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Russian Missile and Drone Barrage Across Ukraine Kills Eight, Ukraine Says
- Russia struck Kyiv and Dnipro on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, in a large-scale missile and drone barrage that damaged industrial infrastructure and killed at least eight people across multiple regions.
- Russia's defence ministry claimed the "massive strike" targeted military-industrial facilities, specifically sites where Fire Point manufactures Flamingo cruise missiles, following Ukraine's recent ballistic missile deployment announced by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
- Ukrainian air defence units downed 161 targets during the assault, yet in Pryluki a missile hit a five-storey residential building, killing four people and wounding 20, with rescuers pulling victims from beneath the wreckage.
- Kyiv residents sought shelter in deep underground metro stations as warnings of the overnight attack circulated; Lesia, a 49-year-old resident, said the metro felt "better" than her ninth-floor apartment when missiles were flying.
- Dmytro Lubinets, Ukraine's parliamentary commissioner for human rights, described the assault as "another act of terror," noting this marked the latest in Russia's near daily operations against its neighbor in the fifth year of war.
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Russia hits Ukraine with drones and missiles, killing at least eight
KYIV, Oct 7 - Russia launched a barrage of drones and missiles at Ukraine on Wednesday, killing at least eight people and damaging residential buildings, industrial facilities and infrastructure, Ukrainian officials said. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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