had thwarted a Russian try to chop off a provide path to Pokrovsk from Rodynske, to the north.
- Elsewhere, Russia stated its troops had additionally attacked Ukrainian forces close to one other jap metropolis, Kupiansk, and dislodged them from 4 fortified positions within the industrial zone on the left financial institution of the Oskol River. Zelenskyy stated that as much as 60 Russian troopers remained in Kupiansk, and that Ukrainian forces had been making an attempt to clear them.
- The Russian Ministry of Defence stated its forces had carried out heavy in a single day strikes on a Ukrainian navy airfield, a navy gear restore base and military-industrial amenities, in addition to gasoline infrastructure amenities that supported them.
- Ukraine’s navy stated it hit an oil refinery in Russia’s Saratov area, including {that a} profitable strike and ensuing fireplace had been recorded on one of many refining amenities.
- Ukraine additionally stated that it had hit Russian navy logistical amenities within the Russian-occupied Ukrainian area of Luhansk.
Weapons
- Zelenskyy introduced that Kyiv will arrange places of work for arms exports and joint weapons manufacturing in Berlin and Copenhagen this yr.
- Zelenskyy added that Ukraine plans to launch mass manufacturing of its domestically produced missiles – the Flamingo and Ruta – by the top of this yr.
- He additionally stated {that a} Ukrainian delegation would go to Washington, DC, subsequent week for additional talks on a US-Ukraine drone deal, which Kyiv hopes will bolster ties with the administration of US President Donald Trump.
Politics and diplomacy
- The European Fee (EC) stated in a draft textual content that Ukraine is displaying “exceptional dedication” to joining the European Union, however should reverse latest adverse traits within the combat towards corruption and speed up rule of regulation reforms, in response to the Reuters information company.
- The company reported that the EC additionally stated that Kyiv wanted to make extra progress on judicial independence, combating organised crime and respecting civil society.
- Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin departed for a two-day go to to China, which the Kremlin stated is critical and contains deliberate talks with Chinese language President Xi Jinping.
Financial system
- Zelenskyy stated Ukraine nonetheless wants to boost $750m to safe gasoline imports for the upcoming winter. The federal government desires to extend pure gasoline imports by about 30 p.c after Russia sharply intensified its assaults on Ukraine’s vitality sector in latest weeks, specializing in gasoline amenities.
