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Death toll from Russian strike on aid centre in Komyshuvakha rises to 53

8 November 2026 · War & Conflict · Europe

The death toll from a Russian air strike on a school used as an aid centre in Komyshuvakha, in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, has risen to 53, the regional governor said on 6 November, five days after the attack.

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Russia launches year's largest attack on Ukraine's energy grid

8 November 2026 · War & Conflict · Europe

Russia launched the largest attack on Ukraine's energy system this year overnight on 2–3 November, firing 289 drones, 17 ballistic missiles and 59 cruise missiles at power facilities in nine to ten regions, Ukrainian officials said.

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Kyiv hit by 36 ballistic missiles as Germany says no more Patriots for now

8 November 2026 · War & Conflict · Europe

Russia fired 36 ballistic missiles at Kyiv and its region overnight into 7 November, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, in one of the heaviest ballistic barrages of the war against the capital. Ukraine's Air Force said it shot down four of them.

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