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Situation Update (UTC)

Key reported developments

  • Kyiv, Ukraine — citywide water supply disruption (reported 11:45:26 UTC): РБК-Україна reports that emergency power outages at Kyivvodokanal facilities left the entire capital without stable water supply. Оперативний ЗСУ (11:55:01) confirms via Kyiv City Military Administration (КМДА) that restoration work is underway and the buvet (public drinking-water well) network remains operational. The attached image in the РБК-Україна post is a stock Kyivvodokanal branding photo showing water flowing normally, not evidence of the outage. No specific cause (strike, grid accident, or cascading failure) is identified in the supplied messages. (sources: РБК-Україна 11:45:26/11:45:27; Оперативний ЗСУ 11:55:01; confidence MEDIUM for outage occurrence as relayed by two Ukrainian channels; LOW for specific trigger)

  • Republic of Crimea — restricted electricity supply (reported 12:01:16 UTC): Два майора relays a statement attributed to the head of the occupation administration reporting that Crimea's electricity supply is limited due to an accident on main power grids outside the region. All services are engaged in restoration. No cause, affected area, or duration is specified. (source: Два майора, 12:01:16; confidence MEDIUM for the official statement's existence; LOW for scope and cause)

  • Ryazan, Russia — claimed Ukrainian drone strikes on refinery, industrial park, and airbase (reported 12:05:43–12:06:26 UTC): Exilenova+ posts video captioned as explosions and UAV flight toward the Ryazan refinery overnight, followed by a detailed Ukrainian-language claim dated "05 листопада 2026" listing damage to: (1) Ryazan refinery units AVT-1, AVT-4, AT-6, AVT-3 (under repair), three secondary-processing units including a vacuum-gasoil hydrotreating plant, with a "massive fire"; (2) two objects at the "Ryazansky" industrial park in Tyushevo village (a Wildberries warehouse and OpenYard server-equipment production), both on fire; (3) an Il-78 tanker aircraft at Diagilevo airbase. A schematic OpenStreetMap overlay marks the four target polygons. No geolocated imagery, satellite confirmation, Russian official acknowledgment, or independent corroboration is supplied. (source: Exilenova+, 12:05:43/12:05:44/12:06:25/12:06:26; confidence LOW for all specific damage claims and the Il-78 hit; MEDIUM for the existence of a reported strike event given the channel's prior accuracy pattern)

  • Ukrainian Air Force — three additional UAV alerts (11:53:51–11:56:48 UTC): Повітряні Сили ЗС України issued: (1) jet-powered UAV toward Borodyanka/Ghostomel, Kyiv Oblast (11:53:51); (2) UAV toward Dymer, Chernihiv Oblast (11:55:16); (3) UAV toward Romodan, Poltava Oblast (11:56:48). These supplement the prior baseline's alerts. All are warnings; no interception or impact established. (source: Повітряні Сили ЗС України, 11:53:51/11:55:16/11:56:48; confidence HIGH for alert issuance)

  • Ukraine — SSO "Deep Strike" long-range footage (reported 11:46:48 UTC): Exilenova+ relays a video attributed to Ukraine's Command of Special Operations Forces (CCO/SSO) combining thermal/IR drone targeting footage (CCO logo watermarked) with ground-level night explosion imagery at an industrial complex with pipe racks and structural steel. The post promotes ongoing "Deep Strike" recruitment. No target, location, or date is identified. The ground footage carries the Exilenova+ watermark, indicating third-party sourcing. (source: Exilenova+, 11:46:48/11:46:49; confidence MEDIUM for SSO branding on thermal segment; LOW for target identification and outcome)

  • Ukraine — Prosecutor General charges three more Russian commanders over Okhmatdyt hospital strike (reported 11:59:57 UTC): Офіс Генерального прокурора announces that on 3 November 2026, three additional Russian Air Force commanders — deputy commander of the 22nd Heavy Bomber Aviation Division, commander of the 121st Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment, and his deputy — were charged under Article 438 (violation of laws of war combined with intentional murder) for coordinating the 8 July 2024 Kh-101 missile strike on the Okhmatdyt children's hospital in Kyiv. The post states the strike killed two civilians and injured at least 34, including nine children, with over 600 patients present. Six suspects total now in the case. Pixelated images of three men in Russian Air Force dress uniforms accompany the announcement. No Russian acknowledgment. (source: Офіс Генерального прокурора, 11:59:57/11:59:58; confidence MEDIUM-HIGH for the prosecutorial action as official Ukrainian announcement; LOW for Russian-side corroboration)

