Explosions echoed across Kyiv in the early hours of Thursday, Aug. 27, as Russia launched a coordinated air assault using ballistic missiles and attack drones, local officials reported.
Air raid alerts sounded across the capital and multiple regions as Ukraine’s Air Force detected ballistic missiles heading toward Kyiv.
Russia attacked Ukraine overnight with 258 attack drones and multiple missiles, including Oniks anti-ship missiles, Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles, and S8000 Banderol strike drones, according to Ukraine’s Air Force.
The main directions of the Russian attack were Odesa, Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, and Poltava oblasts, as well as the city of Zaporizhzhia.
Ukrainian air defenses shot down or suppressed one Oniks missile, seven Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles, three S8000 Banderol drones, and 222 Russian drones, the Air Force said.
Russian weapons struck 15 locations across Ukraine, while debris from intercepted targets fell at 11 locations, according to the Air Force. Some Russian weapons failed to reach their targets, with information still being clarified.
Debris from intercepted targets fell in the courtyard of a residential building in the Podilskyi district and on the grounds of an educational institution in the Shevchenkivskyi district, according to the Kyiv City Military Administration (KMVA).
“Information about casualties and damage is being clarified,” the KMVA said after reporting the debris fall in Podilskyi.
Initial reports indicated no casualties in the capital, though authorities were continuing to assess possible damage.
The assault on Kyiv was part of a broader, multi-regional Russian barrage.
In Kyiv Oblast, Russian drones and ballistic missiles also caused fires and damage at several warehouse facilities, the Kyiv region Governor Tymur Tkachenko said.
A fire broke out at warehouse premises in Boryspil district and was being extinguished by emergency crews, Tkachenko said. Warehouse facilities were also damaged in Fastiv district, while private homes were damaged in Brovary and Vyshhorod districts.
There were no initial reports of civilian casualties in the region, according to Tkachenko.
Local residents published footage of the fires and reported that warehouses belonging to Ukrainian online retailer Rozetka and retail group Fozzy Group were among those hit. The reports have not been independently confirmed.
The reported strike comes after a series of Russian attacks on Rozetka’s logistics infrastructure in Kyiv Oblast this month.
On Aug. 1, a Russian drone struck the company’s warehouse in Brovary, killing one employee and injuring seven others. Russian forces then hit the same logistics hub twice within 24 hours on Aug. 2, with two Shahed drones striking the facility during the second attack.
On Aug. 5, another Russian attack destroyed a separate Rozetka distribution center near Kyiv. The company’s co-owner later estimated the warehouse itself was worth $70 million, excluding billions of hryvnias in inventory losses.
Fozzy Group has also previously suffered Russian attacks on its civilian logistics infrastructure. Kyiv Post has reported that Russian strikes in 2024-25 targeted food warehouses belonging to Fozzy and other major Ukrainian supermarket chains.
Missiles struck an industrial facility in Kryvyi Rih, wounding two civilians, while three others were injured during missile attacks on Zaporizhzhia.
In Odesa, Kyiv Post reporters observed a barrage of drones and heard explosions throughout the city and its ports. Russia reportedly fired at least nine S8000 Banderol cruise missiles and two Onyx supersonic cruise missiles at the city and environs.