Russian strikes hit energy infrastructure and buildings around Kyiv

Summary

Russian forces launched missile and drone attacks overnight on energy infrastructure around Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, straining power supply and heating as temperatures headed towards zero, officials said on Saturday, November 7. The Straits Times reported that a major bridge was also damaged. Al Jazeera reported that air strikes damaged buildings and injured two civilians, after President Zelenskyy warned of the potential for new attacks. Euronews reported that strikes damaged infrastructure in the Kyiv region and left a kindergarten in ruins in the Ukrainian capital, while firefighters battled a major blaze as Ukraine faced renewed attacks on its energy network.

Timeline

1. Straits Times

   7 Nov 2026, 01:28 UTCSource ↗

   Reports that Russian forces hammered energy infrastructure around Kyiv with missiles and drones overnight, straining the city's power and heating, and that a major bridge was damaged.

2. Al Jazeera

   7 Nov 2026, 05:11 UTCSource ↗

   Reports that air strikes damaged buildings and injured two civilians after Zelenskyy warned of the potential for new attacks.

3. Euronews

   7 Nov 2026, 21:45 UTCSource ↗

   Reports that Russian strikes damaged infrastructure in the Kyiv region, left a kindergarten in ruins in the capital, and that firefighters battled a major blaze as Ukraine faced renewed attacks on its energy network.

4. Africanews

   7 Nov 2026, 21:45 UTCSource ↗

   Reports that Russian strikes damaged infrastructure in the Kyiv region and left a kindergarten in ruins in the Ukrainian capital, while firefighters battled a major blaze as Ukraine faced renewed attacks on its energy network.