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Russia says it hit targets in and around Kyiv in massive overnight strike

By Thomson Reuters Nov 7, 2026 | 1:31 AM

Nov 7 (Reuters) – Russia said its forces carried out a massive overnight strike ​on what it described ‌as targets in Ukraine’s military-industrial sector and energy and transport infrastructure in Kyiv and the ‌surrounding ​region.

In Kyiv, ⁠Russia’s defence ministry ⁠said strikes hit the Northern Bridge — which it said was being used to transport ​weapons, military equipment and vehicles for the Ukrainian ⁠armed forces — and ⁠the Meridian plant, ​which Russia says produces Flamingo ​cruise missiles.

The ministry also said ‌the strikes damaged several energy and industrial facilities in the Kyiv region, including ⁠a power plant, an electricity substation and a munitions manufacturing facility.

It added ⁠that ‌Russian forces struck ⁠an electricity substation in ​the ‌Zhytomyr region and ​a cargo ⁠vessel in the Black Sea that it said was transporting military equipment and dual-use goods to Ukraine.

(Reporting by ​Maxim Rodionov)