  • Donetsk Oblast — Z-Komitet claims territorial changes at Ocheretynsky sector (reported 12:03:49 UTC): Z комитет + карта СВО publishes a three-panel map album stamped "АКТУАЛИЗАЦИЯ НА 5 НОЯБРЯ 2026" claiming a pink/magenta zone around Novoyavlenka as "territory transferred to Russian Armed Forces control," with Andreevka and Starovarvarovka marked as gray/contested zones. The maps also annotate Ukrainian fortifications (dragon's teeth, wire, anti-drone nets) around Ocheretyne and Krinitsa. No geolocated imagery, Ukrainian acknowledgment, or independent corroboration is supplied. (source: Z комитет + карта СВО, 12:03:49/12:03:50; confidence LOW for territorial claims)

  • Melitopol axis, Zaporizhzhia Oblast — claimed Ukrainian drone strike on supply truck (reported 11:41:01 UTC): БУТУСОВ ПЛЮС posts video showing a damaged semi-truck cab with a body in civilian clothing on a rural roadside, captioned as a Ukrainian drone strike on a Russian military supply truck en route to occupied Melitopol. A person in military-style clothing attends to the casualty. The truck bears commercial refrigerated-transport branding. No GPS, road signs, or unit markings are visible. (source: БУТУСОВ ПЛЮС, 11:41:01/11:41:02; confidence MEDIUM for the visual evidence of a damaged truck with a casualty; LOW for location, cargo, and attribution)

Reported situation by area

Kyiv, Ukraine: New development. Citywide water supply disruption reported at 11:45:26 UTC due to emergency power outages at Kyivvodokanal facilities (РБК-Україна; confirmed by Оперативний ЗСУ via КМДА at 11:55:01). Restoration underway; buvets operational. This is a material change from the prior baseline's metro restoration (11:03:35) and generator transfer (11:02:45), which remain in effect but do not preclude the new water outage. No strike is directly attributed to the outage in the supplied messages. (sources: РБК-Україна 11:45:26; Оперативний ЗСУ 11:55:01; confidence MEDIUM)

Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine: New alert. Jet-powered UAV reported toward Borodyanka/Ghostomel (11:53:51). Prior baseline's Zgurivka alert (11:25:53) remains uncontradicted. No impact reported. (source: Повітряні Сили ЗС України, 11:53:51; confidence HIGH for alert issuance)

Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine: New alert. UAV reported toward Dymer (11:55:16). Prior baseline's Nizhyn (11:14:11) and Kozelets (11:35:04) alerts remain. No impact reported. (source: Повітряні Сили ЗС України, 11:55:16; confidence HIGH for alert issuance)

Poltava Oblast, Ukraine: New alert. UAV reported toward Romodan (11:56:48). No prior baseline coverage of Poltava in this batch. No impact reported. (source: Повітряні Сили ЗС України, 11:56:48; confidence HIGH for alert issuance)

Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine (Melitopol axis): New footage. БУТУСОВ ПЛЮС (11:41:01) posts video of a damaged truck with a casualty on a rural road, captioned as a drone strike on a supply convoy toward occupied Melitopol. Дневник Десантника (12:01:01) posts a VDV unit fundraising appeal explicitly referencing the "Zaporizhzhia direction" and requesting drone detectors for the Ukrainian "Tikhii 2" EW system, implying active Ukrainian electronic-warfare presence. No independent geolocation. (sources: БУТУСОВ ПЛЮС 11:41:01; Дневник Десантника 12:01:01; confidence LOW for both)

Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine (Ocheretynsky sector): New map claim. Z-Komitet (12:03:49) asserts territorial transfer at Novoyavlenka and contested status at Andreevka/Starovarvarovka. Операция Z (12:05:23) claims "Centre" group strikes on the Dobropolsky direction killing one and wounding one Ukrainian soldier. MoD Russia prior-baseline claims for Tsentr Group in this sector remain uncorroborated. No Ukrainian acknowledgment or geolocated imagery. (sources: Z комитет 12:03:49; Операция Z 12:05:23; confidence LOW for all)

