Overview
- Air Force data show Russia launched 458 attack drones and 45 missiles overnight, with air defenses neutralizing 406 drones and nine missiles as confirmed hits were recorded at 25 locations.
- Large energy facilities in Poltava, Kharkiv and Kyiv regions were damaged, triggering emergency and scheduled power cuts and forcing water and critical services onto generators in several cities.
- Rail infrastructure in Poltava region was struck, leaving multiple long‑distance trains delayed by up to six and a half hours and forcing diesel‑only movement on affected sections, according to Ukrzaliznytsia.
- Officials reported civilian casualties including at least two deaths in Dnipro and one in Kharkiv, dozens of injuries, and ongoing rescue operations after a drone hit a residential building in Dnipro.
- Fighting remained intense with 181 engagements reported on November 7 and concentrated Russian assaults on the Pokrovsk axis continuing on November 8, as Kyiv pressed partners for tougher sanctions and European states expanded counter‑drone cooperation after separate incidents in Belgium.