Russian forces launched a massive overnight strike on Ukraine on August 27, with the attack on the Odesa region lasting more than seven hours, according to Oleh Kiper, head of the Odesa Regional Military Administration. He said Russian forces targeted civilian infrastructure with missiles and drones.
In Odesa, a 16-story residential building, two educational institutions, a private house, infrastructure facilities, an elevator territory, garages, and cars were damaged. Preliminary reports indicate no casualties.
In the Sumy region, a 66-year-old woman was killed in a strike on a residential building in the Romny community, and four others sought medical help, said Oleh Hryhorov, head of the regional military administration. According to him, nine drones were launched at the district, some of which were destroyed.
In Zaporizhzhia, three people were injured in the strike: two men and one woman. A car and several buildings were damaged, and a fire broke out, said Ivan Fedorov, head of the regional military administration. In Kryvyi Rih, two people were wounded, and an industrial enterprise was attacked, according to Mayor Oleksandr Vilkul. In Kharkiv, a drone hit the balcony of a fourth-floor apartment, and a man experienced an acute stress reaction.
In Kyiv, falling debris was recorded in two locations: in a courtyard of a residential building in the Podil district and on the grounds of an educational institution in the Shevchenkivskyi district. In Shevchenkivskyi, a gymnasium was damaged, and a medical facility had windows blown out by the blast wave. In Podil, drone debris fell in a courtyard between residential buildings, with no casualties reported.
Ukrainian media reported a large fire at warehouses in Boryspil near Kyiv, confirmed by Tymur Tkachenko, head of the regional military administration. According to Ukrainian public pages, warehouse facilities of Rozetka and Fozzy are burning.
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russia attacked Ukraine with two Oniks anti-ship missiles, Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles, and 258 strike drones. Ukrainian forces shot down one anti-ship missile, seven ballistic missiles, and 225 drones.
Russia's Defense Ministry claimed it struck drone assembly workshops in Kyiv and Ilyichivka, a logistics center in Kyiv, a warehouse complex in Boryspil, metallurgical plants in Zaporizhzhia and Kryvyi Rih, an oil refinery in Kremenchuk, 24 storage facilities in the ports of Odesa and Chornomorsk, infrastructure facilities in the port of Reni, and energy facilities in the Odesa region.
Sources differ on casualties: Ukrainian authorities report one dead and five wounded, while Russia's Defense Ministry does not mention civilian casualties. The sides also give different descriptions of the targets: Ukraine says strikes hit civilian infrastructure, while the Russian ministry says it struck military and industrial facilities.