Drone and missile attack on the power grid in Kyiv
Kyiv · Ukraine · 7 October 2026
2 missiles reported · housing, power grid · 18 hits · fire
Sources for this report
- The Kyiv Independent: Russia slams Kyiv in mass missile, drone attack on Putin's 74th birthday
- Kyiv Post: Ballistic Missiles Hit Kyiv Hours After Zelensky Warns Russia Is Preparing ‘Massive Strike’
- The Guardian - Ukraine: Naval drone hits oil tanker off Russian resort city Sochi, triggering massive blaze
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv: hits recorded in three districts, two people killed
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Russians attack transport infrastructure facility in Zaporizhzhia
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Russian forces strike industrial facility in Dnipro
- Ukrinform (EN): Apartment buildings damaged in Kremenchuk as result of missile attack
- Ukrinform (EN): Missile attack on Kyiv: two people killed, damage reported in several districts
- Ukrinform (EN): Explosions heard in Kyiv for second time overnight
- Ukrinform (EN): Russian ballistic attack: Explosions heard in Kyiv and Dnipro
- Censor.NET (EN): Russian forces struck Kyiv with ballistic missiles: two dead, partial destruction of office and warehouse building (updated)
- Kyiv Post: Russia Kills 4 in Overnight Missile Strikes on Ukraine, Collapses Apartment Building in Pryluky
- Al Jazeera English: At least two killed in Kyiv as Russia launches ‘massive’ attack on Ukraine
- ABC News International: Russian missile strike in Ukraine's capital kills at least 2
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Massive Russian attack on 7 October: 161 aerial assets brought down, hits at 18 locations
- Ukrinform (EN): Massive attack: Air defenses neutralize 117 drones, five ballistic missiles, 39 cruise missiles
- Kyiv Post: 5 Ballistic Missiles, 117 Drones: Ukraine Repels Massive Russian Overnight Attack
- Interfax-Ukraine (EN): Office, warehouse building partially destroyed, 2 rescued from garage fire in Kyiv attack - Klitschko
- Interfax-Ukraine (EN): Two killed in nighttime attack on Kyiv - official
- Interfax-Ukraine (EN): Air Force: Ukraine downs 161 Russian targets, including 44 missiles, 5 ballistic
- Meduza (EN): Russian missile and drone strikes across Ukraine kill six and injure more than 20
- The Guardian - Ukraine: At least 11 dead, 34 injured after ‘vile’ attack on Ukraine on Putin’s birthday, Zelenskyy says - Europe live
- The Kyiv Independent: General Staff: Russia has lost 1,544,260 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Russian forces destroy car parts retailer ATL's main warehouse in Kyiv
- Interfax-Ukraine (EN): Zelenskyy: Russian strike on Pryluky kills 5, injures 26 including 5 children
- Interfax-Ukraine (EN): Overnight missile strike destroys main ATL auto warehouse in Kyiv
- The Moscow Times (EN): At Least 8 Killed in Overnight Russian Strikes on Ukraine
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Ukraine's Energy Ministry warns of possible emergency power cuts following Russian attack
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Russian attack damages Dovzhenko Film Studio for third time
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Zelenskyy: Russia marks Putin's birthday with one of its most vile attacks, killing 11 Ukrainians
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Bird sanctuary in Kyiv Oblast catches fire due to Russian strike
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Russian attack leaves a third of Pryluky residents without gas
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Twelve killed and 40 injured, including children, in Russian attack on Ukraine - photos, video
- Kyiv Post: Russia’s Birthday ‘Gift’ to Putin: 70 Missiles Strike Ukraine, Hitting Homes and Killing Civilians
- TASS (EN): FACTBOX: Russian forces hit enterprises producing Flamingo missiles in Ukraine
- Euronews: Kyiv residents take refuge underground during overnight Russian attacks
- RFE/RL (EN): Russia's Deadly Attacks Damage Homes Across Ukraine On Putin's Birthday, Zelenskyy Says
- Kyiv Post: Russian Attack Leaves Unexploded Ballistic Missile Among Homes in Kyiv, Hits Film Studio, and Bird Center
- The Moscow Times (EN): Russia Launches Heavy Strikes at Ukraine, Killing at Least 20
- BBC News - Europe: Zelensky condemns 'vile' large-scale Russian attacks that killed 20
- The Kyiv Independent: Russian attacks kill at least 24, injure more than 130 over past day, rescue efforts continue in Pryluky
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Russians destroy publisher's warehouse again
- Ukrinform (EN): Russians attack paper mill in Obukhiv, fires break out
- Kyiv Post: Want to Stop Russia’s Jet-Powered Drone Attacks? Call the Belgian Embassy
- Interfax-Ukraine (EN): Kyiv cardboard and paper mill halts output after missile attack
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Russian missiles hit cardboard and paper mill in Kyiv Oblast
- The Guardian - Ukraine: Explosion in Kyiv as Russian missiles strike across Ukraine - video
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Residential buildings on fire in Kyiv after Russian attack, two injured taken to hospital
- Ukrinform (EN): Drone debris falls on residential building in Kyiv's Solomianskyi district, leaving two injured
- Interfax-Ukraine (EN): Eight people injured in Kyiv's Solomiansky district - mayor
- Interfax-Ukraine (EN): Number of injured in Kyiv rises to six - City Military Administration
- The Moscow Times (EN): At Least 24 Killed in Ukraine, Zelensky Condemns One of Russia's Most 'Vile Strikes'
- Kyiv Post: 3 One-Year-Old Boys Among 18 Killed in Russian Strike on Pryluky - Zelensky
- Interfax-Ukraine (EN): Klitschko: 13 people injured in Kyiv as result of Russian strikes
- Ukrinform (EN): Cars catch fire in Kyiv's Obolonskyi district after falling drone debris
- Kyiv Post: ‘War Is His Nature’: Zelensky Says Putin’s Birthday ‘Gift’ Killed 25 Ukrainians
- Kyiv Post: 2 Killed in Fresh Russian Attack on Kyiv After Deadly Overnight Barrage
- Censor.NET (EN): Apartment building on fire due to Russian drone attack in Kyiv’s Desnianskyi district. PHOTOS
- Ukrinform (EN): Drone attack sparks fire at high-rise building in Kyiv's Desnianskyi district
- The Kyiv Independent: Russia hits another Kyiv apartment building after day of deadly strikes, injuring 4
Earlier reported strikes at Kyiv
- 6 October 2026
drone and missile attack reported · housing, power grid · impact reported · fire
- 5 October 2026
drone and missile attack reported · airfield, housing · 49 hits · fire
- 4 October 2026
135 drones reported · refinery, housing · impact reported · fire
- 3 October 2026
4 drones reported · airfield, logistics site · impact reported · fire
- 2 October 2026
646 drones reported · 2 missiles reported · housing, civilian facility · impact reported · fire
Every figure on this page is a published claim, kept with its source. Figures count what each side says was launched at it; places are locations that reported impacts. Neither is a casualty count.