Overview
- Ukrainian authorities reported a mass combined attack that began the night of Oct. 6–7 using about 70 rockets together with dozens of cruise and ballistic missiles and hundreds of attack drones.
- The Air Forces said PVO units shot down or suppressed 5 ballistic missiles, 39 cruise missiles and 117 drones but some munitions penetrated defences and hit energy sites, apartment buildings and other civilian targets.
- Rescue services and regional police reported heavy civilian losses from the strikes, including a missile hit on a multi‑storey building in Pryluky that officials said produced double‑digit fatalities and dozens of wounded.
- The General Staff recorded intense frontline fighting (202 engagements in 24 hours), published updated cumulative Russian loss figures, and said Ukrainian forces struck Russian military sites in the Bryansk region.
- Security services detained a Ukrainian serviceman accused of passing unit locations to Russian handlers after online recruitment on Telegram, and Ukraine warned that Russia is using elements of artificial intelligence to plan and recognise strike targets.