In brief

• A Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv on November 7 has injured six people, including one child.
• Damage was reported in several districts, including residential buildings, a preschool institution and a private house.
• The Northern Bridge was damaged and closed to traffic in both directions.

Casualties rise as attack continues into morning

The toll from the Russian strike on the Ukrainian capital on November 7 has climbed to six people, one of them a child, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine said on Telegram (Injury toll after Russian attack on Kyiv rises to six, including one child – Ukrinform). Earlier counts stood at three and then five as the figures were updated through the morning (Injury toll in Russian ballistic attack on Kyiv rises to five – Ukrinform) (Russian ballistic attack injures three in Kyiv, including child – Ukrinform).

Damage across several districts

Russian forces hit Kyiv overnight with a ballistic missile and drones (Поврежденные многоэтажки и пожары. Российские войска нанесли массированный удар по Киеву — фоторепортаж – NV). Two districts came under fire early on November 7. In Darnytskyi, a drone struck a two-story private house, and firefighters put out the blaze. In Sviatoshynskyi, rescuers contained a fire on rubbish at an abandoned industrial site and a smaller fire on the roof of a non-residential building. In Solomianskyi, a fire broke out and residential buildings, a preschool institution and another non-residential building were damaged.

In Solomianskyi, part of the first-floor facade of a five-storey residential building was destroyed, the emergency service said.

Northern Bridge closed

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the attack damaged the Northern Bridge. Specialists were assessing the extent of the damage, and the bridge was closed to traffic in both directions (Northern Bridge in Kyiv damaged in Russian attack – Ukrinform).

Context

Earlier in the night, Klitschko had reported that a 14-year-old was among the five injured, two of whom were hospitalized. Separately, the city's electricity and water supply situation was reported to be worsening after damage to an energy facility in Zhytomyr.

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