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Russia fires 36 ballistic missiles and 172 drones at Kyiv, damages Northern Bridge

newsNov 7, 2026342,589

Russian forces launched three waves of strikes against Kyiv overnight on November 7, firing 36 ballistic missiles and 172 attack drones and damaging the Northern Bridge across the Dnipro River and multiple energy facilities. The waves began around 11:00 p.m. on November 6, with follow-up strikes near 1:00 a.m. and 3:00 a.m., producing explosions across Kyiv and surrounding areas. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the Northern Bridge’s road surface, trolleybus overhead lines, and electrical infrastructure were damaged and traffic was suspended in both directions while specialists assess the structure. Ukraine’s Air Force said the drones included Shahed-type, Gerbera and Parodiya decoys and that missiles identified included Iskander-M, Zircon, KN-23 and S-400 types launched from Bryansk and Voronezh regions. By 9:00 a.m. Ukrainian air defenses had intercepted or suppressed 149 drones and four missiles, while impacts were recorded at 24 locations and falling debris at another 10. The strikes damaged residential buildings and a kindergarten in Solomianskyi district, injured five people including a 14-year-old child, and damaged energy infrastructure in Kyiv and Zhytomyr regions, triggering emergency power cuts in Kyiv at 7:05 a.m. Municipal crews and road maintenance teams began work on the bridge but authorities have not announced when traffic will resume.

Yaroslava
@strategywoman.bsky.social

Kyiv after the night attack. I woke up early to catch the electricity. But there was no power and no water (back later). I stubbornly counted what I still had. More than I didn’t have. Made a warcoffee. Last night russia attacked substations linking Kyiv to nuclear power plants.

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Veronique Christophe 9

Morning Yaroslava. How I hate what the russians are doing to you and Ukraine. Your sentences "I stubbornly counted what I still had. More than I didn’t have" are very powerful though. That is what will carry us through winter. Having warcoffee with you in solidarity. 🫂💙💛

Jo Adamson8

Morning Yaroslava, I’ve just been reading about last night’s awful terrorist attacks 🤬 I’m glad you could make your warcoffee, despite the outages. I hope the rest of your day is calm and filled with beauty 🫂💕 (My magnolia tree is in full Autumnal colours ⬇️)

Mory 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🇮🇪🇩🇪🇺🇦5

I just read about the attacks, despicable. Hope some of the services can be restored. 🫂 🫂

mainebogboy.bsky.social4

Hello my friend Yaroslava. What terrorists the russians are! I so hope water and power back soon! Your emergency workers are so wonderful, I have confidence that they will be restored soon. Too early for warcoffee here, but soon. Take care dear Yaroslava. Will be thinking of you. Jim🫂

Mie Sterckx4

Those attacks are horrible. I'm glad the water came back and that you were able to make war coffee though. It's a good strategy to look at what you do have, I think.

Rose-marїe 🇳🇿🇺🇦🦩4

I had heard that barbaric russia was going to go after Ukraine’s substations. The West must step up more! It must be so tough for you Yara 💔🫂 🇺🇦. We held our elections today here in New Zealand. We won’t know for a while yet about who has won; but it is very close! NZ has the MMP style of voting.

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