As I noted in yesterday’s update, it was being reported that LTG Budanov, Commander of Ukraine’s Main Directorate of Intelligence (HUR), was directing the campaign to counter Russia’s assault on Pokrovsk from Pokrovsk. That has been confirmed and, additionally, General Syrskyi has joined him.
Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi stated Ukrainian forces are conducting a comprehensive operation to destroy and expel Russian forces attempting to infiltrate Pokrovsk, with no encirclement or blockade present.
— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) November 1, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Combined groups from Special Operations Forces, Navy, SBU and HUR work alongside Armed Forces drone operators and assault units. The enemy is paying the highest price while Ukraine holds Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad and clears the Dobropillia salient.
— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) November 1, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Yeah
— Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 (@reshetz.bsky.social) November 1, 2025 at 5:59 PM
LTG Budanov’s HUR also targeted, struck, and disabled the Koltsevoy petroleum pipeline that rings Moscow yesterday.
Yesterday, Ukraine’s military intelligence (GUR) blew up the “Koltsevoy” petroleum pipeline near Moscow. The site was guarded by paramilitary forces and shielded with an anti-drone net.
— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) November 1, 2025 at 7:49 AM
All three lines used by Russia to transport gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel detonated successfully and simultaneously. The pipeline is now out of commission.
— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) November 1, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Here is President Zelenskyy’s address from earlier today. Video below, English transcript after the jump.
I Instructed the Government to Form a Rather Substantial Package of Programs That Will Start in December – the Winter Support – Address by the President
1 November 2025 – 15:57
I wish you good health, fellow Ukrainians!
I just held a meeting with the Prime Minister of Ukraine and the Minister of Social Policy, and I also spoke with the CEO of Naftogaz – we are preparing support programs for our people, for all Ukrainians, this winter.
Last winter, almost 14 million Ukrainians benefited from the 1,000-hryvnia support and other state program directions, and this winter we will continue to help our people. I instructed the Government to form a rather substantial package of programs that will start in December – the Winter Support. We are now determining the specific elements to be included.
The first element is direct support, as last year, which can be used for the most urgent needs. We are also launching a separate program for those in greatest need – elderly people living alone, large families, residents in areas of active combat, and certain other vulnerable groups. The Prime Minister of Ukraine will present all the details.
We will definitely maintain a fixed gas price this winter – no increases – and the same applies to electricity for household consumers.
I instructed the development of a special transport support program for all Ukrainians, and proposals already came from Ukrzaliznytsia – the UZ-3000. Each person will be able to select rail routes totaling 3,000 kilometers within Ukraine free of charge, whether it’s Lviv–Kyiv, Kyiv–Dnipro, or any other route. Three thousand kilometers, free of charge. The program is currently being developed, and since our state supports the passenger transport sector, the company must give people a tangible solution, so that the funds are truly used for the public good.
Of course, we are also working to expand medical programs – the check-ups project being prepared by the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, which will enable every adult to pay more attention to their health, is set to start in January. I tasked the Government with finalizing the preparation of this winter support in the coming weeks and to present all the details by November 15 so that people can begin using it.
Today, we held a separate, in-depth discussion on the energy situation, with particular focus on implementing the agreements reached with our partners. We will definitely secure 100% of the funds required for gas imports, and I want to thank every country and every leader who is already providing assistance. Our most substantial agreements are with Norway, and we are working through details with other European countries. We are counting on support from the European Union, with negotiations expected next week. We will provide maximum assistance for all needs. I am awaiting a report from Ukraine’s Minister of Energy following meetings with G7 representatives. The Group of Seven issued a significant statement this week on backing our energy sector after Russian attacks, and it is crucial that this support has the greatest possible impact.
I also received a report today from the Commander-in-Chief on the situation at the front, primarily in Pokrovsk, Myrnohrad, Dobropillia, and other areas of the Donetsk region, as well as Kupyansk and our long-range strikes – drone responses to Russia’s actions. Over the past 24 hours, our drones performed very well. I want to thank our warriors for their precision. Our air defense also performed effectively: of 223 Russian attack drones launched overnight, 206 were destroyed or neutralized. Each day and each night must yield results in destroying the Russian occupier, defending our positions, and protecting our cities and communities. I thank all our units for achieving these very results – every person who truly defends Ukrainian positions.
