Overview
- Ukrainian authorities reported roughly 598 drones and 31 missiles in the Aug. 27–28 barrage, with air defenses intercepting most but not all incoming threats.
- Officials raised the civilian toll in Kyiv to at least 23 dead, including four children, with some counts reaching 25, and dozens injured as rescue work continued.
- EU leaders condemned the attack as a deliberate strike on its delegation, summoned Russian diplomats, advanced new sanctions, and accelerated plans to use frozen Russian assets for Ukraine.
- Washington approved an $825 million arms sale that includes long-range missiles, as U.S. envoy Keith Kellogg said the assault threatens the peace President Trump is seeking.
- Russia said it hit military-industrial sites and air bases and later launched another large-scale strike on southern Ukraine, while EU defense ministers moved to expand training and security support for Kyiv.