Russia launched waves of ballistic missiles and drones at Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine overnight into Saturday, injuring at least five people in the capital, damaging energy facilities and closing one of the city’s main bridges, Ukrainian officials said. The attack came just days before negotiators from Ukraine, Russia and the United States are scheduled to meet in Abu Dhabi to discuss ending the war.
What happened overnight
The Kyiv Independent reported that the first missiles struck the capital shortly before 11 p.m. local time on Friday, with further waves after 1 a.m. and again around 3 to 3:30 a.m. Across the country, Russia launched 172 attack drones and 36 ballistic missiles, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Ukraine’s Air Force, as reported by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL).
In Kyiv, five people were hurt, including a 14-year-old girl, according to Mayor Vitali Klitschko. A man in the nearby Brovary district was pulled from the rubble of a house set on fire by a drone and hospitalized with burns. In the Dnipropetrovsk region, one person was killed and four were injured, including an 11-year-old girl, RFE/RL reported, citing Ukraine’s emergency service.
Missiles damaged apartment buildings, a kindergarten and a nonresidential building. The Northern Bridge over the Dnipro River was closed in both directions after its road surface, trolleybus lines and power lines were damaged. Russia’s Defense Ministry confirmed striking the bridge and claimed it was used to move weapons and military equipment.
“The situation with the capital’s energy supply is extremely difficult.” — Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, as reported by the AP
Parts of Kyiv were left without electricity, heating and water. Zelenskyy said the strikes also hit substations that link the Rivne and Khmelnytskyi nuclear power plants to Kyiv and central Ukraine. The attack follows what the Kyiv Independent described as the largest strike on the capital’s energy system this year, on Nov. 3. On Friday evening, Zelenskyy had warned that intelligence pointed to a coming attack on energy sites and Dnipro River bridges.
Ukraine strikes inside Russia
Ukraine also carried out strikes overnight. Its General Staff said Neptune missiles hit a plant in the Russian city of Oryol that Kyiv says makes components for Iskander-M missiles, and a drone attack sparked a fire at an oil refinery in Saratov, RFE/RL reported. Russia’s Defense Ministry said it shot down 411 Ukrainian drones overnight, a figure that could not be independently verified.
Talks set for Abu Dhabi
Delegations from Ukraine, Russia and the U.S. are scheduled to meet in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates, on Nov. 10-11. The AP reported it would be the fourth round of talks brokered by the Trump administration; the last round took place in Geneva in February.
Ukraine’s team is expected to be led by Rustem Umerov and to include Kyrylo Budanov and lawmaker David Arakhamia, according to Ukrainian media cited by RFE/RL. Russia’s delegation, according to the Interfax news agency, includes presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky and Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov.
Major issues, including territory and security guarantees, remain unresolved, the AP reported. Russia has rejected partial or full ceasefires and says fighting will stop only after a comprehensive peace agreement. Zelenskyy has urged Washington to keep up and increase its support and said Ukraine “must not be left alone.” Earlier this week, Ukraine also honored first lady Melania Trump for her role in a local truce in Oleshky.
The new strikes come as Ukraine is still recovering from a Russian guided-bomb attack on Monday on an aid distribution center in the village of Komyshuvakha in the Zaporizhzhia region. The AP reported the death toll there has reached 55, with dozens still missing.
Why it matters for families
With winter approaching, repeated attacks on power plants, substations and water systems put millions of Ukrainian families, including children and older people, at risk of long periods without heat and light. For Americans, the war affects U.S. foreign aid decisions, energy prices and relations with European allies, and the talks in Abu Dhabi are the latest effort to bring the fighting to an end.
What to watch next
- Whether the Abu Dhabi talks begin as scheduled on Tuesday and produce any agreement on next steps.
- How quickly Kyiv restores electricity, heating and water, and whether the Northern Bridge reopens.
- Whether Russia continues large strikes on energy sites in the days before the talks.
Upstormed News will follow the talks and report on any developments.
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Sources: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, “Russia Strikes Kyiv’s Energy Infrastructure, Northern Bridge Ahead Of Abu Dhabi Talks” (November 7, 2026); Associated Press via ABC News, “Missiles target Kyiv and wound 5 as Ukraine prepares for talks with Russia and the US” (November 7, 2026); The Kyiv Independent, “Russian ballistic missiles slam Kyiv, damage Northern Bridge, injure at least 6 people” (November 7, 2026).
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