Key developments for November 7:
* Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia kills 4, injures 33, damages hospital
Media reports that Ukraine may have targeted Iranian weapons supply routes during the Dagestan strike
President of South Korea says that South Korea is “not ruling out the possibility” of supplying arms to Ukraine
The Russian drone attack on Kyiv caused damage to buildings and fires in five districts
Local authorities reported that Russian forces attacked Zaporizhzhia, killing four people and injuring 33 others on Nov. 7.
Five times, guided aerial bombs were used by Russia to strike Zaporizhzhia. According to the statement, the attack damaged a cancer clinic, as well as an apartment building, houses, and a few houses.
Governor Ivan Fedorov reported that a four-month-old baby girl and two boys aged between one and ten were among the injured.
As the search and rescue operation continues, the number of casualties may increase.
After the attack, President Volodymyr Zelensky called on Kyiv’s allies to provide Ukraine with additional air defense systems and lift restrictions on strikes using Western long-range missiles on targets deep within Russia.
“Each of these Russian strikes not only kills and destroys lives but also destroys any meaning of words about the absence of conversations with Russia or phone calls to the Kremlin,” added he.
Media reports suggest that Ukraine may have targeted Iranian weapons supply routes during the Dagestan strike.
War Zone, a media outlet, reported on November 6 that Ukrainian forces may be targeting routes in Dagestan where Iran supplies weapons to Russia.
Dagestan authorities reported intercepting an attack by a drone over Kaspiysk on the morning of November 6. Kaspiysk is a port town at the Caspian Sea, around 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) from the frontline. The Kyiv Independent reported that Ukraine’s military intelligence agency was behind the attack.
According to a source, the first Ukrainian attack on a naval base near Dagestan resulted in damage to at least two ships — the missile ships Tatarstan Dagestan — and possibly several smaller Project 21631 vessels. The Kyiv Independent was unable to verify the claims immediately.
The War Zone experts say that even though it is difficult to determine the exact consequences of the Ukrainian attack, the recent strike was “significant in many ways”.
The port of Dagestan, located on the route used by Iran to transport weapons to Russia, is not only a base to the Russian Caspian Flotilla as well as several military units from the Russian Armed Forces.
This route was deemed safe to travel until the recent Ukrainian attack because it was supposedly out-of-range of Ukrainian weapons.
A video shared on social networks appears to show a second drone striking its target and causing a large explosion.
The Mash news channel reported that the incident occurred approximately 15 kilometers (10 miles), and identified the drone as an Ukrainian A-22 Flying Fox.
Local authorities have confirmed that the airport in Makhachkala has suspended its operations for an undetermined period of time due to this incident.
President of South Korea says that South Korea is “not ruling out the possibility” of supplying arms to Ukraine
South Korea has not ruled out the possibility of providing arms to Ukraine, given the growing cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang. This was stated by South Korean President Yoon suk Yeol at a news conference on November 7.
Yoon told media that, “Depending on the level of North Korean engagement, we will gradually adapt our support strategy in phases.”
“This means that we do not rule out the possibility of supplying weapons.”
The Russian-North Korean relationship reached a new high when Pyongyang sent around 12,000 soldiers to join Russia in its war against Ukraine.
Yoon had previously said that Seoul could revise its prohibition on providing direct military assistance to war zones in response.
South Korea has provided Ukraine humanitarian and non-lethal assistance but refused to supply weapons, citing legal restrictions. Several media reports from last summer claimed that South Korea secretly provided artillery shells via the U.S. to Ukraine, but the South Korean government denied these reports.
Yoon said that “defensive weaponry” would be the priority, but it is unclear what South Korea will consider. According to a source at the South Korean Presidential Office, a direct supply 155 mm artillery rounds is not currently on the table.
The Russian drone attack on Kyiv damages and causes fires in five districts
The Kyiv City Militia Administration reported that Russia launched a drone strike on Kyiv over night on November 7, hitting a residential building.
According to the military administration the drone strike caused a “significant” amount of damage to an apartment in the Holosiivskyi District of the city.
The military administration reported that a large fire in an auto repair shop was also caused by drone debris falling from the sky.
According to a Kyiv Independent reporter on the ground, multiple explosions were heard around 1 a.m. local.
Ukraine’s Air Force warned all night long that Russian attack drones are in the vicinity of the City.
Around 6 am local time, Vitali Klitschko, the mayor of Kyiv, posted on Telegram about the fire that broke out on the 33rd level of a residential apartment building. The fire was put out shortly after.
The ongoing attack has also left wreckage in the Podil District, where a two story house caught fire. In the Obolon District, a business centre caught fire in the upper floors. And in the Solomianskyi District, where debris fell in a yard and onto a medical facility.
Following the attack, one person was hospitalized in Solomianskyi. There are currently no further details available.
The latest attack is part of a series that has targeted civilian infrastructure in the capital of Ukraine.
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