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Fire and smoke rise in the capital Kyiv during a Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine on October 7, 2026 [Vladyslav Sode/Reuters]   (https://www.aljazeera.com/author/al_jazeera_staff_150119130629458)     By  (https://www.aljazeera.com/author/al_jazeera_staff_150119130629458) Al Jazeera Staff and Reuters   Published On 7 Oct 2026 7 Oct 2026    At least 11 people have been killed as Russia launched a barrage of drones and missiles across Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. Ukraine’s air force said on Wednesday that Russia launched 130 drones, 48 cruise missiles, and an unspecified number of ballistic missiles in the overnight attack on Ukraine, saying air defence units downed 161 targets. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3 (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/7/oman-evacuates-injured-crew-from-attacked-tanker-in-strait-of-hormuz) Oman evacuates injured crew from attacked tanker in Strait of Hormuz  list 2 of 3 (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/7/three-years-of-israels-genocide-in-gaza-in-numbers) Three years of Israel’s genocide in Gaza: In numbers  list 3 of 3 (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/7/libyas-parliament-removes-speaker-aguila-saleh-after-12-years) Libya’s parliament removes Speaker Saleh after 12 years as discontent grows   end of list  Zelenskyy said Russia fired 70 missiles and also drones in one of its biggest attacks since Moscow launched the war in 2022. “One of the key targets was our energy infrastructure. The Russians wanted to strike painfully and demonstratively,” Zelenskyy said. The attacks also damaged residential buildings, industrial facilities, and infrastructure, according to Ukrainian officials. Kyiv and Poltava in central Ukraine, the southeastern region of Dnipropetrovsk, and Kharkiv in the northeast were the focus of the Russian attacks, authorities said. (A resident with a dog looks on at the site of private car garages hit by a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine on October 7, 2026 [Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters])  A resident with a dog looks on at the site of private car garages hit by a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine on October 7, 2026 [Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters]  In Pryluki, in the northern Chernihiv region, a Russian missile slammed into a five-storey residential building, regional authorities said. At least five people were killed and 20 wounded, while there were fears that more residents could be buried under the rubble. Kyiv’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko, said two people were killed in the densely populated Darnytskyi neighbourhood in a fire caused by an air attack. Two people were killed when missiles hit high-rise buildings in Dnipro and Kremenchuk in central Ukraine, while two others died in Oleksandriya, Zelenskyy said. Advertisement    ‘Massive’ attack Russia’s Ministry of Defence said its forces carried out a “massive strike” on military-industrial facilities in Kyiv and other Ukrainian regions, using high-precision land-, sea-, and air-launched weapons, as well as drones. Targets included sites where the company Fire Point makes and stores Flamingo cruise missiles and medium- and long-range drones in Kyiv, as well as the regions of Kyiv, Chernihiv, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, and Kharkiv, it said. The attacks also targeted port and ship-repair infrastructure in the Odesa region, as well as vessels it said were being used in the interests of Ukraine’s armed forces, the ministry added.      “Ukraine has once again been hit by Russian missiles throughout the night,” Dmytro Lubinets, Ukraine’s parliamentary commissioner for human rights, said on Telegram. “Another sleepless night, another act of terror, after which people still have to plan their working day despite everything,” he added. Kyiv has come under relentless bombardment in recent weeks, with Russian air attacks on energy infrastructure, rail and road transport, including the bridges that connect the city over the Dnipro River. Air raid sirens have sounded almost constantly, urging residents to take cover in basements, shelters, and subway stations. In a separate post on X, Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces hit four Russian targets over the last 24 hours, including two oil facilities and a training ground in the Perm, Samara, and Astrakhan regions, as well as carrying out a response in the Black Sea. He called the attacks a “just” response to Moscow’s strikes, and added that the facilities hit helped “Russia finance and wage its brutal war”.            aj-logo             aj-logo             aj-logo       Advertisement          About About   Show more  (https://www.aljazeera.com/about-us) About Us   (https://www.aljazeera.com/code-of-ethics/) Code of Ethics   (https://www.aljazeera.com/terms-and-conditions/) Terms and Conditions   (https://www.aljazeera.com/eu-eea-regulatory/) EU/EEA Regulatory Notice   (https://privacy.aljazeera.net/) Privacy Policy   (https://privacy.aljazeera.net/cookie/) Cookie Policy   (https://www.aljazeera.com/) Cookie Preferences    (https://trust.aljazeera.net/accessibility/) Accessibility Statement   (https://www.aljazeera.com/sitemap) Sitemap   (https://careers.aljazeera.net/) Work for us      Connect Connect   Show more  (https://network.aljazeera.net/en/contact?tid=6) Contact Us   (https://www.aljazeera.com/user-accounts-help) User Accounts Help   (https://commercial.aljazeera.net/) Advertise with us   (https://www.aljazeera.com/stay-connected) Stay Connected   (https://www.aljazeera.com/newsletters) Newsletters   (https://sat.aljazeera.net/en) Channel Finder   (https://www.aljazeera.com/schedule/) TV Schedule   (https://www.aljazeera.com/podcasts/) Podcasts   (https://webapps.aljazeera.net/aje/tips/) Submit a Tip   (https://www.aljazeera.com/sponsored) Paid Partner Content      Our Channels Our Channels   Show more  (http://aljazeera.net/) Al Jazeera Arabic   (https://www.aljazeera.com/) Al Jazeera English   (https://www.ajiunit.com/) Al Jazeera Investigative Unit   (https://www.aljazeeramubasher.net/) Al Jazeera Mubasher   (http://doc.aljazeera.net/) Al Jazeera Documentary   (http://balkans.aljazeera.net/) Al Jazeera Balkans   (http://ajplus.net/) AJ+      Our Network Our Network   Show more  (http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/) Al Jazeera Centre for Studies   (http://training.aljazeera.net/) Al Jazeera Media Institute   (http://learning.aljazeera.net/) Learn Arabic   (http://liberties.aljazeera.com/en) Al Jazeera Centre for Public Liberties & Human Rights   (http://forum.aljazeera.net/) Al Jazeera Forum   (https://hotels.aljazeera.net/en) Al Jazeera Hotel Partners        Follow Al Jazeera English: (https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera) facebook       (https://twitter.com/ajenglish) twitter     (https://www.youtube.com/aljazeeraenglish) youtube     (https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/?hl=en) instagram-colored-outline                          (https://www.aljazeera.com/xml/rss/all.xml) rss     (https://bsky.app/profile/aljazeera.com) bluesky     (https://www.tiktok.com/@aljazeeraenglish) tiktok-colored-outline                  (Al Jazeera Media Network logo)   © 2026 Al Jazeera Media Network