Russian ballistics damage homes in Kharkiv, injuring civilians, and guided bombs cut power to over 15,000 in Zaporizhzhia

08.07.2026, 11:01 rubryka.com

Kharkiv region

According to local authorities, explosions occurred in Kharkiv at approximately 1:43 a.m. and 1:45 a.m. Before that, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine had reported ballistic missile launches toward the city.

Terekhov said strikes were recorded in the Osnovianskyi and Nemyshlianskyi districts.

He later clarified that the scale of destruction was greater. More than 20 private houses were damaged in the city, as well as:

According to preliminary reports, two people were injured. Doctors diagnosed them with an acute stress reaction.

Terekhov later added that the missile strike on the Nemyshlianskyi district caused deaths and injuries, with the number and condition of the victims still being clarified.

Information on the consequences of the strike in the Osnovianskyi district is still being clarified.

Zaporizhzhia region

That same night, Russian troops carried out several strikes with guided aerial bombs on Zaporizhzhia.

According to Fedorov, the attack left 15,342 customers without electricity, including 14,574 households and 768 legal entities. Energy workers are already working to restore the damaged infrastructure.

One of the aerial bombs hit a food industry enterprise. The explosion destroyed a production facility, and a 43-year-old worker was injured. He is receiving the necessary medical care.

Another strike hit the territory of a garage cooperative, destroying and damaging buildings. A 76-year-old man and woman were injured in that attack. They sought medical help on their own.

According to the latest data, three people were injured in the overnight strikes on Zaporizhzhia. Emergency crews continue to deal with the aftermath of the Russian attack at the impact sites, while information on the scale of destruction is still being clarified.

Chernihiv region

According to the State Emergency Service, Russian drones attacked two enterprises in the Chernihiv region.

"As a result of a UAV crash in Koriukivka district, an outbuilding caught fire at one site, while a car and a tractor caught fire at another," rescuers said.

Rescuers quickly extinguished both fires. According to the State Emergency Service, fortunately, no one was injured in the attack.

BackgroundAs Rubryka reported, on the night of July 8, the Russian army attacked Kyiv with ballistic missiles and later launched jet-powered drones at the city. The strikes caused fires in several districts of the capital and injured at least two people. One person was killed.

Also, on the morning of July 8, Russian troops twice attacked the Korabelnyi district of Kherson with drones. First, a passenger car came under attack, and later a shuttle bus was hit. A woman was killed, and six more people were injured in the attacks. In total, eight people were injured in Kherson.

Background

It should be noted that Russia has already carried out two massive attacks on the capital since the beginning of July. On the night of July 6, Russian troops launched a combined attack on Kyiv. In the city's Podilskyi district, a missile hit a nine-story residential building, causing its partial destruction.

On July 7, rescuers completed search operations in the Darnytskyi district of the capital, while they were still ongoing in the Podilskyi district. As of the morning, 19 people were known to have been killed and 58 injured, including seven children.

Also, on the night of July 2, Russian troops carried out one of the largest attacks on Kyiv and the Kyiv region. The occupying forces used attack drones, ballistic missiles, and cruise missiles in the attack. Russia's massive combined attack caused extensive destruction in the capital.

On July 4, rescuers in Kyiv's Darnytskyi district completed emergency and rescue operations at a 16-story residential building hit by Russian forces during the massive shelling on July 2. The death toll rose to 31.