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Russian strikes hit power links to Kyiv, killing two and injuring 37
Russian strikes killed two people and injured 37 across Ukraine over the past day, Ukrainian authorities said.
The overnight drone and missile attack hit energy infrastructure in Kyiv and other regions.
A damaged substation links two nuclear power plants to Kyiv and central Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
The plants are in Rivne and Khmelnytskyi, west of the capital.
Kyiv faced serious problems with electricity, water and heat, and residential buildings and the Northern Bridge were damaged.
Air defenses intercepted 149 of 172 drones and four missiles, while strikes were recorded at locations across the country.
Repair and rescue work is underway where security allows, as Ukraine faces a new round of three-way talks with Russia and the United States in Abu Dhabi in the coming days.
Russian forces launched an overnight drone and missile attack on Ukraine on Nov. 7, killing two people and injuring 37 across the country, Ukrainian authorities said.
The strikes hit a substation in Kyiv Oblast linking the Rivne and Khmelnytskyi nuclear power plants to Kyiv and central Ukraine, and damaged substations in five other regions.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv faced serious difficulties with electricity, water and heating, and that residential buildings and the Northern Bridge were damaged.
Ukraine’s Air Force said Russia launched 172 drones and 36 ballistic missiles; air defenses intercepted 149 drones and four missiles.
The Moscow Times reported around a dozen wounded, fewer than the 37 injuries reported by the Kyiv Independent.
- Who
- Russian forces carried out the attacks. Ukrainian authorities reported two people killed and 37 injured.
- What
- Drones and missiles struck energy infrastructure, including substations connecting nuclear power plants to Kyiv.
- When
- Overnight on Nov. 7, 2026.
- Where
- Kyiv and regions across Ukraine, including Kyiv Oblast and Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Rivne, Kharkiv and Dnipro oblasts.
- Why
- Russia’s Defense Ministry said it struck targets in Ukraine’s military-industrial sector and energy and transport infrastructure. Ukraine said the strikes hit critical infrastructure.
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Purpose of strikes
Ukraine
Ukraine said Russia attacked critical infrastructure, including energy facilities serving Kyiv.
Russia
Russia’s Defense Ministry said it struck military-industrial targets, as well as energy and transport infrastructure.
Overnight attacks on critical infrastructure caused hours-long power and water outages across Kyiv and surrounding regions, AP reported.
Russian attacks caused new power outages in seven Ukrainian regions, including Kyiv, according to Ukrainian Deputy Energy Minister Artem Nikrasov as quoted by Okaz.
Russia launched drones and missiles at Ukraine, striking energy facilities and causing damage and casualties.
Ukrainian authorities reported two people killed and 37 injured across Ukraine over the previous day.
- Deaths
- 2 reported across Ukraine
- Injuries
- 37 reported by Ukrainian authorities
- Drones launched
- 172, according to Ukraine’s Air Force
- Ballistic missiles
- 36, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky
- Drones intercepted
- 149, according to Ukraine’s Air Force
- Power link
- A Kyiv Oblast substation connected the Rivne and Khmelnytskyi nuclear plants to Kyiv and central Ukraine
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Russian attacks kill 2, injure 37 across Ukraine over past day, hit substations connecting nuclear power plants to Kyiv
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Russia is preparing for trilateral talks by launching ballistic missiles at Ukraine’s critical infrastructure. Repair and rescue operations are underway in the affected regions wherever the security situation allows. In total, the Russians used 172 drones and 36 ballistic