Overview
- Kyiv’s emergency operations concluded by the morning of December 28 with authorities confirming one dead and 32 injured, and damage to a Ministry of Education building and Kyiv Aviation Institute student housing.
- Russian attacks across the Kharkiv region hit six settlements and wounded four people, with reported use of a glide bomb, Geran-2 drones, FPV drones and other UAVs that damaged houses, power lines and a business.
- Three guided aerial bombs struck a residential area of Sloviansk, killing a 51-year-old man, injuring four elderly residents and damaging at least 44 homes as prosecutors opened a war-crime investigation.
- A morning strike on Kherson left five people injured and knocked out power in parts of the city, and later regional tallies recorded 10 civilians wounded across the oblast with a separate war-crime probe initiated.
- Officials say the latest incidents follow the December 26–27 nationwide assault involving nearly 500 drones and about 40 missiles, including Kinzhal systems, with Kyiv named as the principal target.