Russia Attacks Kharkiv and Kyiv in Ukraine

Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT Supported by SKIP ADVERTISEMENT Russia Hits Ukraine With Deadly Barrage of Missiles and Drones At least eight people were killed when a Russian missile hit a five-story apartment building in the city of Kharkiv, and Kyiv and several other regions also came under attack. Listen · 4:07 min Share full article By Cassandra Vinograd Reporting from Kyiv, Ukraine March 7, 2026, 6:42 a.m. ET Russia unleashed a deadly barrage of missiles and drones on Ukraine early Saturday, as concerns mount in Kyiv that the conflict in the Middle East is draining the supply of U.S.-made air defenses that it badly needs. The predawn strikes on Ukraine followed something of a lull in Russian attacks in recent days. Such periods of relative quiet often prompt anxiety among Ukrainians, with expectations that a large assault will soon come. Ukraine’s Air Force said on Saturday that Russia had launched 480 attack drones and 29 missiles — nearly half of them ballistic — in the wide-ranging barrage. While most were intercepted, the air force said 22 sites were hit. At least eight people were killed and more than a dozen wounded when a ballistic missile slammed into a five-story apartment building in the northeastern city of Kharkiv, according to the local authorities. The mayor, Ihor Terekhov, said that a primary schoolteacher and two children were among the dead. Officials warned that over a dozen people could be trapped under the rubble as search and rescue efforts continued into the afternoon. In the capital, Kyiv, air defenses were heard firing and loud explosions echoed through the city. The strikes damaged critical infrastructure, the local authorities said, leaving nearly 2,000 buildings without heat . At least three people were wounded in the assault. Energy and railway infrastructure in several other regions also sustained damage, according to the Ukrainian authorities. President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine demanded “a response from partners to these sav...