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Power outages were reported in Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast, and explosions were reported in Ufa amid drone alerts on October 31. Bashkortostan authorities declared a drone threat across the republic and imposed temporary flight restrictions at Ufa Airport. Ukrainska Pravda reported that a blackout hit several Kaliningrad districts shortly before midnight on October 30, and local authorities had not yet explained the cause. Kyiv Post reported that long-range Ukrainian strike drones targeted Ufa overnight into October 31, igniting a major fire at the Bashneft-Novoil refinery and reportedly engaging the neighboring Bashneft-UNPZ plant. Ukrainska Pravda also reported a fire at the Bashneft-Novoil refinery, with a key unit believed hit. The Kyiv Independent reported the alerts citing Russian media.