At least 7 killed in Ukraine's Kharkiv as Russian missile hits apartment
building
[March 07, 2026]
By SUSIE BLANN
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — At least seven people were killed and 10 others,
including three children, were wounded on Saturday by a Russian missile
that hit a five-story residential building in Ukraine's second-largest
city, Kharkiv, officials said.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the attack and called for an
international response. He said that Russia struck Ukraine overnight
with 29 missiles and 480 drones, targeting energy facilities in Kyiv and
other central regions and with damage reported in at least seven other
locations across the country.
According to preliminary data, air defense systems downed 19 missiles
and 453 drones with hits from 9 missiles and 26 strike drones recorded
at 22 locations.
In Kharkiv, in Ukraine's northeast, emergency workers were combing the
rubble, looking for survivors.
The regional Prosecutors's Office said the building was hit by a new
Russian cruise missile known as Izdeliye-30. Ukrainian reports said that
the new subsonic air-launched weapon that Russia has recently started to
use against Ukraine has a range of 1,500 kilometers (930 miles) and is
equipped with a new satellite navigation system more resistant to
jamming.
In the Kyiv region, damage from debris was reported in three districts,
according to local authorities. In the southern Odesa region, 80
firefighters were called in to help battle massive fires at
infrastructure facilities following an attack with multiple drones.
Ukraine’s state rail operator Ukrzaliznytsia said damage to the rail
infrastructure forced changes to a number of routes in the center-west
of the country.
In Moscow, the Russian Defense Ministry said the overnight strike
targeted Ukrainian military factories, energy facilities and air bases.
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Firefighters battle a fire in an story apartment building following
a Russian missile attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Saturday, March 7,
2026. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)
“There must be a response from partners to these savage strikes
against life," Zelenskyy said in a post on X. “Russia has not
abandoned its attempts to destroy Ukraine’s residential and critical
infrastructure, and therefore support must continue. We count on
active work with the European Union to guarantee greater protection
for our people. I am grateful to everyone who helps strengthen our
protection.”
Russia has fired tens of thousands of Iranian-designed drones at
Ukraine since it invaded its neighbor just over four years. It has
launched a large-scale domestic production of them and battered
Ukraine with hundreds of drones in a single night — more than were
used during some entire months in 2024.
Iran has responded to joint U.S.-Israeli strikes by launching the
same type of Shahed drones at countries in the Middle East.
Zelenskyy said he had received a U.S. request for support to defend
against the Iranian drones in the Middle East and had given the
order for equipment to be provided along with Ukrainian experts.
The war in the Middle East has drawn international attention away
from Europe’s biggest conflict since World War II, and forced the
postponement of a new round of U. S.-brokered talks between Russia
and Ukraine planned for this week.
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