5 days ago
Russian Drone Waves Damage Kyiv Homes, Warehouses for Second Day
Russia sent many drones toward Kyiv and nearby areas for a second day.
The attacks damaged homes, warehouses and apartment buildings.
At least one person died outside Kyiv.
A delivery company said some of its sorting centers were destroyed.
A drone also hit a large store in Zaporizhzhia, injuring at least four people.
Air-raid sirens sounded across Kyiv.
Earlier attacks had caused train delays and left passengers waiting.
Ukrainian officials said the strikes were meant to disrupt everyday life and tire out defenses and residents.
Russia launched waves of drones at Kyiv and the surrounding region on Friday, Ukrainian officials said.
At least one person was killed outside Kyiv, while warehouses, homes and apartment buildings were damaged.
Nova Poshta said Russian strikes destroyed sorting centres near Kyiv and in Sumy.
A drone hit an Epicenter home-improvement store in Zaporizhzhia, wounding at least four people.
Ukrainian officials said the attacks aimed to disrupt daily life, exhaust air defenses and prolong transport disruptions.
- Who
- Russian forces launched the attacks; Ukrainian officials and companies reported the damage.
- What
- Waves of drone strikes damaged residential, retail and logistics facilities and caused casualties.
- Where
- Kyiv and its surrounding region, with additional strikes reported in Sumy, Zaporizhzhia and Kharkiv.
- When
- Friday, Aug. 28, during the second consecutive day of attacks.
- Why
- Ukrainian officials said the attacks were intended to disrupt daily life, exhaust air defenses and residents, and affect the war effort.
Key facts
- Reported death
- At least one person was killed outside Kyiv.
- Kyiv-region attacks
- Ukraine’s state emergency service reported 38 attacks in the Kyiv region during the previous 24 hours.
- Damaged property
- Fourteen warehouse premises, 16 homes and three apartment blocks were damaged, according to Governor Tymur Tkachenko.
- Air-raid alerts
- Kyiv was under air-raid alert for nearly 15 hours on Thursday.
- Logistics damage
- Nova Poshta reported the destruction of sorting centres near Kyiv and in Sumy.
- Zaporizhzhia casualties
- At least four people were wounded when a drone hit an Epicenter store.
- Transport effects
- Strikes and air-raid alerts delayed trains across several regions, with disruptions expected to continue for at least another day.
Quotes
Andriy Kovalenko
Head of Ukraine's Centre for Countering Disinformation
“The enemy is launching small numbers of jet-powered UAVs in waves with the aim of paralysing Kyiv.”
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“The aim - to wear down the air defences and the population.”
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