At least one person killed as Russia and Ukraine trade strikes overnight

What the report says

Russia and Ukraine exchanged overnight strikes that left at least one person dead and caused damage to energy infrastructure on both sides, according to Al Jazeera’s report published Nov. 9, 2026. In Russia’s Leningrad region, governor Aleksandr Drozdenko said a Ukrainian drone attack set fire to the Kirishi refinery, the country’s second-largest oil refinery, and that a woman was killed by falling drone debris. He also said air defences intercepted 113 drones and that an apartment in Kirishi was damaged.

Russian officials, as reported by Al Jazeera and citing state news agencies, said Russian forces struck three power substations in Ukraine overnight and hit a cargo ship in the Black Sea that Moscow claimed was carrying arms for Ukrainian forces. Al Jazeera said it could not independently verify those claims.

The reported strikes come amid continued attacks on Ukraine’s civilian and energy infrastructure. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said several regions, including Kyiv, Dnipro, Sumy, Donetsk and Kherson, were facing severe pressure on power, water and heating supplies. He also said Ukraine had agreed with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on a special mechanism to speed up the release of European funds for urgent needs tied to the Russian attacks.