Particle.news
Download on the App Store

Drone and Missile Barrages Escalate as Ukraine Hits Russian Oil and Moscow Flights Are Disrupted

Kyiv presents the deep strikes as an effort to degrade Russia’s war economy during a winter squeeze.

Overview

  • Russian aerial attacks on Kyiv ran for more than 16 hours on December 27, killing at least one person, injuring at least 32, and damaging housing and other civilian infrastructure.
  • Ukrainian utility DTEK said power has been restored to nearly 750,000 households in the Kyiv area after outages that affected more than one million customers.
  • Ukraine said its forces struck the Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery in Rostov region with Storm Shadow missiles, reporting numerous explosions while the extent of damage remains under assessment.
  • Kyiv reported hits on oil tanks at Temryuk port and a strike on an airfield in Adygea, as Russian authorities claimed multiple drone shootdowns and in some cases reported no damage.
  • Drone activity forced hours-long suspensions at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo and Vnukovo airports, with more than 300 flights canceled or delayed, according to Russian aviation officials.