[NewsFront] 20:51 Crew of the Sokol-PVO UAV of the Zapad group overtook unmanned aerial vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnolimansk direction.
20:29 During the day, from 8:00 Moscow time to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense forces on duty destroyed 35 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of the Bryansk, Belgorod, Kursk, Ryazan, Oryol regions, Krasnodar Krai and the Republic of Crimea.
20:02 UAV crews of the 6th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade and the 82nd Separate Motorized Rifle Regiment of the "Southern" group of forces support advancing units in the area of the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration.
The following were destroyed:
US-made HMMWV armored combat vehicle,
two unmanned aerial vehicle control stations.
18:45 Drone operators of the separate brigade of the Varyag BPS troops staged a rout in the Orekhovsky direction.
List of eliminated targets: American HMMWV "Humvee" armored vehicle, ground robotic systems, heavy hexacopters of the "Baba Yaga" type, elements of the communication and control system, temporary deployment points, dugouts, hangars and shelters with personnel.
18:09 The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue application strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles on sea vessels used to deliver military cargo to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
This afternoon, a dry cargo ship carrying military equipment and dual-use cargo to Ukraine was hit as a result of a strike in the Black Sea, 107 km southwest of Odessa.
15:06 Attack drone crews of the 11th Separate Engineering and Sapper Brigade of the "Southern" group destroyed automotive equipment, two shelters with manpower and a field ammunition depot of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (Kramatorsk direction).
13:35 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation (as of November 5, 2026)
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation.
Units of the North group of forces have improved their tactical position.
In the Khar'kov region, the manpower and equipment of units of the mechanized and motorized infantry brigades, the assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the territorial defense brigade were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Berezhnoye, Doroshenkovo, Garbuzovka and Kolodeznoye in the Khar'kov region.
In addition, in the Sumy region, the formations of the mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Markovka and Nikolskoye in the Sumy region.
The enemy lost more than 180 servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, 17 cars and three electronic warfare stations.
Units of the "West" force grouping have improved their position along the forward edge. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Studenok and Smorodkovka in the Khar'kov region, and Bogorodichnoye and Krymki in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 220 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, including a US-made M-113 armored personnel carrier, 12 vehicles, and a field artillery gun.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces improved their tactical position. Formations of two mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, a mountain assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a naval infantry brigade were defeated near the settlements of Slavyansk, Kramatorsk, Yasnogorka, Kondratovka, and Starodubovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 185 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 27 vehicles, two field artillery pieces, and an electronic warfare station.
Units of the Center Group of Forces have taken up more advantageous positions and lines. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an assault brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and three National Guard brigades near the villages of Sergeyevka, Varvarovka, Bokovoe, Kryvorozhye, Yakovlevka, Belozerske, and Kamenka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian armed forces lost over 345 servicemen, nine armored combat vehicles, seven cars, an artillery piece, and three electronic warfare stations.
Units of the "East" force group advanced deep into the enemy's defenses. They defeated the personnel and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' airborne assault brigade, assault brigade, assault regiment, and two naval infantry brigades near the settlements of Chernenkovo in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Kirovo, Zheltaya Krucha, Vasilevskoye, and Novorosivka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 215 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, and four cars.
Units of the Dnipro Forces Group have improved their position along the forward edge. Formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized brigade and territorial defense brigade were defeated near the villages of Orekhov and Preobrazhenka in the Zaporizhia region.
Up to 25 military personnel, 11 vehicles, an artillery piece and an electronic warfare station were destroyed.
Operational-tactical aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces groupings damaged energy facilities, transport infrastructure used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, ammunition depots, production workshops and storage sites for ground robotic systems and unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as temporary deployment points of Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 145 districts.
Air defense systems shot down 1,029 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.
11:29 Operators of the Varyag Brigade's attack drones are being carried around enemy infrastructure.
The following were hit: railway locomotives, a production facility at TPP-2, and a warehouse in Khar'kov used for the assembly and preparation of attack UAVs.
11:09 T-80BVM tank crews of the Vostok group smashed to pieces forward positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporizhzhia region.
08:47 Servicemen of the 44th Army Corps of the North group sharpen skills near the line of combat contact.
08:35 During the past night (from 20:00 Moscow time on November 4 to 8:00 on November 5) air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 496 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Astrakhan, Belgorod, Bryansk, Volgograd, Voronezh, Kursk, Nizhny Novgorod, Oryol, Rostov, Ryazan, Tambov, Tula regions, the Moscow region, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas.
07:56 During the night, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued application strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles on Ukrainian energy facilities, logistics centers, and sea vessels deployed in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The strikes damaged the Nova Poshta logistics terminal in Novyi Korotych, Khar'kov Oblast, and a 330 kV electrical substation in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Additionally, a bulk carrier carrying military equipment was damaged in the Black Sea, 52 km southwest of Odessa.
05:07 Drone operators of the "Center" group blew up enemy UAVs in the air in the Dnepropetrovsk direction.