Glory to Ukraine!
Georgia:
Day 339 of #GeorgiaProtests
We need: 1. Non-engagement with the regime; 2. Targeted sanctions; 3. Aiding the resistance movement.
GD will never stabilize, and the more sanctions and aid are protracted, the more suffering there will be in Georgia and in the region.
📷 MOSE
— Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 (@marikamikiashvili.bsky.social) November 1, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Same here.
Protester Zura Vardiashvili – an elderly man to be jailed for up to 1 year. He’s accused of “closing the road,” which eyewitnesses say he didn’t even do to begin with. #TerrorinGeorgia #GeorgiaProtests
📷 Giorgi Tarkhnishvili
— Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 (@marikamikiashvili.bsky.social) November 1, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Elderly protester Zura Menteshashvili detained for allegedly having closed the Rustaveli road.
He had just been released from detention for the same “offense,” which means that now he’ll face criminal prosecution of up to 1 year!
Notice 🇺🇸.
#TerrorinGeorgia #GeorgiaProtests
— Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 (@marikamikiashvili.bsky.social) November 1, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Attending protesters say Zura did not close the road yesterday.
— Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 (@marikamikiashvili.bsky.social) November 1, 2025 at 3:23 AM
The regime in Georgia bans any additional paid employment for public servants.
— Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 (@marikamikiashvili.bsky.social) November 1, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Same here as well.
Canada:
Canada plans to hand over Russian An-124 cargo plane to Ukraine after its trial ends #Ukraine
— AmplifyUkraine 🔱🇺🇦 (@amplifyukraine.eu) November 1, 2025 at 9:47 AM
From Interfax-Ukraine:
Canada intends to hand over a large Russian Antonov An-124 cargo plane to Ukraine after the completion of the legal process for its formal confiscation, Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand said, Reuters reports.
“The Antonov aircraft stands as a powerful symbol of accountability. Those who enable Russia’s war will face consequences and Ukraine will not be left to rebuild alone,” Anand said at a press conference during the G7 Energy and Environment Ministers’ Summit in Toronto.
According to the minister, the Canadian government filed a lawsuit to seize the plane earlier this year: “Untangling the ownership structure of the plane was complex,” she noted.
The minister also said that the government is considering several options for transferring the aircraft to Ukraine, which, in addition to legal proceedings, may include the legislative process.
“I will say that Russia completely obliterated some of Ukraine’s Antonov aircraft that were in Ukraine at the beginning of the war. And so this is in a sense replenishing the Antonov fleet,” Anand added.
The aircraft is an An-124 registered in Russia and owned by the Volga-Dnepr Group, which is under Canadian sanctions. The aircraft has been at Toronto Pearson Airport since February 2022.
The G7:
G7 energy ministers pledged to help Ukraine repair damaged energy infrastructure and rebuild a decentralized power system through direct financial assistance, credit facilities, and risk insurance in a statement released 1 November.
— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) November 1, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Venzuela:
Ukraine’s partners for 3 years: we couldn’t send this vital equipment you need cause of reasons
Putin: lol watch this— Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 (@reshetz.bsky.social) November 1, 2025 at 2:43 PM
:)
— Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 (@reshetz.bsky.social) November 1, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The aircraft is operated by Aviacon Zitotrans, a company sanctioned by the US, Canada, and Ukraine for supplying equipment to Wagner mercenary operations.
— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) November 1, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I will remind everyone that Wagner, when it was run by Prigozhin and since his extrajudicial execution, is a Russian GRU front.
Back to Ukraine.
“I haven’t seen my mom in 3 years”.
These are students from the Novopetrivska Special School in Mykolaiv region.At the beginning of the full-scale war,Russians deported them to their territory.Later,the Ukrainians ended up in Georgia& spent all this time waiting for the back to 🇺🇦
📹 dmytro_lubinetzs— Anton Gerashchenko (@antongerashchenko.bsky.social) November 1, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Russia launched over 5300 drones at Ukraine in October and over 44000 this year.
— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) November 1, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Russia launched 5,265 Shahed-type drones in October, averaging 170 daily, with Ukrainian air defenses downing 79.7 percent, Oko Hora analysts reported. The launch rate matches Russia’s current production capacity with no stockpiling evident, the analysts noted.
— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) November 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Under any other circumstance, an 80% air defense success rate would be astounding. Unfortunately, these drones are targeting civilians and civilian facilities – apartments, homes, stores, shops, restaurants, businesses, farms, etc – and that means that every one that gets through causes significant civilian harm.
Interception of the Russian Shahed kamikaze drone using MANPADS.
— 🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 (@specialkhersoncat.bsky.social) November 1, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Destruction of a Russian ground drone with an installed AGS grenade launcher by FPV drone. t.me/kyriienko_pr…
— 🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 (@specialkhersoncat.bsky.social) November 1, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Russia struck Ukrainian nuclear power plant substations for the first time since December 2024 on 30 October, with damage indicating Russian energy experts including from Rosatom were involved in planning the attacks, Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry said.
— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) November 1, 2025 at 8:17 AM
‼️ Magyar addressed the Russians with the words that “blackout is not scary.”
“The SBS birds, together with other components of the deep strike of the Ukrainian Defense Forces, promise you a rapid, albeit somewhat forced, adaptation. But you will cope,” he added.
— MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) November 1, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Mykolaiv:
Russians attacked Mykolaiv around 7:20 AM with an Iskander-M ballistic missile, reportedly using a cluster warhead, head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration reported.
— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) November 1, 2025 at 8:59 AM
The attack resulted in one person killed and 15 others injured. A child is among the wounded and is in moderate condition. The strike also damaged a gas station and vehicles.
— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) November 1, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Kostiantynivka:
Dying Kostiantynivka, Ukraine in a heart‑wrenching photo report by Yan Dobronosov.
— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) November 1, 2025 at 12:29 PM
The wall 💔
— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) November 1, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Death and ruins
— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) November 1, 2025 at 12:29 PM
People cook food right outside because there is no infrastructure left
— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) November 1, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Cut from the world, people burry their dead right in the yard
— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) November 1, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Yan has a tg you can follow: ПОЛIТИЧНI НОВИНИ – DOBRONOSOV
t.me/dobronosov— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) November 1, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast:
There are dead and wounded: Russia struck a store in the Dnipropetrovsk region, State Emergency Service reports.
— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) November 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Russian occupied Crimea:
Locals report explosions and a fire in occupied Crimea 👀
— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) November 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Alchevsk, Russian occupied Luhansk Oblast:
Occupied Alchevsk, Luhansk region.
As the commentator describes it, “this is p*zda”😂🔥
— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) November 1, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Russian occupied Mariupol:
The russian occupiers announced the completion of the “reconstruction” of the Mariupol Drama Theater — the very one they bombed in Mar 2022, when hundreds of people w/ kids were sheltering inside.
In Dec, they plan to reopen it and stage russian plays literally on the blood and bones of Ukrainians.
— Olena Halushka (@halushka.bsky.social) November 1, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Pokrovsk:
Ukrainian forces advanced in eastern Rodynske north of Pokrovsk and struck Russian positions in the city’s north during counteroffensive operations, ISW reported.
understandingwar.org/research/rus…
— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) November 1, 2025 at 3:22 AM
HUR special forces launched an airborne operation entering districts Russian generals had declared captured, Ukrainian media reported.
— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) November 1, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Ukrainian forces improved their tactical position in several districts of Pokrovsk, eliminating 85 Russian troops in the city over the past week, the 7th Air Assault Corps reported.
— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) November 1, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Defense forces conducted a successful parachute-free landing operation in the Pokrovsk area with air defense, electronic warfare, and drone units involved, the corps added.
— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) November 1, 2025 at 12:27 PM
This is the Pokrovsk mine complex now. Two facilities are beyond repair, one is under Russian occupation, and Ukrainian forces hold the fourth under daily assault, the Peaky Blinders unit reported.
— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) November 1, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Lyman:
The Signum unit of the 53rd Mechanized Brigade destroyed two motorcyclists, a Russian soldier, and a UAZ van on the Lyman axis.
— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) November 1, 2025 at 1:34 PM
The Kerch Strait bridge:
Meanwhile, 697 vehicles are queuing at the Kerch side of the Crimean Bridge with a wait time exceeding two hours, Russian media report citing the bridge operations headquarters.
— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) November 1, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Kupyansk, Kharkiv Oblast:
🔥🌍 Russian Armed Forces assault group consisting of African mercenaries destroyed near Kupyansk
— MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) November 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM
These guys would’ve been recruited by COSI, which is the Wagner PMC front in Africa. It is headquartered in Bangui, which is also the headquarters for all of Wagner’s operations in Africa, and COSI is run by a retired Russian colonel. GRU’s Spetznaz if I’m remembering correctly. Russia, via the GRU, completely controls the Central African Republic (CAR) through Wagner.
Tuapse, Krasnodar Krai, Russia:
‼️👌 The moment of strike on the port in Tuapse
— MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) November 1, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Tuapse, Krasnodar Krai, Russia. Something is on fire in the sea.
— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) November 1, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Tuapse Marine Oil Terminal burning after the attack.
— 🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 (@specialkhersoncat.bsky.social) November 1, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Air Defence in Tuapse 😳
— MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) November 1, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Very big fire in Tuapse ✌️
— MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) November 1, 2025 at 7:53 PM
👀👍
— MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) November 1, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Sochi:
Lazarevskoye, Sochi 👀💥
— MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) November 1, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Remember, Putin has a palatial vacation mansion in Sochi.
That’s enough for tonight.
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— CatOnHotBlueRoof (@marciwatson.bsky.social) November 1, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Open thread!
J. Arthur Crank
Thanks Adam.
I wonder if Putin stays in a different place each night (similar to what Yasser Arafat was rumored to do). If so, it would would be a shame if that vacation home in Sochi wasn’t available.
Adam L Silverman
@J. Arthur Crank: You’re welcome.
J. Arthur Crank
Also too: Give that cat a field promotion to General, assuming that has not been done already.
Chief Oshkosh
Adam, thanks for the daily. I know it’s a lot of work. I rarely comment, but I do read each of them.
Adam L Silverman
@Chief Oshkosh: You’re most welcome.
Jay
Thank you, Adam.
Westyny
Thank you, Adam.
Adam L Silverman
@Jay: @Westyny: You’re welcome.
piratedan
if the offensive succeeds, will that allow them to push the Russians further out of territory that they occupied and allow them any logistical advantage on other fronts?
Adam L Silverman
@piratedan: Yes. But it will take time to consolidate the gains. The Russians still have the manpower advantage, even if the manpower is just quantity and not quality.
AlaskaReader
Thanks Adam
Carlo Graziani
The Budanov/Syrskyi thing seems more stagecraft than substance.
What good is it to local commanders, having the CinC looking over their shoulders and demanding that essentially tactical situations explained to him?
And doesn’t the head of Ukrainian Military Intelligence have duties transcending the situation local to Pokrovsk? And, if not, what possible good does his presence near the front line do that could not be accomplished from Kyiv without interfering with authority and responsibility of local commanders?
I sincerely hope that the two spent an hour on site, got their pictures taken, and then went back to their real jobs.
Adam L Silverman
@AlaskaReader: You’re welcome.
wjca
Morale comes to mind. Especially for troops that have been at the front without a break for so long.
I seem to recall US generals in WW II likewise making visits to the immediate vicinity of the front.
Jay
@Carlo Graziani:
HUR SOF, that normally acts in small unit actions and deep in ruZZia and ruZZian Occupied Territory, has made at least 2 air assaults on key leverage points occupied by the ruZZians, successfully, and is going into the line of battle as a Brigade, not as a squad.
Syrskyi has a bit of a rep as a Soviet micromanager, so I can see Budanov making sure that he is there to ensure Syrskyi doesn’t “waste” his people like other Units claimed he did.
Sister Inspired Revolver of Freedom
Thank you Adam.