Russian Strikes Kill 11, Hit Ukraine Infrastructure

Russian missile and drone strikes targeted multiple cities across Ukraine overnight into Saturday, November 9, killing at least 11 civilians and injuring 44 others while causing widespread power outages and damage to residential buildings and energy infrastructure. The attacks, which Ukrainian authorities described as one of the largest recent barrages, struck regions including Dnipro, Kyiv, Kharkiv, Sumy, Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson.

Ukraines Air Force reported that Russia launched 458 drones, including Shahed-type models, along with 45 missiles comprising 32 ballistic types, cruise missiles, and Kinzhal hypersonic variants. Ukrainian defenses intercepted or neutralized 406 drones and nine missiles, though 25 locations sustained direct hits. Explosions echoed through major urban centers, with air raid alerts persisting for hours. In Kyiv, debris from a downed drone ignited fires in the Pecherskyi district, damaging vehicles and a residential courtyard, though no immediate casualties were reported there.

The most severe incident occurred in Dnipro, Ukraines fourth-largest city, where a Russian drone slammed into a nine-story residential building, destroying several...