Russian forces conducted multiple drone attacks on Ukraine, resulting in injuries and damage

Updated 2026-10-27 · told from many outlets at once

Russia launched 16 ballistic missiles and over 200 drones at Kyiv and surrounding areas, striking parks, hospitals, and infrastructure, killing at least six people.

Russia fired 16 ballistic missiles at Kyiv and its surrounding region.
Ukrainian air defenses downed 247 targets.
Three people were killed in Ukraine during a Russian drone attack.
Preliminary findings suggest Russian forces used a Geran-3 drone in the attack.
Russia's Defence Ministry stated its forces conducted a massive strike.
Kyiv city mayor Vitali Klitschko said debris from a Russian drone damaged a medical facility in Holosiivskyi District.
Zelensky claimed Russia attacked Ukraine with over 100 weapons since Monday night.
Prosecutors opened an investigation into a suspected violation of the laws and customs of war.
The Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office stated Russian forces struck the park around 4:30 p.m. local time.
Russian forces struck a manufacturing and storage building in the Obukhiv district of Ukraine’s Kyiv region.
The attack injured nine people, including two children.
The Russian nighttime barrage hit 28 substations and other critical energy facilities.
Interior Minister Ivan Vyhivskyi stated an infant and two women were among the dead.
A Russian Shahed drone struck a private home in Zhytomyr.

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