Russia Launches Massive Missile Strikes on Kyiv: Dozens of Targets Hit

Russian Armed Forces carried out new missile strikes on targets in Kyiv and its suburbs, with powerful explosions reported across the city. By morning, thick smoke from fires had engulfed the capital, where helicopters were deployed to extinguish the blazes. The aftermath of the attack was recorded in more than 20 districts of Kyiv, including Darnytskyi, Dniprovskyi, Solomianskyi, Shevchenkivskyi, Holosiivskyi, Obolonskyi, and Desnianskyi. Reports of explosions began around midnight on August 28, though their exact locations were initially unclear. According to Ukraine’s Air Force, the country was hit overnight by 598 drones and 31 missiles, as reported by Strana.ua. Targets of the Russian Strikes Revealed Military correspondent Alexander Kots of Komsomolskaya Pravda stated that the drone attacks reached almost the entire territory of Ukraine, striking everything from airfields to railway infrastructure. In Kyiv, several defense industry enterprises were targeted.