Russian drones batter Ukraine’s Kyiv region, hitting apartments and warehouses for a second day
Russian forces continued a two-day drone barrage against Ukraine's Kyiv region, damaging civilian infrastructure and warehouses. The attacks included a 'double tap' strike targeting first responders, resulting in casualties and ongoing power grid concerns.
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Highlights the ongoing humanitarian crisis and the tactical evolution of the conflict in Ukraine as winter approaches.
Russian forces on Friday (August 28, 2026) resumed their drone barrage of Ukraine’s Kyiv region, hitting more than a dozen apartment buildings and storage depots in a second straight day of aerial attacks, officials said.
Prolonged air raids in Kyiv on Thursday (August 27) essentially locked down the Ukrainian capital for 15 hours, the Foreign Ministry said, choking the economy and severely disrupting civilian life more than 4½ years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbour. Even longer alerts are a daily reality in regions closer to the front line, the Ministry said.
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