Russia launched 115 missiles of various types, more than 3,000 attack drones and nearly 1,900 guided aerial bombs against Ukraine over the past week, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on November 8, 2026.
Missiles made this year
Zelenskyy said a significant share of the missiles were ballistic and that many had been manufactured in 2026. Kyiv sanctioned their producers in October and urged Europe and the G7 to match the restrictions. If defences against ballistic missiles fall short, he said, the missiles “must be stopped on the assembly lines.”
Kyiv and Dnipro
On November 7, 36 ballistic missiles were launched at Kyiv and the surrounding region, damaging the Northern Bridge and energy facilities and injuring five people. An overnight attack on energy infrastructure in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast left more than 600,000 residents of Dnipro and the region without electricity. Kharkiv faced continuing supply problems, and 140 apartment buildings in Zhytomyr lost heating.
Rescuers targeted
An FPV drone attack hit Komyshuvakha, where rescue work was continuing a week after an aerial bomb strike killed 55 people. Zelenskyy said people may still be trapped under the rubble.
Pressure before talks
Zelenskyy said Russia was escalating strikes to pressure Ukraine ahead of trilateral talks with the United States in Abu Dhabi scheduled for November 10–11.
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