{
  "id": 18714253,
  "title": "Russia Strikes Central Ukraine Naftogaz Facility 3 Times",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/russia-strikes-central-ukraine-naftogaz-facility-3-times",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T12:24:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Post",
    "slug": "kyiv-post",
    "url": "https://www.kyivpost.com/post/89434"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Russian forces conducted three consecutive strikes on an oil and gas facility owned by Naftogaz, a state energy company in Ukraine, in the early hours of Saturday, November 7. The attacks caused significant damage to equipment at the facility, triggering a large-scale industrial fire. Naftogaz's Acting Chairman of the Board, Serhiy Fedorenko, confirmed the incident on Facebook, stating that rapid evacuation measures prevented casualties among staff. Fedorenko reported that personnel were evacuated to safety prior to the strikes, avoiding injuries. Technical specialists are now assessing the damage and working to restore the affected systems.\n\nThe triple strike was part of a larger coordinated assault targeting Ukraine's energy and utility networks across the country. Russian forces launched 36 ballistic missiles and 172 strike drones overnight into November 7, specifically targeting high-voltage transmission substations in the Kyiv region. These installations connect the Rivne and Khmelnytskyi nuclear power plants to the capital and central Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelensky reported that the concentrated barrage wounded nine civilians, including a child, and caused damage to residential areas, a bridge over the Dnipro River, and a municipal kindergarten in the Solomianskyi district. Beyond the Kyiv region, adversary strikes affected energy infrastructure in six other provinces, including Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Rivne, Kharkiv, and Dnipropetrovsk. These attacks disrupted municipal services, leaving the capital and regional centers with power, water, and heating supply interruptions.\n\nThe overnight energy infrastructure attacks followed Russian tactical airstrikes on the northeastern city of Sumy on Friday, November 6. In Sumy, aircraft dropped six guided aerial bombs, wounding seven civilians across the Zarichnyi and Kovpakivskyi districts. Four victims aged 41, 56, 69, and 90 were hospitalized at emergency services, while three others received outpatient care for blast injuries. The bombardment in Sumy caused damage to over 15 private and multi-story apartment buildings, along with partial interruptions to municipal natural gas distribution networks and electrical lines.",
  "summary": "Russian forces carried out three consecutive strikes against a Naftogaz oil and gas facility in central Ukraine overnight into Saturday, Nov. 7, damaging equipment and triggering a major fire. Acting Board Chairman Serhiy Fedorenko confirmed that early evacuations prevented worker casualties.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}