Russian Missile and Drone Barrage Across Ukraine Kills Eight, Ukraine Says
Ukrainian officials said 130 drones and 48 cruise missiles were launched, and air defenses intercepted 161 targets.
- Russia struck Kyiv and Dnipro on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, in a large-scale missile and drone barrage that damaged industrial infrastructure and killed at least eight people across multiple regions.
- Russia's defence ministry claimed the "massive strike" targeted military-industrial facilities, specifically sites where Fire Point manufactures Flamingo cruise missiles, following Ukraine's recent ballistic missile deployment announced by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
- Ukrainian air defence units downed 161 targets during the assault, yet in Pryluki a missile hit a five-storey residential building, killing four people and wounding 20, with rescuers pulling victims from beneath the wreckage.
- Kyiv residents sought shelter in deep underground metro stations as warnings of the overnight attack circulated; Lesia, a 49-year-old resident, said the metro felt "better" than her ninth-floor apartment when missiles were flying.
- Dmytro Lubinets, Ukraine's parliamentary commissioner for human rights, described the assault as "another act of terror," noting this marked the latest in Russia's near daily operations against its neighbor in the fifth year of war.
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Russia attacked Ukraine on the night of October 7 with ballistic and cruise missiles and drones. The ballistic missiles were launched in two waves, at around 3:00 and 5:00 a.m. The areas of Kiev, Zaporozhye and Dnipro were threatened. At 6:00 a.m., Russian weapons destroyed an apartment building in Priluki, killing at least five people. In Obolonsky […] The post Russians sowed death among civilians first appeared on Nova24TV.
At Least 8 Killed in Overnight Russian Strikes on Ukraine
Russia launched a barrage of drones and missiles at Ukraine on Wednesday, killing at least eight people and damaging residential buildings, industrial facilities and infrastructure, Ukrainian officials said.
Russian military forces launched a massive missile and drone attack on Ukraine on the birthday of Kremlin boss Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybikha said, urging partners to tighten sanctions against Moscow.
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