Russia Launched 115 Missiles, 3,000 Drones in Past Week, Zelensky Says

Russian forces launched 115 missiles of various types, nearly 1,900 guided aerial bombs (KABs), and more than 3,000 strike drones against Ukrainian cities over the past week, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Sunday, Nov. 8. Writing on Telegram, the head of state emphasized that the intensified combined barrages feature heavy volumes of ballistic missiles, noting that a significant proportion of the munitions were manufactured during the current calendar year.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. “In total, during this week alone, Russia launched 115 missiles of various types, nearly 1,900 guided aerial bombs, and over 3,000 strike drones against our cities and communities,” Zelensky stated. “These are combined strikes with a large amount of ballistics. And a significant portion of the missiles were produced specifically this year.” Zelensky stressed that if international partners lack sufficient anti-ballistic interceptors to shield Ukrainian skies, allied nations must dismantle the production networks sustaining Russian missile assembly lines at their industrial source. “If the world does not have enough anti-ballistics to protect Ukrainian skies, missiles must be stopped on the assembly lines,” Zelensky said. “We are counting on a strong 22nd EU sanctions package.” Ukraine targets the supply chains of Russian ballistic missiles Zelensky stated that Kyiv shares actionable intelligence with international allies identifying Russian defense enterprises, sub-tier component suppliers, and intermediary facilitators participating in the serial production of ballistic weapons. Other Topics of Interest Hackers Claim Leaked Rosstat Data Shows 450,000 Russian Deaths Leaked Rosstat data obtained by hackers indicates up to 450,000 Russian war deaths since 2022, averaging six fatalities per square kilometer seized. The president noted that Ukraine enacted sweeping national sanctions packages throughout October targeting individuals and legal entities integrated into Russian defense manufacturing, stressing that these restrictions must be replicated across EU and Group of Seven (G7) jurisdictions. Synchronizing secondary sanctions, export controls on dual-use microelectronics, and precision trade bans across Western regulatory frameworks is essential to strangling the flow of imported machine tools, specialized chemicals, and electronic chips required for Russian missile assembly. Ukrainian defense intelligence has repeatedly identified Western-origin components in downed Russian cruise and ballistic missiles, underscoring that circumvention schemes continue to undermine existing sanctions regimes. Regions suffering fresh strikes on critical infrastructure Zelensky highlighted the operational spread of recent Russian attacks, noting that on Sunday morning, Russian forces launched a first person view (FPV) drone strike against the frontline settlement of Komyshuvakha in Zaporizhzhia region. The drone strike hit the community as search-and-rescue teams continued debris-clearing operations for a seventh consecutive day following a devastating Nov. 2 aerial bombardment that killed 55 civilians, with emergency crews warning that additional victims may remain buried beneath the ruins. The president also reviewed overnight infrastructure damage across central and northern Ukraine. In the Dnipropetrovsk region, adversary strikes against electrical facilities left more than 600,000 consumers across Dnipro and surrounding districts without electricity. Zelensky described the energy situation in Kharkiv region as acute, noting widespread rolling blackouts across multiple administrative territories. In Zhytomyr region, Russian bombardments severed central district heating supplies to 140 multi-story residential apartment buildings ahead of winter temperatures, with specialized emergency repair teams deploying across affected municipalities to stabilize damaged utilities. Recent attacks on Odesa, Kremenchuk, and Kyiv The weekly tally follows a series of bombardments against southern, central, and northern Ukraine over the weekend. On Saturday evening, a Russian strike hit the Black Sea port city of Odesa, killing one person, damaging municipal infrastructure, and igniting a structural fire in a non-residential building, according to Odesa City Military Administration Head Serhii Lysak. Blast waves from that explosion also damaged windows in neighboring residential homes. Earlier on Saturday, Russian strike drones struck private commercial enterprises across two separate locations in Kremenchuk, Poltava region, wounding four people and igniting industrial blazes. Those attacks occurred alongside a coordinated assault overnight into Saturday, Nov. 7, during which Russian forces fired 36 ballistic missiles – all aimed directly at Kyiv and the capital province – alongside 172 strike drones. That barrage damaged high-voltage electrical substations connecting the Rivne and Khmelnytskyi nuclear power plants to central Ukraine, damaged the North Bridge across the Dnipro River, and wounded nine civilians in the capital area. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization, reporting since 1995. Its international reach – 90% of readers are outside of Ukraine – make it truly Ukraine’s global voice.