Russia and Ukraine trade deep strikes on grids and depots as drones and missiles hit energy and mail hubs
Russian salvos are hammering Ukrainian power plants and logistics sites from Odesa to Kyiv, while Ukrainian drones ignite a fire at Russia’s Ryazan refinery and a Wildberries warehouse, turning energy and postal hubs into active targets.
Power plants, warehouses and delivery centres are coming under fire on both sides of the Russia‑Ukraine border as each military leans harder on long‑range strikes.
Over the last 24 hours, Russian forces launched another series of drone and missile attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure. At the same time, Ukrainian drones reached deep into Russia, hitting the Ryazan oil refinery and a major logistics hub used by online retailer Wildberries and starting fires there.
In southern Odesa Oblast, regional authorities said a Russian strike damaged energy and civilian infrastructure. A warehouse belonging to a delivery company was partially destroyed. An administrative building at a private manufacturer of medical products was hit, and windows were blown out at a college and dormitory.
Elsewhere in Odesa Oblast, footage shows the impact of a Russian Kh‑35 cruise missile strike on an enterprise in the city of Bilhorod‑Dnistrovs’kyi. At least two Kh‑35 missiles were used; smoke from a previous impact is visible in the video.
Near Kharkiv, an overnight Russian Geran‑4 jet‑powered drone strike hit a postal warehouse near the city of Pisochyn. Images show the aftermath at the logistics facility. In Kyiv Oblast, a Geran‑5 jet-powered drone reportedly struck the Sofiivska Borshchahivka–East logistics complex at 23:57 on 4 November.
Ukrainian sources say these attacks were part of a larger Russian campaign involving more than 200 Geran‑2/4/5 drones and S8000 Banderol cruise missiles over the last day. Compared with the previous 24 hours, Russia shifted its focus away from western Ukraine toward Kyiv and Vinnytsia Oblasts, while also hitting Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kharkiv Oblasts and separate targets in the west.
Ukraine’s air defenses report shooting down 105 of 128 drones and suppressing two Kh‑35 cruise missiles. Even so, they confirm that enemy weapons hit 18 locations and that wreckage fell on nine others. Photos have emerged of one thermal power plant in Ukraine after missile strikes, but the full operational impact has not been disclosed.
On the Russian side, Ukrainian drones struck the Ryazan oil refinery, described as one of the country’s largest, and a major Wildberries logistics hub overnight on 5 November. The attacks damaged power lines and caused outages at both locations, and one person was injured.
For Ukrainians, destroyed warehouses and damaged medical manufacturing sites mean disrupted deliveries and treatment, while students at the affected college and dormitory in Odesa now face repairs and cold classrooms. For Russians, a refinery fire and damage at a central warehouse complicate fuel supply and consumer logistics that have so far operated under relative normality despite the war.
Strategically, Russia is trying to wear down Ukraine’s power grid and industrial base ahead of winter, betting that blackouts and damaged plants will sap resilience. Ukraine, by going after refineries and logistics centres, is testing Russia’s ability to protect core economic assets across a huge territory.
In coming days, analysts will track whether Russia maintains the reported 200‑drone daily tempo and whether more Ukrainian energy sites and depots show visible damage, as well as how long operations at Ryazan refinery and the Wildberries hub remain disrupted. The pattern of hits and repairs on both sides will indicate how much strain their grids and supply chains can absorb as infrastructure stays in the firing line.
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- OSINT