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Russian missiles and drones struck residential areas and civilian sites in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities overnight into Wednesday, killing at least eight people according to Ukrainian officials. In Pryluky, a missile strike on an apartment building killed four people and injured 20, including three children. The strikes came shortly after President Zelenskyy warned of impending attacks. Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed the strikes targeted industrial facilities involved in producing weapons but Ukraine reported civilian casualties and damage to nonresidential buildings in Kyiv.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-07,
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Story summary
On October 7, Russia launched a "massive strike" against Ukraine, hitting the capital Kyiv and other regions like Pryluky and Poltava. The attacks killed at least eight people and injured more than 34, with two deaths in Kyiv reported by Mayor Vitali Klitschko. President Volodymyr Zelensky described it as "one of the most vile strikes" and sarcastically referred to it as a birthday gift for Russian President Vladimir Putin, who turned 74 that day. The barrage included 130 drones, 48 cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles targeting energy infrastructure and military-industrial facilities across Ukraine. Zelensky emphasized the need for air defense systems like Patriot missiles to protect against further attacks.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian missiles and drones hit residential and civilian sites in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities overnight into Wednesday, killing at least eight people, Ukrainian officials said.
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officials → hit → people
The attacks came the morning after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned on X that Russia was preparing a massive strike.
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Russia → come → strike
In the northern city of Pryluky, in the Chernihiv region, a missile struck a high-rise apartment building, and there were reports of dead and injured, said Viacheslav Chaus, head of the regional military administration.
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Chaus → strike → administration
At least four people were killed there and 20 injured, including three children, according to preliminary information from the State Emergency Service.
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20 → kill → Service
Chaus posted photos showing one entrance of the apartment building partially collapsed.
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entrance → post → building
In Kyiv, ballistic missiles hit the capital, with explosions heard across the city center at around 3 a.m., and two people were killed, the city military administration said.
A rocket struck a nonresidential building in Kyiv’s Podilskyi district and sparked a fire, while another strike set a garage complex ablaze in the Darnytskyi district, where the fire was extinguished and debris also fell in a nearby open area, the military administration said.
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administration → hit → area
Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration, said the broader Kyiv region was also subject to a combined attack involving drones and ballistic missiles.
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region → say → drones
In the Obukhiv district, three production and storage facilities were damaged, he said.
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he → damage → district
In Kremenchuk, in the Poltava region, two people were killed and seven injured, said Vitalii Diakivnych, head of the regional military administration, and a rescue operation was continuing.
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operation → kill → administration
“That is exactly what the enemy is counting on.
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enemy → count → what
For us to be afraid to fall asleep.
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us → fall → ?
So that everyone thinks: next time it could be my address,” he said.
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he → think → ?
Russia’s Defense Ministry said the military carried out a massive strike overnight targeting industrial facilities involved in production and storage of Flamingo missiles and drones across Ukraine.
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military → say → Ukraine
The Associated Press could not independently verify the claim.
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Press → verify → claim
Russian forces frequently strike residential areas, power grids, and civilian infrastructure across Ukraine despite Moscow’s insistence that it targets only military sites.
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it → strike → sites
It said the attack targeted facilities in Kyiv and the surrounding region, Chernihiv, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava and Kharkiv regions.
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attack → say → regions
The ministry said that port and ship repair facilities in the Odesa region and ships carrying cargo for the Ukrainian military were also hit.
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facilities → say → military
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