Russia launched a new wave of strikes on Kyiv and Dnipro early on October 7, after Russian officials reported a large Ukrainian drone attack targeting Moscow and the surrounding region.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said buildings and warehouses in the Ukrainian capital were damaged. Reuters witnesses reported hearing explosions during the attack.
In Dnipro, regional governor Oleksandr Hanzha said an industrial facility was damaged.
The Russian strikes followed what Moscow officials described as one of the largest Ukrainian drone attacks directed toward the capital region. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said more than 650 drones had headed toward Moscow and that most were shot down.
Moscow region Governor Andrei Vorobyov said 185 drones were destroyed or brought down in the region. He reported two deaths and at least seven injuries, as well as damage to homes and vehicles.
The figures come from Russian officials and should be treated as attributed wartime claims. Independent verification of the full number of drones launched and intercepted was not immediately available.
Russian military bloggers also said a tank at the Volodarskaya oil facility had been hit. There was no official confirmation of that claim, and Reuters said it could not independently verify video associated with the report.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy had warned that Russia was preparing a “massive attack,” as the two sides continued long-range strikes against cities and infrastructure.
The latest exchange shows the expanding scale of drone and missile warfare between Russia and Ukraine, with both sides increasingly targeting areas far from the immediate front lines.
For readers, the central verified development is the sequence of attacks: Russian strikes damaged sites in Kyiv and Dnipro after Russian authorities reported a major Ukrainian drone operation against Moscow and its surrounding region. Claims about exact interception totals and specific damage remain attributed to the officials or sources making them.
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