On the night of November 7, 2026, the Russian armed forces launched a series of strikes against Kyiv which, according to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, spanned several hours and included three separate waves. The most tangible consequences were recorded in the capital's Solomianskyi district, where three people were injured in the attack, including a child, and residential buildings and a kindergarten were damaged. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to the State Emergency Service.
Chronology: three waves of strikes in a single night
According to available information, the first attack on the capital occurred on the evening of November 6 — when, as indicated, ballistics were used against Kyiv. The second wave of strikes was recorded at approximately 01:00; according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, during this period the strikes targeted infrastructure facilities in the suburbs. A third wave of explosions rolled through the capital around 03:00. Thus, three separate attack episodes sounded over the city and its surroundings during the night, which is characteristic of multi-phase strikes used during current combat operations.
Casualties and destruction in Solomianskyi district
The consequences of the night attack were recorded at several addresses in Solomianskyi district. In total, according to the State Emergency Service, three people were injured as a result of the strikes. One of them sustained an injury near a house where windows were blown out; two other victims, including a child, were recorded at other addresses in the district. In addition to residential buildings, a kindergarten was in the impact zone — damage to the childcare facility adds a social and humanitarian context to the list of attack consequences, as it concerns a place where minors stay.
Drone strike on Bohdanivka
In addition to the strikes directly on Kyiv, an incident was also recorded in the Kyiv region on the night of November 7. According to rescue services, an enemy drone destroyed a private house in Bohdanivka. Rescuers worked at the scene, pulling a man from under the rubble. This episode confirms that the impact zone on the night of the attack extended beyond the city limits and affected suburban settlements.
Warning of a massive attack
The night series of strikes on the capital did not come as a surprise to the authorities: the day before, on November 6, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy publicly warned of the threat of a massive strike. According to him, Russia was preparing an attack on Ukraine's bridges and energy facilities. The actual use of ballistics on the evening of November 6 and subsequent waves of strikes in the pre-dawn hours of the 7th generally fit into the previously stated logic of attacking infrastructure, although the specific impact addresses in Solomianskyi district and Bohdanivka also indicate an impact on residential and social facilities.
At the time of drafting this material, information on the consequences of the attack is based on publications by the State Emergency Service and statements by city authorities; emergency rescue operations and damage assessment at the specified addresses are ongoing. The publication will update the information as official data on the number of victims and the nature of the destruction becomes available.
