Russian overnight attack kills 4 in Pryluky, 2 in Kyiv amid mass missile, drone strikes (UPDATED)

Russia launched a large-scale missile and drone attack across Ukraine from the evening of Oct. 6 through the morning of Oct. 7, primarily targeting Kyiv, Kharkiv, Poltava and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts, according to the Ukrainian Air Force.

The attack included 48 Kh-101, Iskander-K and Kalibr cruise missiles, as well as Zircon and Oniks anti-ship missiles and Iskander-M, S-400 and North Korean KN-23 ballistic missiles.

Russia also launched 130 drones, including 46 jet-powered Shaheds, alongside conventional Shahed attack drones, Gerbera drones and Parodiya decoys.

As of 9 a.m., Ukrainian air defenses had shot down or suppressed 161 targets: five ballistic and anti-ship missiles, 39 cruise missiles and 117 drones. The Air Force said information on six additional cruise missiles was still being verified.

Missile and drone strikes were recorded at 18 locations, while debris from intercepted targets fell at another five.

In Kyiv, two people were killed after a fire broke out at a garage complex in the Darnytskyi district. Two others were rescued during firefighting operations.

In Kremenchuk, Poltava Oblast, a missile struck a residential area and damaged apartment buildings. Another strike hit an industrial facility in the surrounding district.

In Pryluky, Chernihiv Oblast, Russian missile strikes killed four people and injured 20 others, including three children and a police officer, according to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service and regional police.

Rescuers pulled one person alive from the rubble. A small child was also rescued alive from the destroyed building, according to a reporter at the scene.

Russian forces also struck transport infrastructure in Zaporizhzhia and an industrial facility in Dnipro.

The Air Force said the attack was still ongoing as of 9 a.m., with up to 10 Russian drones remaining in Ukrainian airspace.