{"id":1432536,"date":"2026-08-27T08:10:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T05:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/massive-russian-attack-on-ukraine-explosions-heard-in-kyiv-odessa-kharkiv-and-other-cities\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T08:10:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T05:10:10","slug":"massive-russian-attack-on-ukraine-explosions-heard-in-kyiv-odessa-kharkiv-and-other-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/massive-russian-attack-on-ukraine-explosions-heard-in-kyiv-odessa-kharkiv-and-other-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"Massive Russian attack on Ukraine: explosions heard in Kyiv, Odessa, Kharkiv and other cities"},"content":{"rendered":"

On the night of Thursday, August 27, Russian occupation forces attacked several regions of Ukraine at once with missiles and strike drones. Explosions were heard in Kyiv, Zaporizhia, Kryvyi Rih, Kharkiv, and Odessa. As a result of the attack, there were casualties and damage to residential buildings, an industrial enterprise, an educational institution, and other civilian infrastructure.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The consequences of the Russian strike were reported by local military administrations, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and government representatives.<\/p>\n

Seven people were injured in the attack in Zaporizhia<\/strong> . All of them received necessary medical assistance.<\/p>\n

“Seven people, including three children, were injured as a result of enemy attacks on Zaporizhia and the Zaporizhia district,” wrote the head of the Zaporizhia OVA, Ivan Fedorov. <\/p>\n

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A car and several buildings were also damaged, and a fire broke out at the site of one of the hits.<\/p>\n

The Russians attacked Kryvyi Rih<\/strong> with ballistic missiles. The head of the city’s military administration, Oleksandr Vilkul, reported two launches and warned of the possibility of further strikes.<\/p>\n

Later, it became known that an industrial enterprise had been hit. Two people were injured. According to preliminary information, their condition is not serious.<\/p>\n

The Poltava region<\/strong> was also hit. The regional military administration confirmed the attack, but details about its consequences are currently being determined.<\/p>\n

There was also unrest in Kyiv<\/strong> . During the alert, the Air Force warned of ballistic missiles heading towards the capital. After that, a series of explosions were heard in the city.<\/p>\n

The KMVA reported falling debris in the Podilskyi district \u2014 it fell in the yard of a residential building. Later, debris was also found on the territory of an educational institution in the Shevchenkivskyi district. Information about possible damage and casualties was being clarified.<\/p>\n

A Russian drone also hit a high-rise building in Kharkiv<\/strong> . According to the head of the Kharkiv OVA, Oleg Synegubov, the strike fell on the balcony of an apartment on the fourth floor of a building in the Industrial District.<\/p>\n

As a result of the attack, a 30-year-old man suffered an acute stress reaction. Medics provided him with the necessary assistance.<\/p>\n

Russian troops attacked Odessa<\/strong> almost all night and into the morning. According to local authorities, an infrastructure facility, an educational institution, and a multi-story residential building were damaged. Information about the extent of the damage and possible casualties is being clarified.<\/p>\n

Thus, the Russian attack this night covered several regions of Ukraine at once. The elimination of the consequences of the strikes and the establishment of the full extent of the damage are ongoing on the ground.<\/p>\n

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On the night of Thursday, August 27, Russian occupation forces attacked several regions of Ukraine at once with missiles and strike drones. Explosions were heard in Kyiv, Zaporizhia, Kryvyi Rih, Kharkiv, and Odessa. As a result of the attack, there were casualties and damage to residential buildings, an industrial enterprise, an educational institution, and other […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":1432529,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[76871,76872,76874,76928],"class_list":["post-1432536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2","category-news-feed","category-war","category-kyiv-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1432536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1432536"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1432536\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1432529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1432536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1432536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}