Kyiv Endures Hours-Long Drone Attack as Russia Strikes Ukraine From Odesa to Kharkiv

Aug 27, 2026 11:32

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Vlad Litnarovych

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Russia launched a massive combined missile and drone attack across Ukraine overnight and into the morning of August 27, repeatedly sending drones toward Kyiv while ballistic missiles and hundreds of UAVs struck cities and critical infrastructure across the country.

Ukraine’s Air Force said Russia attacked with two Onyx anti-ship missiles launched from occupied Crimea, Iskander-M and North Korean KN-23 ballistic missiles fired from Russia’s Bryansk and Kursk regions, and 258 drones of several types.

The drone wave included Shahed attack drones, roughly one-third of them jet-powered, as well as Gerbera UAVs, S8000 Banderol missiles and Parodiya decoys. The main targets were the Odesa, Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava and Zaporizhzhia regions.

By 9 am, Ukrainian air defenses had destroyed or suppressed one Onyx missile, seven Iskander-M or KN-23 ballistic missiles, three Banderol missiles and 222 Russian drones, according to the Air Force.

Russian weapons reached targets at 15 locations, while debris from intercepted threats fell at another 11. Ukrainian officials said some Russian weapons also failed to reach their intended targets, with assessments still underway.

Kyiv and the surrounding region remained under threat well into the morning as additional Russian drones approached the capital following the overnight barrage.

In Kyiv’s Podilskyi district, debris from an intercepted drone fell in a courtyard between apartment buildings. Another educational facility was damaged in the Shevchenkivskyi district, while the blast wave shattered windows at a municipal medical facility.

A Russian drone also came down in the Holosiivskyi district, damaging a vehicle and sparking a fire that was later extinguished. In central Kyiv’s Pecherskyi district, a sports complex was damaged, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.

No casualties were initially reported in the capital itself.

The surrounding Kyiv region suffered more extensive damage. Warehouse facilities caught fire in the Boryspil district, while warehouses were also damaged in the Fastiv district. Private homes were damaged in the Brovary and Vyshhorod districts.

“Also, warehouse facilities were damaged in the Fastiv district, as well as one private house each in the Brovary and Vyshhorod districts. Two people, a 15-year-old girl and a 73-year-old woman, were injured in the Russian attack,” Kyiv regional official Tymur Tkachenko said.

Odesa endured more than seven hours of attacks, with residents hearing explosions through much of the night. A 16-story apartment building, two educational facilities, a private home, infrastructure sites, an elevator complex, garages and vehicles were damaged.

“Damage was caused to a 16-story residential building, two educational institutions and a private home. Infrastructure facilities, the territory of an elevator, garages and residents’ vehicles were also damaged,” Odesa Regional Military Administration head Oleh Kiper said.

Three people, ages 24, 25 and 49, were later confirmed injured and hospitalized in moderate condition.

Emergency officials said fires broke out at several locations following the attack.

“As a result of the enemy shelling, fires broke out at several addresses. The facade, roof and windows of a 16-story building, an educational facility, a private house with a garage and vehicles were damaged.”

In Zaporizhzhia, at least three people were wounded as Russian strikes damaged vehicles and buildings and sparked a fire.

“As a result of the attacks, at least three people were injured. A vehicle and several buildings were damaged. A fire broke out. Two men and one woman were injured. They received medical assistance,” regional governor Ivan Fedorov said.

Russia also struck industrial facilities in the Kremenchuk district of the Poltava region and an energy facility in the Myrhorod district, triggering emergency power outages.

“One of the energy facilities in the Myrhorod district was also struck. An emergency power outage occurred. Consumers in seven settlements were temporarily left without electricity,” Poltava regional head Vitalii Diakivnych said.

By morning, parts of Poltava and several surrounding communities were also without power.

In Kharkiv, a Russian drone hit the fourth-floor balcony of an apartment building in the city’s Industrialnyi district.

“During the night, an enemy drone struck the balcony on the fourth floor of a multi-story residential building in the Industrialnyi district,” Kharkiv regional governor Oleh Syniehubov said.

A 30-year-old man suffered an acute stress reaction, while the building’s facade and windows were damaged.

One person was killed and others wounded in Kherson after strikes sparked fires, including at a two-story store. A woman was killed in Romny in the Sumy region after a residential building was hit, with four other people injured.

In Kryvyi Rih, Russian ballistic missiles struck the city, injuring three people and damaging an industrial facility and civilian infrastructure.

“Two men aged 46 and 58 were injured. Both are in hospital in moderate condition. Doctors are providing them with all necessary assistance. In addition to the enterprise, a primary healthcare center and civilian infrastructure facilities were damaged,” city official Oleksandr Vilkul said.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the assault as another large-scale combined Russian attack targeting both infrastructure and residential areas.

“The Russians struck critical infrastructure in the Poltava, Sumy, and Kherson regions. In the Kharkiv region, they struck residential buildings. In Kramatorsk, a guided aerial bomb hit a high-rise building. Four people were rescued by the State Emergency Service units. Three people were injured in Zaporizhzhia, and two in Kryvyi Rih. An apartment building was struck in Odesa. In Chubynske, Kyiv region, all the necessary emergency services are involved in putting out fires at enterprises following the drone strikes.”

Zelenskyy said the scale of Russia’s continuing missile investment makes additional air and ballistic missile defense support essential.

“Everything that strengthens the protection of our skies effectively saves the lives of Ukrainians every day. To bring down Russia’s desire to keep fighting, we need to effectively bring down the missiles Moscow clings to so much to keep the war going. I am grateful to everyone who understands this and helps.”

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Russia deliberately targeted ports, grain storage facilities, energy and industrial infrastructure during the attack.

“This is state terrorism. It does not show strength; it shows helplessness. Putin cannot and will not achieve anything on the battlefield. Instead, he is betting on terrorizing our cities, ports, and critical infrastructure.”

Sybiha warned that attacks on Ukraine’s agricultural and maritime infrastructure have consequences far beyond Ukraine itself.

“Attacks on grain infrastructure, ports, and maritime routes are especially harmful not only to Ukraine, but to approximately 400 million people around the world. One hectare of Ukrainian agricultural land feeds 18 people globally.”

He called for additional routes, export quotas, grain-storage equipment and international action to protect freedom of navigation, while also urging partners to strengthen Ukraine’s energy resilience ahead of winter.

“Ahead of winter, we also call for additional support packages to strengthen Ukraine’s energy resilience. We value every contribution: air defense, generation capacity, equipment, resources, and energy imports.”

Earlier, Russian forces struck the Kherson Combined Heat and Power Plant (CHP) with a guided aerial bomb, causing serious damage to the facility.

The Kherson CHP plant serves as the primary source of heating for the city and sustained significant damage in the attack.

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