Russia says it launched 'massive' strikes on Kyiv, other areas of Ukraine

Russia says it launched 'massive' strikes on Kyiv, other areas of Ukraine

Fire and smoke rise in the city during a Russian missile and drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, October 7, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia’s Defence ‌Ministry said on Wednesday (October 7, 2026) its ​forces ⁠had carried out a “massive strike” on military-industrial facilities ‌in Kyiv and other Ukrainian regions, ‌using high-precision ‌land-, ⁠sea-and ⁠air-launched weapons, as well as drones.Targets included sites ​where the ‌company Fire Point makes and stores Flamingo cruise missiles ‌and medium- and ​long-range drones in Kyiv as well ⁠as regions of Kyiv, Chernihiv, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk, ‌Poltava and Kharkiv, it said.The strikes targeted port and ship-repair infrastructure in the ‌Odesa region, as ​well as vessels it said were ⁠being used in the ⁠interests of Ukraine’s armed ‌forces, the ministry added. Published - October 07, 2026 11:36 am IST

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