Russian strike hits Kyiv region, injures man and damages buildings
State Emergency Service rescuers (Photo: Telegram / State Emergency Service of Ukraine)
On the night of December 27, Russian forces attacked Ukraine using various types of weapons. The Kyiv region was among the targets, according to the head of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration, Mykola Kalashnyk.
“Russia continues to wage war against civilians. The enemy is deliberately targeting critical infrastructure and people’s homes,” the regional governor wrote.
According to him, one person was injured in the attack in the Kyiv region. The victim is a resident of the Ivano-Frankivsk region who was driving a truck at the time of the attack and suffered shrapnel wounds to the back.
The man was hospitalized and is receiving all necessary medical care, Kalashnyk said.
In Vyshhorod, windows were damaged in a high-rise residential building.
In the Boryspil district, production facilities and two vehicles were damaged.
In the Bucha district, a fire broke out at a construction site.
In the Obukhiv district, a municipal facility belonging to one of the communities was damaged.
“The air raid alert is ongoing. I urge everyone to remain in safe places,” Kalashnyk said.
Attacks on Kyiv
Russian forces attacked Kyiv overnight on December 27, using various types of missiles and strike drones. Loud explosions were heard across the city.
According to RBC-Ukraine journalists, some districts of the capital experienced power outages.
Later in the morning, Russian forces launched additional strike drones toward the capital from multiple directions, with several waves of loud explosions reported in the city.
Previous massive attack on Ukraine
On the night of December 23, Russian forces carried out a massive combined strike on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure, using missiles and hundreds of attack drones. In total, 673 aerial attack assets were recorded.
To repel the air assault, Ukraine’s Defense Forces deployed aircraft, surface-to-air missile units, electronic warfare units, mobile fire groups, and unmanned systems.
