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Kyiv Death Toll Rises After Massive Strike, Ukraine Claims Hit on Russian Refinery

City officials report extensive damage to residential blocks with heating networks knocked offline as winter approaches.

Overview

  • Authorities in Kyiv updated the toll from the Nov. 14 attack to seven dead and dozens injured, with damage reported across most districts.
  • Local services said high‑rise apartments caught fire and sections of the capital’s heating grid were hit, causing temporary outages in parts of the city.
  • Russia’s defence ministry said it intercepted 216 Ukrainian drones overnight and regional officials reported a refinery fire, residential damage and port injuries in Novorossiisk.
  • Ukraine later claimed a strike on a refinery in Russia’s Ryazan region, while the regional governor said air defences downed 25 drones and reported no injuries at the site.
  • President Volodymyr Zelensky renewed calls for additional air‑defence systems, as France condemned the large‑scale strikes on Kyiv as a major escalation.