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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