Ukraine reports 208 clashes as fighting intensifies around Kostiantynivka
Ukraine’s General Staff reported 208 combat clashes over the past day, with Russian forces carrying out missile, air, drone and artillery strikes. The Kostiantynivka direction saw the most attacks, while Ukrainian units repelled five attacks on the Pivdenno-Slobozhanskyi direction.
Key points
- 208 combat clashes were recorded over the past day.
- Russian forces launched 1 missile strike and 86 aerial strikes, dropping 242 guided bombs.
- Russia used 7,134 kamikaze drones and conducted 2,740 shelling attacks, including 43 with multiple rocket launch systems.
- Aviation strikes hit Khoten and Luzhky.
- The Kostiantynivka direction saw 24 attacks, the highest among the reported sectors.
- The Pivdenno-Slobozhanskyi and Kursk directions saw 12 assault actions, 3 strikes with 7 KAB bombs and 165 shelling attacks.
- Ukraine’s General Staff estimated Russian combat losses at approximately 1,597,010 personnel since February 24, 2022.
Why it matters
The Kostiantynivka direction emerged as the most active sector of the front over the past day. Russia also intensified its use of aerial strikes, missiles, kamikaze drones and artillery, while lower activity on some sectors shows that the scale of attacks varies across the front.
What happened
Ukraine’s General Staff reported 208 combat clashes during the past day. Russian forces launched 1 missile strike and 86 aerial strikes, used 7,134 kamikaze drones and conducted 2,740 shelling attacks, including 43 involving multiple rocket launch systems. Aviation strikes hit Khoten and Luzhky.
Russian forces carried out 12 assault actions on the Pivdenno-Slobozhanskyi and Kursk directions, along with 3 strikes involving 7 KAB bombs and 165 shelling attacks. Ukrainian units repelled 5 attacks near Vovchansk and toward Radkivka on the Pivdenno-Slobozhanskyi direction. The largest number of attacks, 24, occurred on the Kostiantynivka direction, where fighting took place around Kostiantynivka, Rozkishne and Vilne, as well as toward Raiiske, Novopavlivka, Kucheriv Yar and Zolotyi Kolodiaz.
On the Pokrovske direction, Russia launched 15 attacks; on the Huliaipole direction, 6; and on the Orikhivske direction, 3. Russian forces did not conduct assault actions on the Oleksandrivske and Prydniprovske directions. No signs of the formation of offensive groupings were reported on the Volyn and Polissia directions, while the Russians did not seek to improve their positions on the Kupianske direction.
How Ukrainian sources describe it
Ukrainian reporting focuses on the number of clashes, attacks by sector, the use of weapons and the assessment of Russian losses. General Staff reports also identify Ukrainian units that repelled attacks and sectors where Russian forces did not seek to improve their positions.
Background
As of 8:00 a.m. on November 4, 2026, the General Staff estimated Russian combat losses at approximately 1,597,010 personnel since February 24, 2022. The reported 208 combat clashes covered November 3.