Overview

• Ukraine’s General Staff logged 145 engagements by evening on September 27, with more than 40 Russian attempts to breach defenses on the Pokrovsk axis and battles active across multiple fronts.
• Operational reports say Russian forces are trying to block the Pokrovsk–Myrnohrad agglomeration, with Ukrainian units repelling assaults in nearby sectors and holding positions.
• Regional authorities reported civilian harm from Russian strikes: six injured in the Kharkiv region and two wounded in Sumy after air-launched rockets, with damage to homes and infrastructure.
• Denmark confirmed drones over several military sites, including the Skrydstrup air base and a dragoon regiment facility; Norway is investigating sightings near the Ørland F-35 base; Estonia recovered a large drone fragment on its coast.
• EU work on a multi-layered ‘drone wall’ advanced after a September 26 meeting, with Kyiv sharing detection and neutralization know-how; President Zelensky warns the incursions aim to undercut support for Ukraine, while Russia denies directing drones at EU or NATO countries.