Russia Unleashes Largest Drone Strike of the War, Hitting Kyiv and Multiple Cities

Russia carried out one of its largest aerial attacks against Ukraine overnight on September 7, launching more than 800 drones and missiles against multiple cities, including Kyiv, Odesa, Kryvyi Rih, Dnipro, and Kremenchuk.

According to National Police of Ukraine, at least two people were killed in the capital and more than 20 injured. Among the victims were a woman and her two-month-old son, whose bodies were recovered from a destroyed residential building in the Sviatoshyn district.

UPD. As of 7:30 a.m. on September 8, the Ukrainain State Emergency Service reported that the body of the third victim of the strike was pulled out of the rubble, increasing the total death toll to three people, including a child.

The Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs reported that four high-rise residential buildings in Kyiv were damaged, with fires and partial collapses.

A fire at a government building was localized but continued to burn across more than 1,000 square meters. Roughly 400 emergency workers and nearly 100 units of specialized equipment, including helicopters, were deployed.

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Russia Launches Record 818-Missile Strike on Ukraine, Hits Cabinet of Ministers

Sep 07, 2025 09:53

For the first time since the start of the full-scale invasion, the Cabinet of Ministers building in central Kyiv was directly hit, causing a fire on its upper floors, according to Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko.

Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko confirmed that two people had died in Kyiv, including “a woman with a two-month-old child,” and that more victims might remain under the rubble.

Prime Minister Svyrydenko emphasized: “For the first time, the Government building has been damaged by an enemy strike. Rescuers are extinguishing the fire. I thank them for their work.”

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted that several drones crossed into Ukraine from Belarusian airspace. “Every additional system saves civilians from these insidious strikes,” he said, calling on partners to accelerate the delivery of air defense systems.

Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha stressed the scale of the attack: “For the first time—over 800 drones and missiles in a single night. Russian ‘anti-records’ of terror require a tough response. New sanctions against Russia and new strengthening of Ukraine, particularly in air defense, must happen now.”

Details of the attack

According to Ukraine’s Air Force, Russia launched 810 Shahed-type drones and decoys, nine Iskander-K cruise missiles, and four Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles.

Air defenses destroyed 747 drones and four cruise missiles. At least 56 drones and nine missiles struck 37 locations.

In Kyiv, emergency services reported simultaneous fires and structural damage in multiple districts.

In Sviatoshynskyi, fires broke out atop a 16-story residential block and two separate nine-story buildings after debris from downed drones ignited upper floors; in Darnytskyi, a four-story building caught fire, and additional damage was recorded in Pecherskyi.

Two patrol officers responding to calls were hospitalized with injuries. Authorities said evacuations continued through the morning as search-and-rescue teams worked floor by floor to clear stairwells, check apartments for trapped residents, and stabilize partially collapsed sections. A pregnant woman was among the injured, officials added.

In Odesa, regional authorities said a residential high-rise and the city’s Sports Palace sustained damage from overnight strikes, with three people injured.

Fire crews extinguished blazes in a nine-story building, a warehouse, and several vehicles, while utility teams worked to restore power in affected neighborhoods amid repeated air-raid alerts that briefly halted response operations.

In Kryvyi Rih, the head of the city’s defense council reported successive missile waves that targeted a previously damaged civilian infrastructure site, as well as nearby transport facilities.

Preliminary assessments indicated no casualties, but municipal services documented shattered glazing, damaged rolling stock, and interruptions to local transit routes pending safety inspections.

In Kremenchuk, a strike hit the Kryukiv railway bridge across the Dnipro River, leading authorities to halt traffic and close the crossing for structural checks.

Ukrainian Railways announced temporary reroutes for intercity services and bus transfers to maintain passenger connections while engineers assess the span and repair adjacent rail infrastructure.

Local outlets in Kyiv region reported damage to private properties across several districts. In the Fastiv district, a horse stable was hit, resulting in the death of seven horses. Emergency services also noted structural damage to nearby buildings and vehicles, with assessments ongoing to determine the full extent of the destruction.

In Sumy region, Russian drones struck a civilian campsite near Putyvl, according to regional governor Oleh Hryhorov.

A 51-year-old woman was killed before medics arrived, and seven people were hospitalized with shrapnel wounds, including an eight-year-old boy and his parents.

Local authorities reported that more than ten vehicles, several private homes, a school, and an administrative building were damaged. Police documented the destruction and opened criminal proceedings for war crimes under Article 438 of Ukraine’s Criminal Code.

Earlier, on August 28, Russia launched 629 aerial weapons against Ukraine, including more than 500 Shahed drones, in what became the second-largest strike since the start of the full-scale war.

At least 18 people, among them children, were killed and more than 50 injured in Kyiv. Missiles destroyed part of a residential building, damaged offices, and struck railway infrastructure.

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