Missiles Batter Ukraine's Energy Sites
Russia hit Kyiv energy infrastructure with 36 ballistic missiles and 172 drones, leaving Ukraine with only four intercepts, officials said.
- Russian forces launched a massive overnight assault on Kyiv on Saturday, November 6, firing 36 ballistic missiles and 172 drones that damaged critical energy infrastructure connecting the capital to nuclear power plants.
- Moscow's Defense Ministry claimed the strikes targeted military-industrial facilities, including the Northern Bridge, framing the attacks as countermeasures against Ukrainian military transport rather than civilian disruption.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed Russia utilized North Korean-made KN-23 missiles during the assault. Air defenses neutralized 149 of 172 drones, though Zelenskyy reported forces struggled against ballistic missiles, with most unintercepted.
- Ukrainian, Russian, and American officials are scheduled to begin negotiations in Abu Dhabi on November 10 and 11, focusing on de-escalation and humanitarian measures as Kyiv faces energy instability.
- President Zelenskyy characterized Russia's approach as a "very particular view of diplomacy," labeling it a "subtype of aggression" designed to "lay the groundwork for putting pressure on Ukraine's position.
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Missiles batter Ukraine's energy sites
KYIV — Russian forces hammered energy infrastructure around Ukraine's capital with missiles and drones overnight, straining Kyiv's power supply and heating systems as temperatures headed towards zero, officials said on Saturday.
Ukraine is in a collapse from Russian strikes, and it is increasing, and this was announced on its YouTube channel by Leonid Kuchna Oleg Soskin, former assistant.
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Ukraine Is in Crisis: Its Patriot Interceptors Are Running Short, and Russia’s Ballistic Missiles Are Getting Through
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Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski announced that the Russian army used KN-23 ballistic missiles, manufactured and delivered by North Korea, in massive attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, carried out on Friday night towards Saturday, 6 to 7 November. According to the Ukrainian army, Russia launched 36 such ballistic missiles and 172 drones, causing power disruptions in five regions of the country.
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