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Russia carried out missile and air strikes on Kyiv overnight from Friday to Saturday, November 7, damaging buildings and other infrastructure and injuring civilians, according to reports from three international news organizations.

Energy infrastructure in Kyiv and the surrounding Kyiv region was targeted or damaged. Deutsche Welle reported that the strikes also hit a major bridge in the region. The available reports did not establish the full extent of the damage or the precise number and type of missiles used.

The number of injured people was reported differently. France 24 said at least five people were injured, while Al Jazeera reported two injured civilians. Both reports agreed that civilians were hurt in the strikes.

A trilateral meeting involving Russia, Ukraine and the United States was scheduled for the following week in Abu Dhabi for a new round of negotiations. Deutsche Welle reported that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Moscow of trying to push Ukraine into a blackout ahead of the talks; that alleged motive was not independently established in the supplied reports.

SOURCES

  1. Deutsche WelleRussia hits Kyiv with air strikes ahead of trilateral talks
  2. France 24Moscow strikes Kyiv as Ukraine prepares for talks with Russia and the US
  3. Al JazeeraRussia launches missile attack on Kyiv, injuring residents