Russia strikes Kyiv with multiple waves of ballistic missiles overnight, injuring five
Russia launched several waves of ballistic-missile strikes on Kyiv and its outskirts overnight into November 7, followed by drone attacks in Kyiv Oblast. The attacks injured three people in Kyiv, including a child, and two more in Bohdanivka. Residential buildings, a kindergarten and other structures were damaged in Kyiv's Solomianka district.
Key points
- At least six ballistic missiles were used against Kyiv before dawn on November 7
- A new wave began around 1 a.m. targeting Kyiv and the surrounding region
- Monitoring channels reported about 20 Zircon-type missiles launched from Kursk and Bryansk
- Three people were injured in Kyiv, including one child
- Two people were injured when a drone hit a private home in Bohdanivka, Kyiv Oblast
- A kindergarten's two-story building was destroyed in Kyiv's Solomianka district
- Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko urged residents to remain in shelters
Why it matters
The strikes injured civilians, including a child, and damaged homes and educational infrastructure in Kyiv and nearby communities in Kyiv Oblast. The reported use of large numbers of ballistic missiles and attacks on populated areas and civilian infrastructure marks a major escalation.
What happened
Russia attacked Kyiv and its outskirts in several waves of ballistic missiles overnight into November 7. The Air Force detected missiles heading toward Kyiv and reported targets in the directions of Kyiv, Brovary and Makariv. Monitoring channels said the new wave included about 20 Zircon-type missiles launched from Kursk and Bryansk, with energy and heating facilities identified as targets.
In Kyiv's Solomianka district, falling debris damaged several five-story residential buildings and a kindergarten. The kindergarten's two-story building was destroyed, while a fire broke out at another location involving a parked truck and a non-residential building. Three people were injured in the capital, including a child. The reported number of injured initially stood at two before being updated to three.
Kyiv Oblast was also attacked by drones. In Bohdanivka in Brovary Raion, a drone struck a private home, causing destruction and a fire. A married couple suffered injuries: a man born in 1951 was rescued and hospitalized with multiple fragment injuries to his head and torso and facial burns, while a woman born in 1960 escaped the debris and was diagnosed with an acute stress reaction.
How Ukrainian sources describe it
Ukrainian reporting focuses on the immediate consequences for residents, including injuries, damaged homes, a destroyed kindergarten, fires and the emergency response. It also emphasizes the Air Force warnings and Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko's advice to stay in shelters, linking the attack to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's earlier warning about possible strikes on energy facilities, bridges and civilian infrastructure.
Where reporting differs
Early Ukrainian reports said two people were injured in Kyiv. The updated toll was three, including a child.
Background
The Air Force warned of ballistic-missile threats from the east and detected missiles heading toward Kyiv, while air-raid warnings were declared in Kyiv and several other regions. On November 6, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Russia was preparing a new attack on energy facilities, bridges and civilian infrastructure. Monitoring channels identified energy and heating facilities as targets of the overnight wave.