Ukraine defies Trump by resuming drone strikes on Russian oil refineries as a Samara oil facility burns

Ukrainian officials confirmed Russia suffered 54,400 casualties in October — its deadliest month since the February 2022 invasion — as overnight long-range drone strikes hit a missile manufacturing plant in Rostov and more than 100 drones struck the Kstovo oil facility in Nizhny Novgorod. Kyiv rejected claims that it had agreed to any 30-day halt on refinery strikes, pushing back against reports that Ukraine had yielded to White House pressure from Jared Kushner.

Russia's retaliatory barrage of 433 drones cut power to 280,000 Ukrainian households across several regions overnight.

A bogus nuclear warning appeared on Russia's emergency app, falsely claiming Ukrainian drones armed with warheads had been launched against all regions and telling residents to stockpile food for three weeks.

Zelensky declared 'Russia is losing' and said that in October alone Ukraine recaptured 96.2 square kilometres of territory — a faster rate than Russian forces managed to advance that month.