The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, on the instructions of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has begun preparing new types of contracts for military personnel and corresponding amendments to legislation.

On 1 November, Russian terrorists carried out a combined missile-and-drone strike on a settlement in the Samariv district of Dnipropetrovsk region.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy convened a Headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief meeting to hear a briefing on the frontline situation. He said Russian forces are currently concentrating their main efforts on Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region.

Employees of the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) have launched a pre-trial investigation into the death and injury of Ukrainian servicemen as a result of Russian shelling in the Dnipropetrovsk region on 1 November.

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi reported that the Defence Forces have gained ground around the Dobropillia salient.

Russian troops could once again strike the place where Ukrainian soldiers were being awarded.

Ukrainian defence forces continue their operation to clear Pokrovsk of Russian invaders.

Russian sabotage groups are actively infiltrating Pokrovsk, disrupting the logistics and combat order of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Russia is amassing forces near Siversk and may launch armoured assaults with the onset of cold weather. Defence forces are actively mining approaches and strengthening positions.

On the night of 3 November 2025, units of the Ukrainian Defence Forces struck the Saratov oil refinery in the Saratov region of the Russian Federation.