Russia launched a massive combined missile and drone attack on Ukrainian cities overnight on 28 September. Ukrainian officials and emergency services reported that the assault killed at least four civilians—including a 12-year-old girl—and injured dozens more across several oblasts. The attack lasted through the entire night, and some drones were still airborne at the time of reporting.
Kyiv city
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko wrote that nearly 20 impact locations were recorded in six districts of the capital. He said eight people were injured, seven of them hospitalized, and one woman treated at the scene. In Solomianskyi district a five‑story residential building suffered partial collapse, and rescuers removed the body of a 12‑year‑old girl from the rubble. Klitschko added that debris and strikes damaged parked cars, a kindergarten, detached homes, and non‑residential buildings in Darniytskyi, Sviatoshynskyi, Holosiivskyi, Dniprovskiy, and Obolonskyi districts. Fires broke out at a state medical facility and residential buildings but were localized.
At 9:00 Kyiv City Military Administration confirmed up to ten injured and three dead, including the 12‑year‑old girl. It reported that a kindergarten and the Institute of Cardiology were damaged. The DSNS emergency service at the same time said Russia’s overnight attack hit residential buildings and civilian infrastructure. In Solomianskyi district two people were found dead at the Institute of Cardiology, three rescued, and one injured. Debris caused fires in other districts and damaged detached houses.
Later, the Emergency Service updated that the fourth killed civilian was discovered.
Kyiv Oblast
Head of Kyiv Oblast Military Administration Mykola Kalashnyk said Russia attacked Kyiv Oblast overnight with strike drones and cruise missiles. The Russian assault injured seven people, including five bread plant workers in Fastiv district. Fires broke out at the plant and a detached home. In Bila Tserkva the roof of a nine‑story residential building caught fire and six cars were damaged. Two women aged 56 and 47 suffered acute stress reactions. In Bucha district a non‑residential building, detached houses, and two cars burned. In Obukhiv district debris fell on a utility building, sparking a fire.
Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Head of Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration Ivan Fedorov said nine detached houses and 14 multi‑story buildings were damaged in Dniprovskiy and Shevchenkivskyi districts of Zaporizhzhia. He reported three injured initially and later four after another woman sought medical help.
City council secretary Regina Kharchenko said more than 10 roofs were damaged and municipal crews were preparing to cover them. Fedorov added that at least four strikes hit the city, damaging a gas station and its equipment.
The Interior Ministry reported later that Russian shelling in Zaporizhzhia injured 21 people, including two children. A missile struck near a nine-story residential building, igniting a fire.
Other cities
In Khmelnytskyi oblast, head of the Oblast Military Administration Serhii Tiurin said residents heard explosions during air alerts but there were no injuries or destruction. He attributed the sounds to air defense activity and the successful downing of aerial targets.
In Sumy Suspilne correspondents reported an explosion at 7:17. Local authorities reported that Russian strikes set fire to seven trucks.
Poland scrambles jets but doesn't shoot down anything in Ukraine
In Poland, the Operational Command of the Armed Forces announced that due to Russian long‑range aviation activity striking Ukraine, Polish and allied aircraft began operating in Polish airspace. Fighter pairs were scrambled, and ground‑based air defense and radar reconnaissance forces reached the highest readiness.
Weapons and timing of the attack
Ukrainian airspace monitoring Telegram channel Monitor reported at 8:30 that Russia used Kh‑101/55 cruise missiles launched from Tu‑95MS aircraft over Saratov Oblast and the Caspian region, Kalibr cruise missiles from the Black Sea near Novorossiysk, and Shahed‑Geran, Gerbera, and decoy‑type drones. It said Kyiv, Kyiv agglomeration, Bila Tserkva, Starokostiantyniv, Sumy, and Zaporizhzhia were under attack. The channel described the strike as combined, timed so different air‑attack weapons approached simultaneously. Drones began at 21:00 on 27 September for more than 11 hours at the time of Monitor's report; missiles struck from 05:19 to 06:51 for 1 hour 32 minutes.
Update:
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported:
"A massive Russian attack on Ukraine lasted more than 12 hours. Brutal strikes — deliberate and targeted terror against ordinary cities: nearly 500 attack drones and over 40 missiles, including Kinzhals. In the morning, Russian-Iranian Shaheds were once again in our skies."
Zelenskyy said that Russia concentrated its strikes on Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast, as well as Zaporizhzhia, Khmelnytskyi, Sumy, Mykolaiv, Chernihiv, and Odesa regions. He confirmed that in Kyiv, Russian fire damaged the building of the Institute of Cardiology. As of now, at least four people were killed in the capital, including a 12-year-old girl. Zelenskyy expressed his condolences to the victims’ families.
He added that, across Ukraine, at least 40 people had been injured, including children. Russian attacks also targeted a bread production facility, a car tire plant, residential buildings — both private and multi-storey — and other civilian infrastructure. Emergency services were working at all affected locations, he said.
"This treacherous attack took place right as the UN General Assembly week came to an end — and this is how Russia declares its true position. Moscow wants to keep waging war and killing, and it deserves only the harshest pressure from the world," the President added.
Additional update: Air Force confirms 611 aerial targets downed or suppressed
At 10:52, the Ukrainian Air Force reported that between 20:30 on 27 September and the morning of 28 September, Russia launched a massive air assault involving 643 aerial threats. These included:
- 593 strike drones (Shahed, Gerbera, and others) from Russian territory and occupied Crimea,
- 2 “Banderol” jet drones from Kursk Oblast,
- 2 Kh-47M2 Kinzhal missiles from Lipetsk Oblast,
- 38 Kh-101 cruise missiles from Saratov Oblast,
- 8 Kalibr missiles from the Black Sea.
Kyiv was the primary target. Air defense forces—including aircraft, missile units, EW systems, drones, and mobile fire groups—engaged throughout the night.
By 10:30, 611 targets had been shot down or suppressed:
- 566 strike drones,
- 2 “Banderol” drones,
- 35 Kh-101 missiles,
- 8 Kalibr missiles.
Authorities recorded 5 missile impacts and 31 drone strikes across 16 locations, with debris falling in 25 others.
The Air Force warned the attack was ongoing, with hostile drones still active in Ukrainian airspace.
Update: 31 injured in Kyiv Oblast
The Emergency Service reported 31 injured in Kyiv Oblast, including three children. Fires and destruction were recorded in Bila Tserkva, Fastiv, Bucha, Obukhiv, and Boryspil districts. Response teams are still working in Bucha and Bila Tserkva.
Update: Drone strike damages wine plant in Odesa Oblast
Russian drones hit Odesa Oblast overnight, damaging civilian infrastructure, regional head Oleh Kiper reported. A strike destroyed a workshop and warehouse at a wine factory; 50 workers were evacuated. A detached home also sustained roof and window damage.
No injuries were reported.
Update: Over 70 injured and multiple killed in Russia’s overnight attacks across Ukraine
More than 12 hours of Russian attacks across Ukraine have left at least four people dead and over 70 injured, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko reported. According to him, over 1,500 emergency responders and police officers are involved in the aftermath effort across 11 oblasts.
In Kyiv, emergency services are operating at eight separate locations. Four people were killed in the capital, including a 12-year-old girl who was crushed by a concrete slab. At the Institute of Cardiology, a nurse and a patient were killed, while another body was recovered at the site of a strike on civilian infrastructure.
As of 11:45, the number of injured nationwide exceeds 70. During recovery operations, a structure collapsed, injuring two rescuers, who are now receiving medical care.
Update
A woman died in a shelter in Kyiv during a massive Russian attack – she could not withstand the stress, Kyiv City Military Administration reported.
