Overview
- - Ukraine's Air Force tracked 559 aerial threats, including 519 attack drones and 40 missiles such as Kinzhal and Iskander variants, and reported neutralizing 474 drones and 29 missiles with Kyiv the primary target.
- - In the capital, authorities reported one person killed and at least 32 injured, damage to more than 10 residential high-rises, and the evacuation of dozens from a care facility; a government ministry building was also reported damaged.
- - Energy and utilities were heavily hit, with about 600,000 customers in Kyiv and the region losing power, over 40% of city homes without heat, and critical facilities switched to backup supply as repair crews worked through the day.
- - Fighting on the ground remained intense, with the General Staff reporting 62 clashes by late afternoon on December 27, concentrated on the Pokrovsk, Kostiantynivka and Lyman directions.
- - European officials condemned the strikes and urged greater pressure on Moscow, while a Zelensky–Trump meeting is planned for December 28 as Kyiv renews calls for timely air-defense support.