Crimea / occupied territories: New development. Два майора (12:01:16) reports restricted electricity supply across Crimea due to a main-grid accident outside the region. This is a new service-disruption claim not present in the prior baseline. No cause is attributed to Ukrainian action in the supplied text. (source: Два майора, 12:01:16; confidence MEDIUM for the official statement; LOW for cause)

Ryazan Oblast, Russia: New claim. Exilenova+ (12:05:43–12:06:26) asserts overnight drone strikes on the Ryazan refinery, the "Ryazansky" industrial park (Tyushevo), and Diagilevo airbase, with specific unit and equipment damage listed. No Russian official confirmation, satellite imagery, or independent corroboration is supplied. (source: Exilenova+, 12:05:43/12:06:25; confidence LOW)

Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine: No new Air Force alerts. Дніпропетровська ОДА (11:56:11) reports ~90,000 residents completed the national "Health Screening 40+" program — a civilian administrative update, not a conflict event. (source: Олександр Ганжа / Дніпропетровська ОДА, 11:56:11; confidence MEDIUM for program statistics as official regional report)

Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine: No new evidence in this batch. Prior baseline's strike on substation "Южная" and three injuries remain as previously reported.

Reported strikes and air-defense activity

  • Ukrainian Air Force — three additional UAV alerts (11:53:51–11:56:48 UTC): Kyiv Oblast (Borodyanka/Ghostomel, jet-powered), Chernihiv Oblast (Dymer), Poltava Oblast (Romodan). All warnings; no interception or impact established. (source: Повітряні Сили ЗС України; confidence HIGH for alert issuance)

  • Exilenova+ — claimed Ryazan strikes (reported 12:05:43–12:06:26 UTC): Ukrainian-language claim of overnight drone strikes on Ryazan refinery (multiple processing units, fire), Tyushevo industrial park (Wildberries warehouse, OpenYard server production, fires), and Diagilevo airbase (Il-78 tanker damaged). Video shows explosions and UAV flight. Schematic map marks four target polygons. No Russian acknowledgment, no satellite or geolocated visual evidence. (source: Exilenova+, 12:05:43/12:06:25; confidence LOW for all damage specifics; MEDIUM for existence of a reported event)

  • Exilenova+ — SSO Deep Strike footage (reported 11:46:48 UTC): Thermal drone targeting of a bridge/industrial structure over water (CCO-branded) combined with ground-level night explosion at an industrial complex. No target, location, or date identified. (source: Exilenova+, 11:46:48/11:46:49; confidence MEDIUM for SSO provenance of thermal segment; LOW for target and outcome)

  • БУТУСОВ ПЛЮС — claimed drone strike on supply truck, Melitopol axis (reported 11:41:01 UTC): Video of damaged truck cab, casualty in civilian clothing, person in military-style uniform attending. Caption attributes strike to Ukrainian drone; claims truck carried military supplies. No geolocation. (source: БУТУСОВ ПЛЮС, 11:41:01/11:41:02; confidence MEDIUM for visual damage; LOW for attribution and location)

  • No independently confirmed air-defense engagement is established in this batch. All alerts are warnings; all claimed strikes are single-source.

Reported Russian activity

  • Putin decree — JTI Russia assets placed under temporary management (reported 11:48:02 / 11:57:37 UTC): ТАСС reports that a presidential decree transfers Japan Tobacco International–affiliated Russian tobacco companies (J.T.I. Don tobacco, J.T.I. Elen, Kres Neva, Petro, Yaroslavl-Tabak) to JSC "Industrial Assets" under the temporary-management regime established by Decree No. 302 of April 2023. Оперативний ЗСУ (11:52:10) posts images of a decree header bearing No. 817, dated "5 November 2026," with Kremlin seal and Putin signature, listing the same entities and share percentages. The decree number and date are unverified against the official Russian legal portal. (sources: ТАСС 11:48:02/11:57:37; Оперативний ЗСУ 11:52:10/11:52:11; confidence MEDIUM for the policy action as reported by both Russian state media and Ukrainian channel citing the document; LOW for decree number 817 verification)

  • Crimea power restriction (reported 12:01:16 UTC): Occupation administration head states electricity supply is limited across Crimea due to an accident on main power grids outside the region. Restoration services engaged. (source: Два майора, 12:01:16; confidence MEDIUM for the statement; LOW for cause)

