Ukraine's largest university building was damaged in Russian drone attack on Kyiv

Russia launched an overnight drone strike on Kyiv on Nov. 3, lasting over five hours. Multiple explosions were reported, and debris from intercepted drones fell in various districts, sparking fires that were quickly contained. No casualties or major damage were reported. Kyiv's air defense downed all targeted drones, according to Serhii Popko of the Kyiv City Military Administration.

Between Nov. 2 at 5:30 p.m. and the morning of Nov. 3, Russian forces fired a guided air missile and 96 drones at Ukraine, with Ukrainian forces downing 66 drones and the missile. Drone debris in Kyiv damaged roads, electrical wires, and shattered windows of a university building and dormitory. The Institute of International Relations and the Institute of Journalism of Taras Shevchenko University also reported damage.

This attack is part of ongoing Russian drone strikes on Kyiv, targeting both civilian and military sites. A previous strike a night earlier caused a fire in a residential building, injuring an elderly woman and damaging an office building.

Ukraine calls on Moscow to provide list of POWs ready for swap

On Nov. 3, Kyiv urged Moscow to provide a list of Ukrainian POWs ready for exchange after Russia accused Ukraine of hindering the process. Ukrainian human rights commissioner Dmytro Lubinets reiterated Kyiv's willingness for prisoner swaps via Telegram. This came after Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova accused Ukraine of refusing to accept its citizens, stating that while Russia offered 935 POWs, Ukraine accepted only 279.

Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, both nations have conducted regular POW exchanges, with the latest involving 95 prisoners on each side in mid-October. Lubinets blamed Russia for delays, while Russian official Tatyana Moskalkova claimed Ukraine had politicized the issue.

Lubinets also highlighted that since 2022, Russian forces have executed at least 102 Ukrainian POWs, based on data from Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office. Evidence of these executions, including video footage of POWs being shot as they surrendered and signs of torture, has circulated on social media and been documented for submission to Russia’s human rights commissioner.

Russians strike ambulance brigade in Kherson Oblast

Around 11:00 a.m., Russian troops launched an attack on Bilozerka in Kherson Oblast, striking an ambulance, according to the Kherson Oblast Military Administration via Telegram.

The attack injured the ambulance driver and a paramedic who were outside at the time, causing mine-explosive and head injuries, contusions, and a shrapnel wound to the paramedic’s leg. Both individuals were hospitalized for treatment. The ambulance also sustained damage from the attack.

Russian forces drop guided bomb on house in Zaporizhzhia Oblast

Russian forces attacked a house in the village of Preobrazhenka, located in the Polohy district of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, resulting in two injuries, according to the Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration.

A family was inside the house during the strike. A 55-year-old woman and a 45-year-old man were injured and have been hospitalized for treatment.