[Korrespondent] 23.51 In the evening, Russian troops carried out a massive air strike with KABs on the northern and eastern parts of Sumy. This was reported by the head of the Sumy MVA, Serhiy Kryvosheyenko.
As a result of the enemy attack, the private sector, an industrial zone, and an infrastructure facility were hit.
There are three injured people.
Meanwhile, repeated Russian airstrikes on Sumy by KABs occurred in two locations: in the territory of the industrial zone and in the territory of the maintenance station in the Zarechny district.
22.27 Kherson may be without electricity and heat for a long time this winter, residents are urged to leave.
The authorities, together with utilities, energy companies and the government, are already working on alternative options for heat and energy supply. However, residents are advised not to take risks and leave for safer regions.
"Once again, I appeal to the residents of Kherson, especially families with children and the elderly: if you have the opportunity, relatives or friends in safer regions - leave!" - emphasized the head of the OVA Oleksandr Prokudin.
21.06 Air defense during the day neutralized about 120 attack drones, with which Russian troops attacked Ukraine.
From 07:00 to 19:00, the Russian invaders launched about 140 attack drones over Ukraine, of which more than a hundred were jet-powered. Most of the drones were directed by the Russian military towards Kyiv. As of 19:00, more than ten jet-powered attack UAVs were still recorded in the airspace.
According to preliminary data, out of 140 Russian drones, Ukrainian air defense shot down/jammed about 120 targets during the day.
20.10 German police detained a 26-year-old Latvian citizen in Hamburg. At the same time, their colleagues in Slovakia detained two of his accomplices - another Latvian and a Ukrainian citizen. According to the investigation, the detainees had large stocks of napalm and a plan to attack a drone factory in Slovakia, located near the Ukrainian border.
Slovak police believe the suspects planned to set a large fire at the company, which could have had up to 70 employees. The potential damage could have amounted to tens of millions of euros.
The police found a significant amount of incendiary mixture in the detainees. In addition, they found a hand-drawn operation plan, mobile phones, tools and an action camera.
The three men are accused of preparing the attack "on behalf of other persons". It is not yet known who exactly is considered to have ordered the sabotage.
18:55 In Hostomel, Kyiv region, teenagers removed 152 military chevrons from an installation dedicated to the defense of the airport. Law enforcement officers have established that the chevrons were removed by two boys aged 13 and 15.
Administrative cases were filed against their parents for improper performance of their child-rearing duties. An explanatory conversation was also held with the teenagers and their parents.
17.25 A police officer was detained in Ufa, Russia, who fakely married criminals and prostitutes in exchange for payments received by participants in the war against Ukraine. The law enforcement officer threatened lawbreakers with prison and offered to marry a prostitute, sign a contract with the Ministry of Defense, and go to war against Ukraine in return.
Contract workers were recruited from among administrative detainees. Among them were often people who abused alcohol and, as a result, were more vulnerable to pressure. In parallel, women were selected who were ready to enter into fictitious marriages with future contract workers, writes Govorit NeMoscow.
Investigators have identified several cases where men agreed to a sham marriage. After the marriage, they were persuaded to issue a notarized power of attorney for access to bank accounts for the organizer's accomplice. The payments were appropriated by the participants in the scheme.
In one episode alone, the fraudsters received 2.2 million rubles in the form of a lump sum and combat payments. According to the investigation, the policeman and his accomplice spent this money on personal needs.
The scheme operated from January 2025 to April 2026. A criminal case has now been opened under the article Fraud on a particularly large scale, committed by an organized group. In addition to the policeman, three women are under investigation.
17.17 Poland may begin production of PAC-3 missiles for Patriot anti-aircraft systems and is ready to cooperate with Ukraine in this direction. This was stated by Deputy Minister of National Defense of Poland Pawel Zalewski, reports Evropeiska Pravda.
16.51 The head of one of the regional organizations of the Ukrainian Red Cross Society and a volunteer of this organization were detained in Kyiv while receiving $20,000. The Kyiv Prosecutor's Office reported this.
"According to the investigation, for this money they promised to organize fictitious employment for the man, which was to become the basis for reservation from mobilization and travel abroad," the report says.
16.09 Russia may strike at British military facilities in Ukraine and beyond in response to attacks by the Ukrainian army using British weapons. This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, at a briefing.
15.36 The fortune of the founder of the Russian marketplace Wildberries, Tatyana Kim, has decreased by $3.1 billion, or 39%, amid attacks on the company's logistics infrastructure. According to Forbes, at the end of February, when the world ranking of billionaires was formed, Kim's fortune was estimated at $8.1 billion. Currently, it is about $5 billion.
According to the publication, since July 18, 23 Wildberries logistics centers in 16 regions of Russia have been hit. Some facilities were completely destroyed. Data Insight analysts estimated the direct losses of Wildberries from the loss of logistics infrastructure as of mid-August at 147-223 billion rubles.
15.13 As a result of another Russian attack on the afternoon of Thursday, August 27, debris fell in the Shevchenkivskyi, Obolonskyi and Podilskyi districts of Kyiv. Three people are currently known to have been injured, two of whom were hospitalized by doctors. This was reported by Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko.
