Overview

• Ukrainian authorities reported roughly 598 drones and 31 missiles in the Aug. 27–28 assault, with most intercepted but dozens striking central districts and leaving at least 25 dead, including four children.
• Explosions damaged the European Union delegation building and the British Council office in Kyiv, prompting the EU and the UK to summon Russian diplomats and denounce what EU leaders called a deliberate strike on the mission.
• EU defence ministers meeting in Copenhagen accelerated plans for tougher sanctions, mechanisms to use frozen Russian assets and increased military support, and voiced broad backing to extend the EU’s training mission inside Ukraine.
• U.S. envoy Keith Kellogg said the attack jeopardizes President Trump’s peace push, and Washington approved an $825 million arms sale to bolster Ukraine with long‑range missiles and defensive equipment.
• Russia said it hit military‑industrial facilities and air bases and claimed all targets were achieved, while a separate overnight attack on the Zaporizhzhia region killed one and injured 28 after 537 drones and 45 missiles were launched, according to Ukrainian officials.