Russia launched 140 drones against Ukraine over course of day, most targeting Kyiv

The Russian military launched around 140 attack drones, over 100 of which were jet-powered, on Ukraine during the day on 27 August.

Source: Ukraine's Air Force

Quote: "During the day on 27 August (from 07:00 to 19:00), Russian forces attacked Ukraine with approximately 140 attack drones (more than 100 of them jet-powered). The enemy directed the majority of the drones towards the Ukrainian capital.

As of 19:00, more than 10 jet-powered attack drones remain in the airspace."

Details: Early data indicates that air defence systems shot down or jammed around 120 of the 140 attack drones during the day.

Background:

• On the night of 26-27 August, Russia attacked Ukraine with ballistic missiles, two anti-ship missiles and 258 attack drones. Air defence systems neutralised 233 air assets.
• Since the start of the day on 27 August, the air-raid warning in Kyiv has been issued 11 times: air defence is engaging Russian drones, and a residential building has been damaged.
• Four people were injured in the Holosiivskyi district, and fires also broke out in the capital.
• Russian forces are also actively attacking Ukrainian warehouses containing products and other businesses. Russia destroyed a Roshen warehouse in the Boryspil district, damaged a distribution centre of the Comfy electronics store chain in Kyiv Oblast, and also destroyed a toy distribution centre.

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