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29 August 2025
Following the massive Russian attack on Kyiv on the night of August 27-28, the fate of eight people remains unknown, while 23 people have been confirmed dead and 53 injured.
Ukrainian forces neutralized 46 out of 68 Russian drones launched at Ukraine overnight, while 22 drones struck targets at nine locations.
A Russian drone killed a 66-year-old man in Kherson.
Special forces from the Department of Active Operations of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine struck the Russian 91N6E radar system, which is part of the S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile system.
A Russian drone struck Komyshuvakha, near Zaporizhzhia. An elderly woman was injured.
Russian forces over the course of a day, from the morning of August 28 to the morning of August 29, carried out 136 strikes on 39 settlements in Sumy region, damaging civilian infrastructure and injuring two women.
The Russian army struck five settlements in the Kharkiv region over the past day, resulting in one person killed and three others injured.
Over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian forces engaged in 191 combat clashes with Russian invaders across the frontline, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said.
Russian forces struck 35 settlements across the Kherson region over the past day using drones and artillery, killing two people and wounding nine.
Two men were injured in an overnight Russian drone attack on Dnipro, while an infrastructure facility and a fire station sustained damage.
The United States is set to sell Ukraine air delivered munitions and related guidance systems worth approximately $825 million.
The death toll from Russia's August 28 missile and drone attack on Kyiv has risen to 23, with rescue operations still underway.
Russian military attacked an elderly woman in the village of Bilozerka in the Kherson region with a drone.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated that Ukraine disabled 20% of Russia's oil refining capacity during August.
28 August 2025
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto stated that the Hungarian government has banned entry to a Ukrainian commander following attacks on the Druzhba oil pipeline.
Successful Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia's oil and gas infrastructure have caused a 50% drop in oil exports from the Ust-Luga port on the Baltic Sea.
In the Donetsk region, Russian troops have once again shelled Kostyantynivka using a Smerch multiple launch rocket system (MLRS), an FAB-250 aerial bomb, and FPV drones, leaving several civilians injured.
The death toll from Russia's August 28 missile and drone attack on Kyiv has risen to 21.
Another massive Russian missile and drone attack shows that Russia's objectives remain unchanged and that the Kremlin intends to continue the war, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
In Donetsk region, Russian forces shelled Kostiantynivka again using a Smerch multiple launch rocket system (MLRS), an FAB-250 aerial bomb, and FPV drones, resulting in civilian injuries.
The governments of Slovakia and Hungary bear full responsibility for their energy security and have every opportunity to diversify their supplies.
U.S. Special President’s Envoy Keith Kellogg stated that Russia’s overnight attack on Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv, threatens the peace sought by President Donald Trump.
Presidents of Türkiye and Ukraine, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Volodymyr Zelensky, held a phone call to discuss bilateral relations, the peace process between Ukraine and Russia, as well as regional and global issues.
Since the start of the day, 60 combat clashes have taken place between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian troops, with fighting ongoing in four frontline sectors. The fiercest battles are unfolding on the Pokrovsk and Lyman fronts.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine expects a response from all states of the world to Russia’s strike on Kyiv on the night of August 28.
Russian occupiers shelled the village of Zymivnyk in the Kherson community, wounding a 76-year-old woman and a 77-year-old man.
The UK Foreign Office has summoned Russia’s Ambassador Andrey Kelin to London over the massive Russian attack on Kyiv.
In the Donetsk region, Russian troops carried out a strike using drones on the railway infrastructure in Kramatorsk.
In the Kyiv region, a Russian strike injured one person and damaged 19 private houses as well as an apartment in an apartment block.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on international partners to respond firmly to yet another Russian attack on Ukraine, which has killed 14 people, including three children.