Officials in Russia’s Samara and Bryansk regions reported fatalities after drone attacks Friday, Oct. 30, while Moscow said strikes had resumed against oil infrastructure and one industrial facility sustained minor damage.
Russian officials attributed the attacks to Ukraine. Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said three oil refineries and one gas-chemical complex were targeted overnight. He initially described four refineries, then clarified that one of the four targets was a gas-chemical complex. Novak said one unnamed facility had minor damage. “We had a pause for some time. Today, attacks on refineries have resumed,” he said in remarks translated from Russian.
Samara Governor Vyacheslav Fedorishchev said two men died during response work after the strikes and that others were injured, without giving a count. Novokuybyshevsk’s mayor separately reported a death and injuries in the city. The mayor’s post did not say whether that death was included in Fedorishchev’s tally.
In Bryansk region, Governor Egor Kovalchuk said a drone hit a private home in Navlya, killing a 19-year-old. One house burned and another had window damage.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said air defenses intercepted and destroyed 1,043 aircraft-type drones across 19 listed areas over the previous night. It gave no number for drones launched.
In its account of the closed-door briefing, the Kyiv Independent said Zelensky placed Ukraine’s refinery pause in the truce’s first three days and said Russian strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure continued throughout.
The Wall Street Journal later reported a separate unofficial pause after pressure from Trump, citing people familiar with Ukrainian operations. The Journal said it might last until after the U.S. midterm elections.
