# Russian attacks kill 2, injure 37 across Ukraine over past day, hit substations connecting nuclear power plants to Kyiv

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/russian-attacks-kill-2-injure-37-across-ukraine-over-past-day-hit-substations-connecting-nuclear-power-plants-to-kyiv/
- Published: 2026-11-07T10:50:06+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T11:22:58+00:00
- Original publisher: Kyiv Independent
- Original article: https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attacks-kill-2-injure-37-across-ukraine-over-past-day-hit-substations-connecting-nuclear-power-plants-to-kyiv/
- Topics: Europe, Government, Politics, Russia-Ukraine War, World

## Key points

- Two people were killed and 37 injured across Ukraine.
- Strikes damaged substations linking nuclear plants to Kyiv.
- Kyiv reported disruption to electricity, water and heating.

## Summary

Russian attacks killed two people and injured 37 across Ukraine over the past day, Ukrainian authorities said on 7 November. An overnight drone and missile barrage targeted energy infrastructure, including a substation in Kyiv Oblast that links the Rivne and Khmelnytskyi nuclear power plants with Kyiv and central Ukraine. The strikes also damaged substations in five other regions, raising concerns about electricity, water and heating supplies.

Ukraine’s Air Force said Russia launched 172 long-range drones, of which 149 were intercepted, and an unreported number of missiles; four missiles were intercepted. President Volodymyr Zelensky said 36 ballistic missiles targeted Kyiv and its surrounding region, where buildings and the Northern Bridge were damaged and at least six people were injured. Fatalities and injuries were also reported in Sumy, Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv and Kyiv Oblast; repairs and rescue work were under way where security conditions allowed.

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