Russia says it struck a Kyiv bridge and missile plant; 5 injured in Kyiv, Chernihiv left without power

Russia's Defence Ministry said on 7 November that Russian Armed Forces struck military-industrial and energy facilities in Kyiv and several Ukrainian regions overnight. The Ukrainian side said the attack left people injured in the capital and caused widespread power outages in northern regions.

According to Russia's Defence Ministry, the Northern road bridge in Kyiv, which it said ensures the transfer of weapons for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, was hit, as was the Korolev Meridian LLC enterprise, which produces Flamingo missiles. The ministry said an enterprise producing rocket fuel components in Kyiv region was also targeted.

The ministry also said a 330-kilovolt electrical substation in Zhytomyr region that ensures the operation of enterprises of Ukraine's military-industrial complex was hit, as well as the Trypilska thermal power plant and the Kyivska substation in Kyiv region. According to the Russian side, a dry cargo ship delivering military property to Ukraine was also hit in the Black Sea south-east of Odesa.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said 5 people were injured in the capital in the overnight attack and that energy facilities in Kyiv and Zhytomyr regions were damaged. He said problems arose with the city's heating and water supply systems and that energy and utility workers had begun repairs. Earlier, the Kyiv City Military Administration said a kindergarten building in Solomianskyi district was damaged.

Chernihiv city council said Chernihiv was left completely without power as a result of the Russian attack and that electric public transport in the city was not running. According to a later update, about 150,000 subscribers were left without power in Koriukivka and Chernihiv districts and in the cities of Chernihiv and Slavutych; power has been partially restored and repair work continues. The governor of Ukraine's Kherson region said 7 people were injured and material damage was caused by Russian attacks on several areas of the region overnight.

Russia's Defence Ministry said 411 Ukrainian drones were intercepted and destroyed over Russian regions the same night. According to governors of Russian regions, an enterprise was damaged in Oryol overnight and a fire broke out at an oil refinery in Saratov.

On 6 November, Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed that talks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States will be held in Abu Dhabi on 10 November. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also said on 6 November that operations targeting Russia's oil refining sector were continuing in response to attacks on Ukraine's energy facilities.