  • Z-Komitet — Ocheretynsky sector map (reported 12:03:49 UTC): Pro-Russian channel claims Novoyavlenka transferred to Russian control; Andreevka and Starovarvarovka in gray zone. Fortification annotations on Ukrainian-held territory. (source: Z комитет + карта СВО, 12:03:49/12:03:50; confidence LOW)

  • Операция Z — Dobropolsky direction casualty claim (reported 12:05:23 UTC): Claims "Centre" group strike killed one and wounded one Ukrainian soldier with traumatic leg amputation. No location, geolocation, or Ukrainian acknowledgment. (source: Операция Z, 12:05:23; confidence LOW)

  • Дневник Десантника — VDV unit fundraising, Zaporizhzhia direction (reported 12:01:01 UTC): Appeal for ~1.79 million rubles for Matrix 4T thermal monoculars, generators, FPV chargers, trench stoves, drone detectors for "Tikhii 2" EW, and UAV workshop consumables. Payment routed to a civilian intermediary (Krasnodar region). Channel states operations on the "Zaporizhzhia direction." (source: Дневник Десантника, 12:01:01/12:01:02; confidence MEDIUM for the fundraising as a genuine unit appeal; LOW for delivery and operational claims)

  • Kotsnews — Military Intelligence Day greeting (reported 12:00:01 UTC): Pro-war channel posts GRU emblem and holiday text listing generic intelligence tasks. No operational content. (source: Kotsnews, 12:00:01/12:00:02; confidence N/A — commemorative post)

  • ТАСС — ambulance driver arrest (reported 11:48:21 UTC): Reports that Viktor Yena, an ambulance driver who first arrived at a "secret prison" near Kyiv, was arrested for 60 days without bail. The underlying "secret prison" claim is not substantiated in the supplied text. (source: ТАСС, 11:48:21; confidence LOW for the arrest; the "secret prison" framing echoes Russian propaganda narratives)

  • Lipetsk region budget (reported 12:10:25 UTC): Governor Igor Artamonov announces ~350 million rubles for hospital/clinic repairs, 155 million for children's recreation, 68 million for the "Sosnovy Bor" rehabilitation center (referencing "SVO veterans"), 190 million for social support, 75 million for subsidized medicines, 19 million for SVO participant land-replacement payments. Civilian administrative update. (source: Игорь Артамонов, 12:10:25; confidence MEDIUM for the budget announcement as official regional statement)

Reported Ukrainian activity

  • Kyiv water restoration efforts (11:45:26–11:55:01 UTC): РБК-Україна and Оперативний ЗСУ report Kyivvodokanal and energy specialists restoring water supply citywide; buvets network operational as interim measure. (sources: РБК-Україна 11:45:26; Оперативний ЗСУ 11:55:01; confidence MEDIUM)

  • SSO "Deep Strike" recruitment and footage (11:46:48 UTC): Exilenova+ relays SSO-published long-range strike video and promotes "Deep Strike" team recruitment (six roles, deadline 15 November). The operational 3,000 km / Ural claim from the prior baseline remains uncorroborated. (source: Exilenova+, 11:46:48/11:46:49; confidence MEDIUM for recruitment; LOW for operational claims)

  • Prosecutor General — Okhmatdyt charges (11:59:57 UTC): Three additional Russian commanders charged for the 8 July 2024 Kh-101 strike on Okhmatdyt children's hospital. Six total suspects in the case. (source: Офіс Генерального прокурора, 11:59:57/11:59:58; confidence MEDIUM-HIGH for the prosecutorial action)

  • Coordination Staff — 10th Mountain Brigade "Edelweiss" families meeting (11:55:19 UTC): Official meeting with families of POWs and missing soldiers from the 10th Separate Mountain Assault Brigade "Edelweiss," specifically referencing the Bakhmut direction. Head of Secretariat Bohdan Okhriienko addressed questions on search, POW conditions, repatriation, and identification procedures. No attendee count or specific case outcomes provided. (source: Координаційний штаб з питань поводження з військовополоненими, 11:55:19/11:55:20; confidence MEDIUM for the meeting as official announcement)

