Key Takeaways from the ISW:
- Russian forces are intensifying offensive operations in and around Pokrovsk to seize the town.
- Ukrainian forces conducted a heliborne air assault operation west of Pokrovsk on October 31.
- Close combat, urban terrain, and weather conditions are impacting Ukrainian and Russian drone warfare and Russian infiltration tactics in and around Pokrovsk.
- Ukrainian forces struck Russian oil infrastructure in Moscow Oblast on the night of October 31 to November 1.
- Polish fighter jets intercepted a Russian reconnaissance aircraft over the Baltic Sea for the third time in three days, and German officials reported an unidentified drone incursion near the Berlin Brandenburg Airport.
- Russian authorities continue cracking down on Russian social media sources who share insider information about the Kremlin and Russian security services.
- Ukrainian forces recently advanced near Lyman. Russian forces recently advanced near Velykyi Burluk, Kupyansk, and Pokrovsk.
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