Ukraine under drone and missile strikes - All about Russia's combined attack
Photo: explosions heard in several cities (Getty Images)
On the night of February 7, Russian forces once again carried out a combined attack on Ukraine. As a result of drone and missile strikes, several cities were targeted.
RBC-Ukraine reports everything known so far.
Key points:
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Russian forces launched dozens of drone groups and missiles.
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The Volyn region, Kharkiv, and Kropyvnytskyi were among the targets.
How Russia is attacking
According to the military, the occupiers attempted drone attacks on Ukraine throughout February 6. By evening, the number of UAVs over Ukraine increased significantly.
From 10:33 PM Kyiv time, the Air Forces recorded both small and large groups of drones over the Chernihiv, Sumy, Poltava, Mykolaiv, and Odesa regions.
Monitoring channels reported that around 02:30 AM Kyiv time on February 7, roughly 200 drones were over Ukraine. Detailed drone tracking information is available below.
During the night, reports also emerged that Russia deployed Kalibr missile launchers to the Black Sea and, around 02:40 AM Kyiv time, launched cruise missiles at Ukraine. By 03:13 AM Kyiv time, hostile targets were recorded over the Mykolaiv region, prompting a nationwide air raid alert.
Additionally, monitoring channels reported the takeoff of strategic bombers Tu-95MS, Tu-160, and Tu-22M3, though this has not yet been officially confirmed.
Regions targeted by Russia
Volyn region
Volyn Regional Military Administration head Roman Romanyuk said that over the past 24 hours, air raid alerts were repeatedly sounded in every district of the region due to Shahed drones.
According to his post at 11:54 PM Kyiv time, one of the attacks damaged a critical infrastructure facility in the region.
Kharkiv
On the night of February 7 at 02:37 AM Kyiv time, it was reported that the enemy struck Kharkiv with a drone. Mayor Ihor Terekhov said the impact was recorded in the Kholodnogirskyi district.
Kropyvnytskyi
A few minutes after the attack on Kharkiv, explosions were heard in Kropyvnytskyi.
