Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Russian Missile and Drone Strikes Kill Dozens Across Ukraine
Russia attacked Ukraine overnight with missiles and drones.
The attacks damaged homes, factories and other infrastructure.
Reports gave different numbers of people killed, with totals ranging from at least 15 to at least 28.
The most reported deaths were in Pryluky, where a missile destroyed parts of a five-storey apartment building.
Rescue workers searched the rubble and brought out survivors.
President Zelenskiy said Russia fired 70 missiles, many of them ballistic.
Ukraine’s air force said it stopped just over 80% of 46 jet-powered drones.
Ukrainian officials reported damage to energy infrastructure and power cuts in five regions.
Russia said it aimed at military-industrial facilities.
Many people in Kyiv took shelter in underground metro stations.
Russia launched waves of missiles and drones across Ukraine overnight Wednesday, damaging homes, industrial sites and infrastructure.
Reported nationwide death tolls varied from at least 15 to at least 28; Interior Minister Ivan Vyhivskyi gave the highest figure.
Pryluky suffered the heaviest reported losses: accounts listed nine, 14 or 19 deaths, including three, four or five children.
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia fired 70 missiles; Ukraine’s air force reported downing just over 80% of 46 jet-powered drones.
Russia said it targeted military-industrial facilities; Ukrainian officials cited damage to energy infrastructure and emergency power cuts in five regions.
- Who
- Russian forces launched the strikes; Ukrainian officials reported casualties and damage.
- What
- Missiles and drones struck Ukraine, including a residential building in Pryluky.
- When
- Overnight on Wednesday, October 7; the reports do not specify the year.
- Where
- Ukraine, including Pryluky, Kyiv, Oleksandria, Kremenchuk, Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia.
- Why
- Russia’s defence ministry said it targeted military-industrial facilities; Zelenskiy said energy infrastructure was among the targets.
Ukrainian officials
Russian defence ministry
Purpose and targets of the strikes
Ukrainian officials
Zelenskiy said energy infrastructure was a key target, and Ukrainian officials reported civilian deaths and damage to infrastructure.
Russian defence ministry
Russia’s defence ministry said it carried out a massive strike on military-industrial facilities, including sites it said were linked to weapons and drone production.
- Reported nationwide deaths
- Accounts cited at least 15, at least 20, at least 25 and at least 28 deaths. Interior Minister Ivan Vyhivskyi put the toll at 28.
- Pryluky deaths
- Reports gave figures of nine, 14 or 19 deaths, including three, four or five children.
- Pryluky injuries
- Reports put the number wounded at around 40, 50 or 55; one account said seven were children.
- Missiles
- Zelenskiy said Russia fired 70 missiles, many of them ballistic.
- Drone interceptions
- Ukraine’s air force said it downed just over 80% of 46 jet-powered drones.
- Power cuts
- Ukraine’s energy ministry said partial emergency power cuts began in five regions, according to two accounts.
- EU funding
- Ukraine received a €1.2 billion tranche; Prime Minister Sergii Koretskyi said the funds would go toward defence needs.