Overview
- Ukrainian officials reported a large-scale attack on Kyiv and surrounding districts overnight on Dec. 26–27, with multiple explosions and sustained air-defence activity.
- Ukraine’s Air Force warned of drones moving toward the capital from the north, issued repeated alerts over Kyiv and Brovary, and urged residents to remain in shelters.
- Local authorities confirmed one injury to a lorry driver from Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast and reported damage to homes, municipal sites, and enterprises in Vyshhorod, Boryspil, Bucha, and Obukhiv districts.
- Monitoring-based reports cited by Ukrainian media said the strike package included Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, Iskander ballistic missiles, and Kalibr cruise missiles.
- Russia’s Defence Ministry announced wide-ranging strikes across Ukraine and claimed its forces captured Kosovtsevo in Zaporizhzhia, assertions that have not been independently verified.