The largest power plant in Russia's Oryol Oblast came under missile attack early 5 Nov., just days after a previous strike caused massive power outages across the city
Numerous Ukrainian strikes on Russia's frontline air defenses created a dilemma for Moscow - leave its troops exposed or pull replacement systems from Russia, exposing deep rear facilities.
Ukraine carried out coordinated drone offensive hitting and damaging at least two Russian oil assets - a refinery in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast and a fuel depot in Oryol, the assault spread across multiple Russian regions overnight.