War Economy: $2.8 Billion in Energy Strikes and a 45-Person Search Effort

At least 31 people were killed in a Russian guided-bomb attack on an aid facility and shelter in the village of Komyshuvakha, according to emergency services. More than 45 residents remained missing as of Tuesday, with rescue crews and volunteers continuing to comb through the debris in the Zaporizhzhia region.

The blast site showed a cratered area where bodies were recovered and carried away on white plastic sheeting. The dead included four police officers and two rescue workers. Mykhailo Semikin, acting head of the region's military administration, described the event as one of the worst tragedies for civilian victims in the area since the start of the full-scale war. Three days of mourning were declared following the Monday strike, which involved Russian bunker-busting bombs carrying nearly 1.5 tonnes of explosives.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that Russia launched 289 attack drones, 17 ballistic missiles, and 59 cruise missiles across nine regions. The barrage triggered emergency power cuts across the country. Zelenskyy noted that the attacks coincided with U.S. elections and stated that Russia likely believed America would not notice the signal. He urged international partners to help Ukraine defend its skies against such terror.

Diplomatic efforts to end the nearly five-year war advanced despite the ongoing strikes. Zelenskyy met with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin on Tuesday. The meeting took place one week before U.S.-brokered peace negotiations are scheduled to resume. Germany has become Ukraine's largest financial supporter since Donald Trump returned to office last year and withdrew U.S. financial support. Washington continues to provide intelligence to Kyiv and allows other nations to purchase American weapons on Ukraine's behalf.

Russia and Ukraine confirmed they will meet in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Nov. 10 and Nov. 11 for talks that will include U.S. officials. Zelenskyy said the agenda would cover security guarantees, an energy ceasefire, and a Black Sea truce to protect food exports. The Kremlin stated that Vladimir Medinsky, an aide to President Vladimir Putin, would serve as Moscow's chief negotiator. Previous mediation attempts by Turkey resulted in prisoner and war dead exchanges but did not produce a breakthrough.

The European Commission is set to host a meeting on the war on Wednesday with representatives from the U.S., Ukraine, NATO, and European nations. White House envoys have spoken to both sides in recent weeks. Questions have emerged regarding American loyalties following a U.S. diesel deal with Russia and antagonistic statements by Trump about Zelenskyy. Ukraine and Russia agreed last week to a six-day humanitarian ceasefire in the southern city of Oleshky in the Kherson region, an arrangement that Melania Trump helped push for.

Melania Trump is expected to host Ukrainian and Russian representatives at the White House on Thursday. It was not immediately clear who would represent the two countries. Ukraine's Energy Ministry said Moscow maintained nightly attacks on power plants and energy infrastructure ahead of winter. The ministry reported 20 strikes in 10 regions overnight, causing extensive damage and outages.

In the northeastern Kharkiv region, a combined missile and drone attack wounded at least 62 people. The strike damaged a medical facility and shattered windows in four apartment buildings. Regional governor Oleh Syniehubov said more than 200 patients were transferred to other facilities. In the Dnipro area, rescuers pulled a woman alive from the rubble on Tuesday morning after an attack that killed one person and wounded 17. The strike damaged an outpatient clinic and a hospital, according to regional administration head Oleksandr Hanzha.

On the Russian side of the front, the Defence Ministry said it shot down 856 Ukrainian drones overnight. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin stated that 493 drones were fired toward the capital. A Ukrainian drone attack involving 124 drones wounded two employees at the Slavneft Yaroslavnefteorgsintez oil refinery in Yaroslavl, located 250 kilometres northeast of Moscow. Regional governor Mikhail Yevrayev noted that Ukraine has struck the facility at least twice before. Moscow-installed officials reported rolling blackouts in parts of Russian-occupied Crimea following attacks on energy infrastructure.