The situation 1691 – November 7, 2026

1. Russian forces continued their missile and drone strike campaign against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and targeted Kyiv City with 36 ballistic missiles overnight on November 6 to 7.
2. The large-scale Russian ballistic missile strike against Kyiv City also damaged the Northern Bridge, as Russian forces continue efforts to target Ukraine’s transportation infrastructure and disrupt its economy.
3. Ukrainian forces are targeting missile launch sites and ballistic missile production facilities in Russia to reduce Russia’s ability to conduct devastating ballistic missile strikes amidst Ukraine’s dwindling air defense stockpiles.
4. Western support, including the provision of air defense systems and interceptors, long-range missiles, and reliable low-latency satellite access over Russia, remains vital to Ukraine’s ability to significantly degrade Russia’s drone and missile strike capabilities.
5. Ukrainian and Russian officials provided further details about the composition of the delegations for the upcoming trilateral negotiations scheduled for November 10 to 11 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
6. Russian officials once again rejected security guarantees for Ukraine and sought to deny European participation in peace negotiations that will include discussions on European security architecture.
7. Russia launched another rocket launch vehicle carrying a military satellite on November 7 to support Russia’s space-based capabilities.
8. Russian President Vladimir Putin approved amendments to a 2004 decree on November 6, designating the Russian forces’ chief of logistics and chief of armaments positions as deputy ministers within the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD).
9. Russian forces recently advanced in the Slovyansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration and the Chasiv Yar tactical area, as Ukrainian forces cleared an area east of Slovyansk from Russian infiltration groups. Ukrainian forces recently advanced southeast of Orikhiv.
10. Ukrainian forces struck the Saratov Oil Refinery in Saratov Oblast on the night of November 6 to 7, at least the eighth strike against the refinery in 2026, and likely a defense industrial warehouse in Rostov Oblast on the morning of November 7. Russian forces launched an unspecified number of ballistic missiles and 172 drones against Ukraine overnight.

The full update of the Russian offensive 1691 is available on UNDERSTANDING WAR