Russia launches major overnight attack on Ukraine with 164 drones and three missiles
Russia attacked Ukraine overnight from 18:00 on 7 November with three guided aviation missiles Kh-59/69 launched from the Sea of Azov and 164 strike drones. By 08:00 on 8 November, Ukrainian air defenses had destroyed or suppressed 137 drones, including 88 reactive Shahed drones, while hits were recorded at 23 locations. One person was killed in Odesa, and one person was injured in Khmelnytskyi, where residential buildings were also damaged.
أبرز النقاط
- Russia launched 164 strike drones and three Kh-59/69 guided aviation missiles from 18:00 on 7 November.
- The missiles were launched from the Sea of Azov.
- Among the 164 drones, 112 were reactive.
- By 08:00 on 8 November, air defenses had destroyed or suppressed 137 drones, including 88 reactive Shahed drones.
- Impacts were recorded at 23 locations, while debris fell at six locations.
- One person was killed and infrastructure was damaged in Odesa.
- One person was injured and residential buildings were damaged in Khmelnytskyi.
لماذا يهمّ ذلك
The combination of guided aviation missiles and a large drone wave created a substantial threat across multiple Ukrainian regions. Although air defenses neutralized most of the drones, impacts and falling debris were reported in numerous locations, and the attack caused deaths, injuries, and damage to residential and other infrastructure.
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The attack began at 18:00 on 7 November and continued overnight into 8 November. Russia launched three Kh-59/69 guided aviation missiles from the Sea of Azov and 164 strike drones of various types, including 112 reactive drones, from several directions: Oryol, Kursk, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, occupied parts of Donetsk, and Hvardiiske in occupied Crimea.
By 08:00 on 8 November, Ukrainian forces had destroyed or suppressed 137 of the 164 drones, including 88 reactive Shahed drones. Several drones were still airborne and combat operations continued. Air-raid warnings were issued in several oblasts.
The attack was opposed by aircraft, air-defense missile units, electronic-warfare and unmanned-systems units, and mobile fire teams of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Impacts were recorded at 23 locations and debris from destroyed targets fell at six locations. Reports mentioned an explosion in Cherkasy and impacts in Kharkiv and Odesa. In Odesa, a non-residential building caught fire and the blast wave broke windows in a nearby property. In Khmelnytskyi, residential buildings were damaged and one person was injured.
كيف تصفه المصادر الأوكرانية
Ukrainian reporting focused on the Air Force's operational figures: 137 of 164 drones neutralized by 08:00, including 88 reactive Shahed drones, while noting that several drones remained airborne and combat continued. Reports also emphasized the scale and mixed composition of the attack, its multiple launch directions, the involvement of several branches of the Ukrainian defense forces, and impacts at 23 locations. Local consequences included one death and infrastructure damage in Odesa, one injured person and damaged homes in Khmelnytskyi, an explosion in Cherkasy, and impacts in Kharkiv and Odesa.
الخلفية
The attack began at 18:00 on 7 November and continued overnight into 8 November. The three Kh-59/69 missiles were launched from the Sea of Azov, while the 164 attacking drones came from several directions, including Oryol, Kursk, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, occupied parts of Donetsk, and Hvardiiske in occupied Crimea. Air-raid warnings were declared in several oblasts.