Russia strikes Kyiv Oblast 28 times in a single day – SES
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Rescue workers have already encountered 13 secondary explosions while clearing up the aftermath of the attack (Photo: SES/Telegram)
Russian forces attacked Kyiv Oblast 28 times during the daytime hours of Aug. 27, Ukraine's State Emergency Service reported. Rescue crews are working to clear the aftermath under the constant threat of repeat strikes.
According to the SES, the region endured the 28 daytime strikes after already coming under attack overnight. Air raid alerts sounded in Kyiv Oblast 11 times since nightfall, lasting more than 14 hours in total.
"The Russians are cynically depriving the region of even a moment's peace," rescuers said.
The SES said the work of clearing the aftermath of the Russian strikes has become "a test at the edge of human capabilities" for emergency crews. Firefighters have been forced to interrupt efforts to put out blazes because of the threat of follow-up strikes, retreating to safe distances before resuming work.
Despite the danger, crews have returned to the scene after each attack. The SES said rescuers have already encountered 13 repeat strikes while responding to the aftermath of earlier attacks.
Fires are currently burning at warehouse buildings in three separate locations, which rescuers said were caused by repeated Russian airstrikes.
Despite exhaustion and the constant threat of new attacks, emergency crews in Kyiv Oblast continued working to clear the aftermath of the Russian attack.
Russia's Aug. 27 strike on Kyiv city and oblast
Russia attacked Kyiv and the surrounding region overnight and during the day on Aug. 27 using ballistic missiles and drones. Drone debris fell in several districts of the capital; in the Shevchenkivskyi district, a school building sustained significant damage. A blast wave also blew out windows at a medical facility. In the Podilskyi district, debris fell in a courtyard between residential buildings.
During the day, debris fell on non-residential land in the Pecherskyi district. A fire was later reported near Dynamo Stadium, named for the late Soviet-Ukrainian coach Valeriy Lobanovskyi. A drone also fell into the Dnipro River a few meters from the Podilskyi Bridge, and another drone came down near the Olimpiyska metro station in Kyiv.
The Kyiv Oblast Military Administration said two residents of the Boryspil district were injured, including a 15-year-old girl. A house was damaged. Warehouses belonging to Ukrainian retail chains Comfy, Fora, Roshen, Avrora, and Budynok Ihrashok (“Toy House”) were also damaged.
Several localities in Kyiv Oblast reported worsening air quality due to the large-scale fires.
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