Drone and missile attack on the civilian facility in Kyiv
Kyiv · Ukraine · 27 August 2026
28 missiles reported · civilian facility, housing · impact reported · fire
Sources for this report
- The Kyiv Independent: Explosions rock Kyiv as Russia launches ballistic missiles at the capital and other regions across Ukraine
- The Guardian - Ukraine: Ukraine war briefing: Reboot of ‘fortress belt’ defences as Zelenskyy visits frontline
- Ukrinform (EN): Russian air attack: Explosions heard in Kyiv, debris falls in two districts
- Kyiv Post: Russia Targets Kyiv With Ballistic Missiles, Drones in Massive Overnight Strike
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Drone debris falls near residential building and school in Kyiv
- The New Voice of Ukraine (EN): Russian drone hits residential building balcony in overnight attack on Kharkiv
- The Kyiv Independent: General Staff: Russia has lost 1,482,150 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
- The New Voice of Ukraine (EN): Russian ballistic strike litters Kyiv districts with debris
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Russia attacks Kyiv Oblast, damaging warehouses in two districts and injuring two people
- Ukrinform (EN): Warehouses on fire in Boryspil district following Russian attack
- Ukrinform (EN): Russian attack damages gymnasium, medical facility in Kyiv
- Kyiv Post: Russia Launches Fresh Drone Attack on Kyiv Hours After Overnight Barrage
- The New Voice of Ukraine (EN): Russian overnight strike heavily damages Kyiv high school, residential buildings
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Kyiv under drone attack: debris lands in Kyiv's Holosiivskyi and Pecherskyi districts, sport facility damaged
- The New Voice of Ukraine (EN): Russia hits Ukraine with Onyx, Iskander missiles overnight
- The New Voice of Ukraine (EN): Russian drones, missiles hit Kyiv Oblast, spark warehouse fire
- Interfax-Ukraine (EN): Debris falls on educational institution territory in Kyiv's Shevchenkivsky district
- Ukrinform (EN): Russian drone attack on Kyiv damages sports complex
- The New Voice of Ukraine (EN): Five Russian drones violate Moldovan airspace during massive strike on Ukraine
- The New Voice of Ukraine (EN): Air raid sirens sound in Kyiv as Russian drones target capital
- ABC News International: Russia says it launched a 'massive' overnight strike on 9 Ukrainian cities
- The New Voice of Ukraine (EN): Video captures Russian drone crashing meters from Kyiv's Podilskyi Bridge
- The New Voice of Ukraine (EN): Russia debuts upgraded Iskander-1000 missile in one of summer strikes on Kyiv - intelligence
- The New Voice of Ukraine (EN): Kyiv Oblast reports air pollution spike following Russian overnight missile strikes - video
- TASS (EN): FACTBOX: Russian forces strike Ukrainian military targets, oil refinery, steel mills
- Kyiv Post: Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks Could Resume in September, Budanov Says
- Interfax-Ukraine (EN): Klitschko: 2 injured in Kyiv attack, fire breaks out in Holosiivsky district
- Meduza (EN): Kremlin says Russia doesn’t need military escalation because its army is ‘advancing anyway’
- Ukrinform (EN): Moscow wants to starve the world, Latvian FM says amid Russian attacks on Ukraine’s grain infrastructure
- Euronews: Russia’s overnight drone barrage ignites fires across Ukrainian cities
- Ukrinform (EN): Another school and kindergarten damaged in Kyiv due to Russian drone attack
- TASS (EN): Russian forces hit oil refineries, logistics centers in Kiev, other cities - top brass
- Kyiv Post: Russian Epicentr Strike in Kharkiv Kills 1, Injures 5
- The New Voice of Ukraine (EN): Russian drone strikes Comfy distribution center in Kyiv Oblast
- The Kyiv Independent: Russia destroys all generating equipment at Kherson thermal power plant ahead of heating season
- Kyiv Post: Russian Attacks Injure 8 in Nearly 40 Attacks on Dnipropetrovsk Region
- The Kyiv Independent: Ukraine war latest: Kyiv endures day-long Russian drone, missile attack
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Russia launches 140 drones against Ukraine over the course of a day, most of them towards Kyiv
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Explosions rock Kyiv throughout the day due to Russian drones: damage reported
- Interfax-Ukraine (EN): Debris falls onto dormitory roof in Kyiv's Desniansky district - city authorities
- Ukrinform (EN): Russian drones strike Kyiv: Building damaged, dormitory hit by falling debris
- Kyiv Post: Trump Says Russia Will Not Attack NATO
- The Kyiv Independent: Polish city pledges action against violence amid attacks on Ukrainians
- Kyiv Post: Explosions Heard in Kyiv as Russian Jet-Powered Drone Heads Toward City Center
- Institute for the Study of War: Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 27, 2026
Earlier reported strikes at Kyiv
- 26 August 2026
162 drones reported · housing · impact reported · fire
- 25 August 2026
145 drones reported · 39 missiles reported · housing, civilian facility · impact reported · fire
- 24 August 2026
drone and missile attack reported · railway, housing · impact reported · fire
- 23 August 2026
drone and missile attack reported · military depot, refinery · impact reported
- 22 August 2026
drone and missile attack reported · logistics site, railway · impact reported · fire
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