Overview

• The General Staff reported 186 combat engagements on September 26, noting one missile, 67 air strikes and thousands of kamikaze drones, with roughly a third of clashes concentrated on the Pokrovsk direction.
• By the afternoon and evening updates on September 27, Ukraine counted 82 then 145 engagements, including around 40 Russian assault attempts on the Pokrovsk axis, as fighting persisted across multiple fronts.
• Kyiv authorities said a night attack damaged residential and non‑residential sites in several districts, with five people injured and emergency crews working at multiple locations.
• Denmark and Norway confirmed new drone sightings near military facilities and Estonia reported a large drone fragment found on its coast; investigations are underway as Russia publicly denies responsibility and Sergei Lavrov says states may down Russian drones outside Russia.
• Ukraine confirmed a deep strike on the Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat refinery in Bashkortostan on September 24, framing it as an effort to degrade Russian fuel supplies and offensive capacity.