Kyiv region targeted by Russian drones, missiles, injuries reported
The Russians attacked Kyiv region with drones, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles, leaving people injured and damaging residential buildings.
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28 August 2025
Hits reported in Kyiv, as Russia attacks Ukraine’s capital
Hits have been reported in several districts of Kyiv, emergency services are on their way. The scale of the damage is being assessed.
Nearly 2,000 children remain in mandatory evacuation zone in Donetsk region
In settlements of Donetsk region where families with children are subject to mandatory evacuation, 1,525 families remain, raising a total of 1,972 children.
27 August 2025
Russia spends 47 billion rubles daily on war in Ukraine
Russia's budgetary expenditures on the war in Ukraine in the first half of 2025 set a new record of 8.484 trillion rubles.
Russian forces shell village of Tsupivka in Kharkiv region
Russian forces shelled the village of Tsupivka in the Kharkiv region on the evening of August 27, causing a private house and an outbuilding to catch fire.
Russian forces launch second drone strike on village in Kharkiv region
Russian forces carried out a second FPV drone strike on the village of Nova Kozacha in Ukraine's eastern Kharkiv region.
Ukrainian SOF repel Russians in brutal trench fight on Zaporizhzhia front
On the Zaporizhzhia front, snipers from the 144th Center of the Special Operations Forces (SOF) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled an enemy assault and cleared trenches of Russian troops who had entered Ukrainian defensive positions.
Russians attack Dnipropetrovsk region throughout day, casualties reported
Russian forces attacked Nikopol and Synelnykove districts of Dnipropetrovsk region throughout the day with guided aerial bombs, attack drones, and heavy artillery.
Civilian casualties reported as Russians shell Kherson
Russian forces shelled Kherson at around 16:15, leaving two civilians injured.
Enemy concentrates most attacks on two sectors; 11 combat clashes ongoing in Lyman sector
Since the beginning of the day, there have been 76 combat engagements between the Defense Forces of Ukraine and Russian troops, more than half of them in the Pokrovsk and Lyman sectors.
Ukrainian Embassy in Poland clarifies Nawrocki’s veto on law regarding Ukrainian refugees
The Embassy of Ukraine in Poland remains in constant contact with the authorities regarding the rights of displaced persons and recommends that citizens refrain from making hasty decisions about changing their status.
Russian IT industry is in systemic crisis, losing personnel - intelligence
The Russian IT sector is going through a systemic crisis amid sanctions-induced isolation and loss of access to Western technologies.
AFU destroy more than 27,000 enemy vehicles this year - Syrskyi
Since the beginning of the year, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have destroyed more than 27,000 Russian army vehicles.
Woman injured in Zaporizhzhia due to FPV drone attack
In the village of Chervonodniprovka, Zaporizhzhia region, a 76-year-old woman was injured as a result of a Russian FPV drone strike on a house.
Russians push back Defense Forces' positions in Serebrianka Woodland
In the Lyman sector, Russian troops have partially pushed back the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Serebrianka Woodland.
Russians probing Ukrainian defenses in Dnipropetrovsk region, fighting ongoing
Russian forces are trying to establish positions in the villages of Zaporizke and Novoheorhiivka in Dnipropetrovsk region, where fighting continues.
Russia’s offensive ongoing, yet their resources depleting, military spox claims
Russian forces have not ceased assault operations in the area of responsibility of the Dnipro Operational Strategic Group of Troops, but their assault units are becoming exhausted. As a result, the intensity of offensive operations is likely to decrease by early autumn.
No major concentration of Russian forces in Belarus yet for Zapad-2025 drills, SBGS reports
Ukrainian border guards have not detected a significant buildup of Russian troops or equipment on Belarusian territory for the upcoming joint Russian-Belarusian military exercises, Zapad-2025.
Zelensky: Russia continues war, killings, destruction
President Volodymyr Zelensky emphasized that the overnight Russian drone attack was deliberately aimed at civilian infrastructure, leaving more than 100,000 households without electricity across three regions.
Drone attack sparks fire at enterprise in Chernihiv, two injured
A Russian Shahed drone strike caused a fire at an enterprise in Chernihiv.
Russian shelling kills two farm workers in Kherson region
In Kherson region, Russian forces shelled a farm in the village of Novovorontsovka, killing two people.
Pipeline supplying oil products to Moscow explodes in Russia – source
A main pipeline supplying oil products to Moscow exploded in Russia’s Ryazan region.
Russian strike stops coal preparation plant in Donetsk region
On August 26, Russians destroyed a building and severely damaged equipment at a coal preparation plant in the Donetsk region.
Syrskyi discusses cooperation and Defense Forces’ needs with UK Defence Staff leadership
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Oleksandr Syrskyi, discussed ways to develop bilateral cooperation and the priority needs of the Defense Forces with the Chief of the Defence Staff of the United Kingdom, Admiral Sir Antony Radakin.
Shelling of Kharkiv region: three people injured, eight settlements damaged
Yesterday, eight settlements in the Kharkiv region were hit by Russian strikes, and three people were injured.
Enemies attack Polohy district in Zaporizhzhia, one man wounded
In the morning, Russian troops struck the Polohy district of the Zaporizhzhia region, wounding one man.
Russian troops shell Kherson with artillery, leaving one dead and one wounded
On the morning of August 27, Russian troops launched an artillery strike on Kherson, leaving one dead and one wounded.
Air Defense Forces destroy 74 of 95 Russian drones
Air Defense Forces destroyed 74 of the 95 drones used by Russian invaders to attack Ukraine since the evening of August 26.
War update: 173 clashes on front lines in past 24 hours
On August 26, Ukrainian forces engaged in 173 combat clashes with Russian troops, according to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Russian forces kill two civilians in Donetsk region over past day
Russian troops killed two civilians in the Donetsk region over the past 24 hours.