War update: 162 combat engagements on frontline over past day
On November 2, a total of 162 combat engagements took place between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian troops, with the enemy exerting the greatest pressure in the Pokrovsk sector of the front.
That’s according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which shared the operational update on Facebook as of 08:00 on Monday, November 3, Ukrinform reports.
“A total of 162 combat engagements were recorded over the past day,” the report reads.
Yesterday, the enemy carried out two missile strikes and 66 airstrikes, launched four missiles, and dropped 134 guided aerial bombs. In addition, Russian troops conducted 4,913 shelling attacks, including 45 from multiple launch rocket systems, and deployed 5,481 kamikaze drones.
Russian invaders carried out airstrikes, in particular, on the settlements of Borova and Tsyrkuny in Kharkiv region; Ternuvate, Solodke, Zaliznychne, Malokaterynivka, and Prymorske in Zaporizhzhia region; and Sadove in Kherson region.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, Ukrainian defenders repelled one enemy attack. Over the past day, Russian invaders launched seven airstrikes, dropped a total of 13 guided aerial bombs, and carried out 179 artillery attacks, including nine from multiple launch rocket systems.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, Ukrainian forces repelled 12 enemy attacks near the settlements of Vovchansk, Vovchanski Khutory, Tyche, Odradne, and toward Kolodiazne and Dvorichanske.
In the Kupiansk sector, there were 13 enemy assaults yesterday. Ukrainian defenders repelled attacks near Stepova Novoselivka, Borivska Andriivka, and toward Petropavlivka, Kurylivka, and Pishchane.
In the Lyman sector, the enemy launched seven assaults attempting to breach Ukrainian defenses near Hrekivka, Kolodiazi, Zarichne, and toward Korovii Yar.
In the Sloviansk sector, Ukraine’s Defense Forces repelled eight attacks near Serebrianka, Dronivka, Fedorivka, and toward Siversk.
In the Kramatorsk sector, two combat engagements occurred yesterday as the enemy tried to advance near Chasiv Yar and toward Stupochky.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, the enemy launched 18 assaults near Oleksandro-Shultyne, Shcherbynivka, Pleshchiivka, Rusyn Yar, and Poltavka.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled 68 enemy assaults near the settlements of Nykanorivka, Mayak, Myrnohrad, Chervonyi Lyman, Rodynske, Razine, Mykolaivka, Novoekonomichne, Pokrovsk, Lysivka, Zvirove, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Novomykolaivka, Orikhove, Dachne, and Filiia.
In the Oleksandrohrad sector, the enemy carried out 29 attacks near Zelenyi Hai, Sichneve, Novoselivka, Vorone, Sosnivka, Verbove, Oleksiivka, Rybne, Yehorivka, and Krasnohirske.
In the Huliaipole sector, five combat engagements were recorded, with the enemy attempting to advance near Okhotnyche and toward Uspenivka.
In the Orikhiv sector, the Russians did not conduct any offensive operations throughout the past day.
In the Prydniprovske sector, Ukrainian troops repelled one enemy assault near the Antonivskyi Bridge.
In the Volyn and Polissia sectors, there are no signs of Russian offensive groupings being formed.
Over the past day, Ukrainian aviation, missile, and artillery units struck three clusters of enemy manpower, weapons, and military equipment, as well as three enemy artillery systems.
As reported by Ukrinform, as of November 3, 2025, the total combat losses of Russian forces in the war against Ukraine are estimated at about 1,144,830 personnel, including 1,160 soldiers lost in the past 24 hours.