Russian forces launched a combined missile and Shahed drone strike against Ukraine in the early hours of Monday, July 28.
In Kyiv’s Darnytskyi district, a drone attack shattered windows in a multi-story residential building. According to the city’s police, five people suffered shrapnel wounds, including a two-year-old girl who sustained lacerations on her foot.
The Kyiv City Military Administration (KMVA) reported that windows were blown out from the 6th to the 11th floors. Eight wounded civilians were reported by the regional military administration (OVA), while Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko cited five injured.
“Doctors have hospitalized the victims. Several parked cars were also damaged. Police investigative teams and bomb disposal experts are working at the scene. Law enforcement is documenting yet another war crime by the aggressor,” the police said in a statement.
Explosions also rocked Kropyvnytskyi in the Kirovohrad region. Residents were awakened by a series of blasts starting at 03:07, followed by at least eight more.
At 7:51 a.m., Kirovohrad regional head Andriy Raykovych reported that emergency services were extinguishing fires caused by the strike.
“According to preliminary information, there are no dead or injured,” he wrote on Telegram.
The blast wave also damaged the premises of the regional philharmonic hall. Municipal authorities are assessing the full extent of the destruction.
In response to Russia’s attack, Poland scrambled its alert fighters on July 28, working with allied forces. The Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces announced on X that air operations were underway in Polish airspace due to Russia’s missile activity in Ukraine.
“Another pair of jets was placed on alert, and our air defense and radar systems were raised to the highest level of readiness,” the command reported. “The measures aim to ensure safety in areas bordering zones under threat.”
Almost simultaneously, around 8 a.m., another air raid alert was declared across Ukraine – the second of the day. The first alert had been issued at 4:02 a.m.
“Attention: All of Ukraine is under missile threat. A MiG-31K takeoff has been recorded,” the Ukrainian Air Force reported.
The KMVA confirmed that the air alert in Kyiv was prompted by the launch of a MiG-31K, the carrier of the Kinzhal (Dagger) hypersonic missile.
The high-speed target appeared to be heading toward Kyiv and Zhytomyr, while other Kinzhals were detected flying toward Khmelnytskyi and surrounding regions.
The all-clear was issued for most regions around 8:20 a.m.
At 9:37 a.m., the Ukrainian Air Force reported that from 7:30 p.m. on July 27 to the morning of July 28, Russia launched a massive air attack on Ukraine involving:
- 324 Shahed-type attack and decoy drones;
- 4 Kh-101 cruise missiles;
- 3 Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles.
“The main sector of the attack was Starokostiantyniv in the Khmelnytskyi region,” the report said.
Ukrainian forces used aviation, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare systems, drone units, and mobile fire groups to repel the attack.
“As of 09:30, air defense systems had shot down or disabled via electronic warfare 311 enemy air targets: 309 attack UAVs and 2 Kh-101 cruise missiles,” the report added.
Two missiles and 15 drones struck targets in three locations. Debris from intercepted threats was also found in several areas.
The three Kinzhal missiles reportedly failed to reach their intended targets.
This news story will be updated as more information becomes available.