This week brought devastating attacks on civilians and Ukraine’s power grid, but also emotional reunions as residents of occupied Oleshky finally reached safety.

Dnipro mourns victims of a railway station attack. On October 29, a Russian drone struck a crowded railway platform where passenger trains were standing. The death toll rose to 15 after another wounded man died in hospital. Fourteen people were injured, with an 11-year-old boy among those seriously hurt. People making ordinary journeys never made it home.

A journey out of occupied Oleshky. A temporary local ceasefire allowed humanitarian aid to reach the devastated city and residents to evacuate. On October 31, evacuees reached Ukrainian-controlled territory after a long journey through occupied Crimea, Russia, and Belarus. Families reunited after years apart, while exhausted arrivals received hot meals and medical care. Some described severe hunger and months of struggling to survive.

Fresh strikes leave families without electricity. Russia continued attacking energy infrastructure, including power facilities in Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Shostka. On October 31, President Zelenskyy reported that around 200,000 households in Dnipro and the surrounding region, along with more than 80,000 in Kyiv Oblast, were without power. Repair crews worked to restore supplies as colder weather approached.

Ukraine strikes military production and supply hubs. On October 31, Ukraine’s General Staff reported striking the Kamensky rocket-fuel plant in Russia’s Rostov Oblast, causing a warehouse fire and damaging four production workshops. Earlier, on October 26, Ukraine reported hitting the Energia plant, which produces specialized batteries for Russian glide-bomb guidance systems. Ukrainian forces also reported strikes on four military supply depots in occupied Donetsk, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts. These operations aim to disrupt the production and supply of weapons used against Ukraine.

Fierce fighting and an unusual operation near Kupiansk. Heavy fighting continued, with the Pokrovsk and Huliaipole sectors among the most active. On October 27, President Zelenskyy highlighted Operation Veles, in which Ukrainian troops used underground infrastructure to reach Russian positions near Kupiansk. The operation had first been disclosed the previous week; the reported 15-kilometer distance referred to underground movement, not a 15-kilometer advance of the front line.

European funding remains essential—and tied to reforms. Following the €2.9 billion Ukraine Facility payment earlier in October, attention turned to securing further support. A separate €3.7 billion payment remained delayed amid outstanding reform requirements. This week, the EU also outlined plans to bring forward its planned 2027 support, helping Ukraine meet urgent military and budget needs.

A new step in Ukraine–NATO technology cooperation. On October 29, Ukraine and NATO’s Defence Innovation Accelerator, DIANA, signed an agreement to expand joint technology development and testing. The partnership gives Ukrainian innovators greater access to NATO expertise and testing infrastructure, while bringing Ukraine’s wartime experience into shared defense innovation.

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