Russian forces attacked Ukraine overnight with Shahed drones, heavily targeting Kharkiv, Odesa, and Kyiv, according to local authorities.
In Kharkiv, more than 20 civilians were wounded when drones struck residential areas and civilian infrastructure in the early hours of July 7.
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Mayor Ihor Terekhov and the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Oleh Synehubov, confirmed that the Shevchenkivskyi and Slobidskyi districts were hit. A kindergarten building and multiple residential structures were damaged.
As of Synehubov’s latest update, 23 people were injured in total, including three children. Fifteen were hurt in Shevchenkivskyi and eight in Slobidskyi. At least three people, including one child, were hospitalized in moderate condition.
Emergency services continue working at the strike sites.
Terekhov later confirmed 27 injured in Kharkiv.
At 10:22 a.m., Kharkiv Mayor reported a second Russian drone strike on the city.
According to him, six Shahed drones targeted residential streets, vehicles, and pedestrians over a 10-minute span beginning at 11:00 a.m. In the Kholodnohirskyi district, a building’s roof caught fire. Nearby, several homes were damaged, windows and facades shattered, and cars burned. One person was reported injured.
Drones also struck a roadway near residential buildings, setting cars ablaze and damaging trolleybus lines, utility poles, and traffic lights. In another location, a drone hit near a two-story building, crushing more than ten vehicles.
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Additionally, another house caught fire as a direct result of a Shahed strike.
“These are our realities today. But Kharkiv will rise after every attack. Take care of yourselves and your loved ones. City services, emergency responders, and volunteers are on the ground,” Terekhov wrote.
Later, the head of the Kharkiv OVA confirmed that the toll from the latest attack continues to rise.
“As of now, 11 people are known to be injured. Medical teams are providing prompt assistance. Seven of the injured are hospitalized, and one person is in extremely serious condition,” he wrote on Telegram.
However, he later updated the information in a report on the aftermath of the latest Russian shelling of Kharkiv.
“Sixteen people were injured, including a 17-year-old boy,” Synehubov wrote.
According to him, the Kholodnohirskyi district came under attack. Administrative buildings and a five-story residential building were damaged, while two cars and another residential building caught fire.
Later, he reported that the number of people injured in the latest Russian attack on Kharkiv has risen to 33.
“Among the injured are three children - boys aged 8 and 17, and a 10-year-old girl. They suffered acute stress reactions. Doctors are providing all the injured with the necessary medical assistance,” the statement said.
The number of people injured or suffering from acute stress following two Russian drone attacks on Kharkiv has risen to 82, according to an update from the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office as of 9:00 p.m. on July 7.
Among the victims are eight children - four girls and four boys.
One fatality was also reported: a 34-year-old woman who died in the attack.
“On July 7, between 5:20-5:40 a.m. and again between 10:20-10:30 a.m., the enemy used 10 UAVs, believed to be Geran-2 drones, to carry out targeted strikes on civilian infrastructure in the Shevchenkivskyi, Kholodnohirskyi, and Slobidskyi districts of Kharkiv,” the statement said.
At around 1 a.m., the head of the Odesa OVA, Oleh Kiper, warned that the city was under drone attack. Amid the alert, local Telegram channels reported the sound of explosions, which were followed by additional blasts.
Kiper later confirmed that one person was killed in the attack.
“Despite the active work of air defense forces, there was destruction and damage to civilian infrastructure in the city, including service stations and passenger vehicles,” he wrote.
According to him, the strike caused a fire in a security room near a newly constructed building.
“Unfortunately, one security guard was killed. My sincere condolences to his family and friends. All authorized services are working to eliminate the consequences,” the report stated.
Meanwhile, Kyiv was also attacked by Shahed drones early on Monday morning. The city experienced two air raid alerts: from 1:37 to 2:15 a.m. and again from 7:48 to 8:04 a.m.
The capital sustained damage in multiple districts, with the most serious consequence being the loss of hot water in 500 buildings, including schools, hospitals, and government facilities. No injuries were reported.
In Desnianskyi, drone debris damaged the facade of an administrative building, a gas pipe, and a storage tank. A fire broke out but was quickly extinguished.
In Solomyanskyi, debris landed on a car wash, damaging cars and a water pipe.
In Holosiivskyi, falling debris smashed office windows and ruptured a large-diameter heating main, leaving hundreds of buildings without hot water.
Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko confirmed the damage on Telegram, adding that utilities were already at work to restore services.
Moreover, as per the DSNS, two people died in the Sumy region while one man was killed in the southern Kherson region, according to the regional governor.
The head of the Presidential Office, Andriy Yermak, responded to the latest attack in a Telegram post:
“Odesa, Kharkiv. Once again, massive Russian strikes – once again, civilians and their homes have suffered.”
He emphasized that one of the key principles of defense is eliminating the enemy’s ability to produce weapons of mass destruction. Russia’s military-industrial complex, he said, must be weakened through all available means - from sanctions to direct strikes.
“Sanctions alone are still not enough – more is needed. We are striking, but there are ways to do it faster,” Yermak wrote.
He added that the West must understand the broader implications of Russia’s expanding weapons production:
“The Western world must realize that Russia’s scaling up of weapons production only brings closer the day when those weapons will be used not just against Ukraine.”
The Ukrainian Air Force reported that between 21:30 on July 6 and the morning of July 7, Russian forces launched an attack on Ukraine using four S-300/400 surface-to-air guided missiles from the Kursk region, along with 101 Shahed strike UAVs and various types of decoy drones from multiple directions.
“As of 09:30, air defenses had neutralized 75 enemy Shahed UAVs (and other drone types) across northern, eastern, and southern Ukraine. Fifty-eight were shot down by conventional fire, while 17 were lost or suppressed by electronic warfare,” the report stated.
According to the military, hits were recorded over 10 locations, with debris from downed UAVs falling in seven areas.
This ongoing news story will be updated as more information becomes available.
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