02.11.2026 15:04
Russia launched an overnight attack on Ukraine with 193 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The Ukrainian military announced that 154 of the UAVs were neutralized, while it was reported that 1 person was killed and 34 were injured in different regions of the country. Residential buildings and infrastructure facilities were damaged in the attacks, and power outages occurred in some regions.
The Ukrainian Air Force Command announced that the Russian army launched a large-scale air attack on the country starting at 18:00 on the evening of November 1. According to the statement, the attacks included Shahed and Gerbera-type UAVs, as well as Parodiya-type decoy targets used to mislead air defense systems. It was stated that 75 of the 193 UAVs sent were jet-powered Shahed-type.
The UAVs were reported to have taken off from the Russian cities of Oryol, Kursk, and Bryansk, as well as from the Russian-controlled Donetsk region and Crimea.
154 UAVS WERE NEUTRALIZED
The Ukrainian army announced that fighter aircraft, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare systems, and mobile air defense teams were deployed against the attacks. As of 08:00 local time, it was reported that 154 of the 193 UAVs had been shot down or neutralized through electronic interference. It was noted that 58 of the neutralized vehicles were jet-powered Shahed-type.
Despite air defense operations, UAV impacts were recorded at 26 different locations, and damage caused by debris from downed vehicles falling to the ground was recorded at 9 locations. At the time the statement was made, it was noted that more than six UAVs were still in Ukrainian airspace.
APARTMENT BUILDING HIT IN KHARKIV
According to Hromadske of the Ukrainian press, a four-story apartment building in the city of Izium in the Kharkiv region was targeted by a Russian guided air bomb attack. One person died and at least three people were injured in the attack.
In the region, a five-story apartment building was also damaged in a UAV attack on the village of Vasyshcheve the previous evening. The roof and apartments of the building were damaged, and 12 people, including a child, were injured. Emergency teams rescued two people trapped on the upper floor of the building.
HOMES AND BUSINESSES DAMAGED IN ODESA
One of the targets of the Russian attacks was the Odesa region in southern Ukraine. It was reported that five people were injured in the region, four of them in the city of Odesa.
As a result of the attacks, a natural gas pipeline, a residence, and a garage were damaged, and fires broke out in various locations. A bakery in the region was completely destroyed, and fires occurred in warehouses. Administrative buildings, houses, kiosks, and a bus terminal building were also affected by the attacks.
In the Poltava region, four houses and vehicles were damaged and one person was injured when a UAV fell on private property. In the Kirovohrad region, a fire that broke out after an attack on transport infrastructure was extinguished by fire crews.
MORE THAN 60,000 SUBSCRIBERS LEFT WITHOUT ELECTRICITY
After the attacks, problems were also experienced in Ukraine's energy infrastructure. According to information in the Ukrainian press, emergency power outages were implemented in the capital Kyiv and its surroundings, while restrictions on electricity use were also introduced in the Sumy, Poltava, and Zhytomyr regions.
In the Dnipropetrovsk region, it was reported that more than 60,000 subscribers were left without electricity due to damage caused by the attacks. Authorities stated that work continues to repair the damaged infrastructure and restore energy supply.