Overview
- Ukrainian authorities say Russia conducted sustained, combined air strikes using aviation, guided bombs, ballistic and anti‑ship missiles and thousands of attack drones over 26–28 August, producing hits across Kyiv, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson and Odesa.
- Ukraine’s air‑defence forces report very high interception tallies, including Oniks and Iskander/KN‑23 types and hundreds of Shahed‑ and Gerber‑type drones, but acknowledge some missiles and drone strikes reached targets.
- Strikes damaged heavy industry and energy infrastructure, with five rockets reported at the Zaporizhstal steelworks and heavy damage to the Kherson thermal power plant that local officials warn could cause prolonged power and heat outages.
- Ground combat has intensified on the Donetsk front, with Ukrainian commanders reporting dozens of daily attacks and heavy fighting concentrated on the Pokrovsk and Kostyantynivka axes while claiming Russian casualties and matériel losses.
- Kyiv has appealed to partners for more air‑defence and ballistic protection through programs such as PURL, asked for measures to protect grain shipping and merchant vessels, and faced wider diplomatic fallout including U.S. allegations that Russian strikes have hit American companies in Ukraine.