  • Dnipropetrovsk ODA — health screening program (11:56:11 UTC): Reports nearly 90,000 residents completed the national "Health Screening 40+" program. Civilian administrative update. (source: Олександр Ганжа / Дніпропетровська ОДА, 11:56:11/11:56:12; confidence MEDIUM for program statistics)

  • Ukrainian Air Force — three additional UAV alerts (11:53:51–11:56:48 UTC): Borodyanka/Ghostomel (Kyiv Oblast), Dymer (Chernihiv Oblast), Romodan (Poltava Oblast). (source: Повітряні Сили ЗС України; confidence HIGH for issuance)

Civilian and infrastructure impact

  • Kyiv, Ukraine — citywide water outage (reported 11:45:26 UTC): Per РБК-Україна and КМДА via Оперативний ЗСУ, all districts of Kyiv lost stable water supply due to power loss at Kyivvodokanal facilities. Buvets (public drinking-water wells) available as interim measure. No casualty figures. No specific cause (strike, grid accident, or cascading failure) is identified. (sources: РБК-Україна 11:45:26; Оперативний ЗСУ 11:55:01; confidence MEDIUM for disruption; LOW for cause)

  • Republic of Crimea — electricity restriction (reported 12:01:16 UTC): Occupation administration reports limited power supply across Crimea due to a main-grid accident outside the region. No civilian casualty or displacement figures. No cause attributed to Ukrainian action in the supplied text. (source: Два майора, 12:01:16; confidence MEDIUM for the statement)

  • Ryazan, Russia — claimed refinery/industrial/airbase damage (reported 12:05:43–12:06:26 UTC): Per Exilenova+, a "massive fire" at the Ryazan refinery with damage to multiple processing units; fires at Wildberries warehouse and OpenYard server production in Tyushevo; damage to an Il-78 tanker at Diagilevo. No civilian casualty figures are supplied. No Russian official confirmation. (source: Exilenova+, 12:05:43/12:06:25; confidence LOW for all specifics)

  • Melitopol axis, Zaporizhzhia Oblast — truck driver casualty (reported 11:41:01 UTC): Per БУТУСОВ ПЛЮС, a body in civilian clothing (identified as a truck driver) is shown at a damaged semi-truck. No named casualty, no medical facility, no official confirmation. (source: БУТУСОВ ПЛЮС, 11:41:01/11:41:02; confidence LOW for casualty identity; MEDIUM for visual evidence of a body at a damaged vehicle)

  • Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine (per prior baseline, unchanged): Three injured; vehicles damaged; substation "Южная" reportedly struck. No new evidence in this batch. (confidence unchanged from prior baseline)

  • Luhansk Oblast (occupied) / Oleshky, Kherson Oblast (per prior baseline, unchanged): No new evidence in this batch.

Information environment and disputed claims

  • Ryazan strike claim — single-source, no corroboration: Exilenova+ provides the only account of the alleged 5 November strikes on the Ryazan refinery, industrial park, and Diagilevo airbase. The schematic map is an analyst overlay, not evidence of damage. No Russian emergency services, MoD, or independent satellite confirmation is supplied. The "05 листопада 2026" date in the caption is consistent with the current date but the specific damage inventory (AVT units, Il-78) is unverifiable.

  • Crimea power restriction — cause unattributed: The occupation administration attributes the outage to "an accident on main power grids outside the region." No Ukrainian acknowledgment of a strike is present. The cause remains unresolved.

  • JTI decree — document authenticity unverified: The decree image posted by Оперативний ЗСУ bears number 817 and date "5 November 2026." ТАСС independently reports the same policy action without referencing the decree number. The document's provenance is a single advocacy channel; verification against pravo.gov.ru is not supplied.

  • Okhmatdyt charges — prosecutorial action vs. operational fact: The Prosecutor General's announcement is an official Ukrainian legal action. It does not independently confirm the July 2024 strike's details beyond what was widely reported at the time. The November 2026 charge date is consistent with a prolonged investigation timeline.

  • Z-Komitet Ocheretynsky map — partisan cartography: The territorial transfer claim at Novoyavlenka is presented without geolocated evidence. The channel's known editorial pattern of amplifying Russian gains applies. The "5 November 2026" date stamp is consistent with the current date but the map is a single-source product.

