Russian strikes hit Ukraine's power network

Overnight into Saturday, November 7, 2026, Russia launched waves of drones and ballistic missiles at Ukraine. Ukrainian officials said the strikes damaged energy infrastructure, including substations that help supply Kyiv, and disrupted electricity, water, and heating in the capital. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv was hit hardest and that residential buildings, a kindergarten, and the city's Northern Bridge were damaged. Ukrainian officials said Russia fired more than 170 drones and more than 30 ballistic missiles. Negotiators from Ukraine, Russia, and the United States are scheduled to meet next week in Abu Dhabi. Zelenskyy said Russia was attacking critical infrastructure as those talks approached. Russia's defense ministry, as quoted by outlets, said its forces struck what it described as military-industrial, energy, and transport targets in and around Kyiv.

Outlets we list as left emphasized blackouts and water shortages in Kyiv, damage to the Northern Bridge, and Zelenskyy's charge that Russia was trying to plunge the country into a blackout. Outlets we list as center reported the attacks alongside the upcoming talks in Abu Dhabi. Some coverage said nine people were wounded, including a child. Other coverage cited Ukrainian officials as saying at least two people were killed and about a dozen were wounded. No headlines from outlets we list as right were in this sample cluster.