Russian ballistic missiles hit kyiv, injuring 3 people, including child, after Zelensky warns of massive attack

Editor’s Note: This is a developing story and is being updated.

Several waves of Russian ballistic missiles struck kyiv on the night of November 6-7, just hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Russia was preparing another large-scale attack on infrastructure.

At least three people were injured in the city of kyiv, as well as another victim in the surrounding region, according to authorities.

Among the three injured in the city is a child, the State Emergency Service (DSNS) reported.

As the Ukrainian Air Force warned that ballistic missiles were on their way to the capital, a series of explosions rocked the city, according to Kyiv Independent journalists on site.

The first barrage of missiles attacked kyiv in rapid succession, with the air force reporting that at least six missiles were launched at the city in the space of minutes shortly before 11 p.m. local time on November 6.

Residents received a clear signal about 30 minutes later. But the respite was short-lived, with a new air alert shortly before midnight. A new wave of missiles targeted the city shortly after 1 a.m., with Kyiv Independent journalists reporting another series of at least six loud explosions.

At least two people were injured, according to the kyiv city military administration. Victims receive medical treatment.

kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported explosions in the suburbs and warned that Russia was attacking infrastructure with ballistic missiles.

Later, the mayor reported damage to a five-story residential building in the city’s Solomianskyi district and broken windows in another five-story building at an unspecified location. Emergency services were dispatched to both locations, he said.

A fire also broke out in a non-residential building in the Solomianskyi district, the kyiv city military administration said. A nursery school in the same neighborhood was also damaged in the attack.

Explosions shook the city again at 3:04 a.m. local time, a Kyiv Independent journalist reported at the scene.

The wave of explosions continued with ballistic missiles targeting the city at 3:30 a.m. local time, a journalist said.

The extent of the consequences is not yet clear. The attacks are still ongoing at the time of publication.

Outside the city, Kyiv region governor Tymur Tkachenko reported that a Russian jet drone attack in the Brovary district caused a house fire, injuring one victim. The man was pulled from the rubble of the damaged building and was hospitalized with burns and multiple shrapnel wounds.

Earlier in the evening, Zelensky told Ukrainians that intelligence reports pointed to another massive Russian strike on infrastructure. The attack will likely target bridges, energy facilities and civilian infrastructure, he warned.

kyiv, a city the size of Berlin with a population of 3 million, has been the target of relentless assaults in recent weeks as Russia begins its annual campaign against Ukraine’s power grid. The city experienced the largest strike in the energy sector this year on November 3, leading to widespread outages and water supply cuts.

As residents suffer, municipal authorities and the central government share responsibility for the deteriorating state of kyiv’s energy infrastructure as winter approaches.