  • Филолог в засаде PPO commentary (11:40:26): A Russian-language channel reposts the Ukrainian private air-defense expansion with the derogatory term "404" for Ukraine and frames it as Russian vulnerability. The underlying policy claim matches the prior baseline's Оперативний ЗСУ announcement. The commentary is propagandistic in tone; no new policy information is added.

  • Polish espionage arrests (SOTA, 11:57:32): Reports six individuals detained in Poland for allegedly smuggling ammunition components to Kaliningrad on behalf of Russian intelligence, with searches at 21 addresses across three voivodeships. This is a counter-intelligence event in a NATO country, not a battlefield development. No independent verification beyond the Polish prosecution's statement is supplied.

  • Armenia EU accession (Операция Z, 11:45:25): Reports Pashinyan's statement that EU membership would necessitate EAEU exit, with a 2027–2028 application timeline. Out-of-scope for the Russo-Ukrainian war but noted as information-environment content.

  • NATO Protective Fence-26 (Colonelcassad, 12:02:47): Reports late-November exercises in Scandinavia with ~50 aircraft and 4,100+ personnel, led by Finnish General Staff. The underlying event is verifiable through NATO/Finnish sources; the "one step from a great war" framing and escalation narrative are editorial.

  • Yemen war update (Рыбарь, 11:55:16): Houthi advances on Taiz and Lahj province; Saudi airstrikes killing five civilians. Out-of-scope for the Russo-Ukrainian war; noted for completeness.

  • Ukraine first-snow forecast (РБК-Україна, 11:43:36): Ukrhydrocenter forecasts wet snow Friday in Carpathians, northern, eastern, and central oblasts; snow Saturday in most regions. The attached photo is a stock image, not field evidence.

Evidence limitations and unresolved questions

  • Kyiv water outage cause: The supplied messages establish the disruption and restoration effort but do not identify whether the power loss resulted from a Russian strike, a grid accident, or cascading failure. No strike alert or impact report for Kyiv energy infrastructure is present in this batch.

  • Ryazan strike claims: No Russian official acknowledgment, satellite imagery, FIRMS hotspots, geolocated on-ground video, or independent OSINT corroboration is supplied. The specific unit-level damage (AVT-1, AVT-4, AT-6, AVT-3, hydrotreating plant, Il-78) cannot be verified. The video's provenance and timing are unconfirmed.

  • Crimea power restriction: The cause ("accident on main power grids outside the region") is stated by the occupation administration without independent verification. Whether Ukrainian strikes contributed is not established.

  • SSO Deep Strike footage: No target, location, date, or outcome is identified. The thermal segment carries CCO branding; the ground segment is third-party sourced. The 3,000 km / Ural claim from the prior baseline remains uncorroborated.

  • Ocheretynsky territorial claims: No geolocated imagery, Ukrainian acknowledgment, or independent mapping cross-reference is supplied for the Novoyavlenka "transfer" or the Andreevka/Starovarvarovka gray-zone status.

  • Melitopol truck strike: No GPS, road signage, or unit markings confirm the location. The cargo's military nature is unverified. The casualty's identity and nationality are unknown.

  • JTI decree No. 817: Not verified against the official Russian legal publication portal. The decree number and date are single-source claims from an advocacy channel, though ТАСС independently reports the policy action.

  • Polish espionage arrests: Relayed by SOTA from a Polish prosecution statement. No independent corroboration or court documentation is supplied.

  • Okhmatdyt charges: The prosecutorial action is an official Ukrainian announcement. The identities of the three newly charged commanders are pixelated; no names are provided. Russian-side acknowledgment is absent.

  • Weather (Open-Meteo, 12:00 UTC): Frontline areas 4.5–6.9 °C. Kharkiv/Vovchansk overcast (92% cloud), Luhansk/Svatove partly cloudy (70%), Donetsk/Pokrovsk mainly clear (43%), Zaporizhzhia/Orikhiv partly cloudy (58%), Kherson overcast (85%). Winds 3.0–5.2 m/s. No precipitation at observation time. Forecast for 5 November: light rain possible at Kharkiv (15%), Pokrovsk (20%), Orikhiv (23%); winds up to 5.2 m/s. RBC-Ukraine (11:43:36) reports Ukrhydrocenter forecasts first snow in Carpathians and northern/eastern/central oblasts by Friday, broader snow Saturday. Numeric observations only; no tactical implications drawn.