WorldRussia launches mass missile and drone attack on Kyiv on Putin’s 74th birthday

Explosions shook Kyiv overnight on Oct. 7 as Russia carried out a large missile and drone attack on the capital, with flames and smoke reported near the Podilskyi district. The scale of the damage was not immediately known. Ukraine’s Air Force had warned of Russian bombers near the border, while President Volodymyr Zelensky urged residents to heed air-raid alerts.

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TThe Kyiv Independent★★★★★2026-10-07 00:25Original