14.56 On the night of August 27, Russian troops again attacked the Kherson CHPP of the Naftogaz Group, as a result of which it suffered critical damage. This was reported by the acting chairman of the board of Naftogaz of Ukraine Serhiy Fedorenko. According to him, as a result of the strike, all heat-generating and power-generating equipment that remained at the station was completely destroyed and put out of action. It is noted that the territory of the station was hit by four guided aerial bombs (GABs).
14.40 The Russian special services are reportedly intensifying their attempts to recruit Ukrainians whose relatives are in Russian captivity. The SBU reported this on August 27. Relatives are often persuaded to transfer sensitive information, in particular, the locations of military facilities and units; routes for moving equipment and personnel; contacts and personal data of other servicemen, etc. Sometimes the enemy immediately sets tasks to commit sabotage, terrorist attacks, contract killings, or involves them in information and psychological campaigns aimed at discrediting Ukraine. In exchange for performing such tasks, the Russians promise an allegedly loyal attitude towards the prisoner and his inclusion in the "exchange lists". Although in reality, cooperation with the enemy does not affect this in any way.
14.50 A group of European Union countries has called on the European Commission to resume work on a mechanism for using frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine. As reported by the Financial Times, Sweden, the Netherlands, Spain and Poland have appealed to the European Commission to resume the search for a mechanism for using frozen Russian reserves in favor of Ukraine. These are assets of the Russian Central Bank frozen in Europe after the start of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation. Their volume is about €210 billion, with most of the funds stored in the Belgian depository Euroclear.
Meanwhile, the Kremlin has already stated that if they are removed, Russia will resort to legal prosecution of those who make and implement such decisions.
14.31 Head of the Presidential Office Kirill Budanov announced the next events within the framework of negotiations to end the Russian-Ukrainian war in September. He said this in a comment to Noviny.live.
In turn, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov is currently not aware of specific plans and timing for the next round of negotiations with Ukraine.
14.24 On the afternoon of Thursday, August 27, Russian troops attacked the center of Nikopol in the Dnipropetrovsk region with artillery. Five people were injured as a result of the shelling, two of them are in serious condition. According to the head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA, Oleksandr Ganzha, the strike damaged educational institutions, shops, cafes, banks, and cars.
13:40 In the area of ​​the city of Donetsk, air-launched missiles hit the main and reserve command posts of the Russian occupiers. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
13.37 In the Holosiivskyi district of Kyiv, the wreckage of a UAV fell on an open area, as a result of which one person was injured. This was reported by the Kyiv MVA on August 27. Later, they added that a fire also occurred in a non-residential building in the Holosiivskyi district. The services are working to eliminate the consequences. As reported by the mayor of Kyiv, Vitaliy Klitschko, two people were injured as a result of the UAV attack on the capital, they were hospitalized.
13.17 The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine's Defense Department publishes on the War&Sanctions portal 140 Russian and foreign components identified in the 9M723 Iskander-M ballistic missile, data from 35 enterprises involved in cooperation in the production of such missiles, as well as more than a hundred of their officials and employees.
13.08 A Russian drone attacked a shopping center in the Osnovyanskyi district of Kharkiv on Thursday afternoon, August 27. A 40-year-old man was killed and two more people were injured in the strike. This was reported by the head of the Kharkiv OVA, Oleg Synegubov.
Local Telegram channels report that it is about the Epicenter shopping center.
13.02 In St. Petersburg, a car exploded in the Slavyanka neighborhood on Thursday morning, carrying a lieutenant colonel from the Air Force and Air Defense unit and his wife. This was reported by the local newspaper Fontanka.
12.34 As part of the Justice for Fighters operation, the SBI officers, with the assistance of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, reported suspicions to three officials of one of the military units deployed in the Donetsk region. Due to improper verification of documents, servicemen were unjustifiably paid over 4.3 million hryvnias in additional remuneration. The SBI reported this on August 27. The suspects are the acting head of logistics, the head of the medical service, and the acting commander of a rifle company. In accordance with their duties, they were supposed to check and document the direct participation of their subordinates in combat operations. Instead, the officials compiled, signed, and submitted reports with unverified information to the commander of the military unit. The documents stated that the servicemen were allegedly performing combat missions in the Donetsk region.
12.29 The aggressor country Russia is working on plans to conduct an additional wave of mobilization in 2026-2027, expecting to recruit 300 thousand people this year and 300 thousand people next year. This is stated in a joint statement by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine (GUR) and the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine (FIS), published on the website of the Office of the President.
12.25 At around 10:20 on August 27, the Russians attacked a minibus taxi in the center of Kherson with a drone. Three people were injured as a result of the UAV strike. This was reported by the Kherson OVA. It is noted that a 60-year-old woman and a 59-year-old man received mine-explosive injuries. The 55-year-old driver received mine-explosive and closed craniocerebral injuries, as well as concussion. The victims are being provided with the necessary medical assistance. Two Kherson residents who were hit by Russian drones this morning in the Korabelny and Dniprovsky districts of Kherson also sought medical help. A 38-year-old woman received explosive and closed craniocerebral injuries, concussion, and a concussion. The victim was hospitalized. Another 51-year-old Kherson resident received an explosive injury and concussion. She will be treated on an outpatient basis.
12.24 A truck driver was injured in a morning Russian drone attack in the Holosiivskyi district of Kyiv. Medics are working at the scene and providing the man with the necessary assistance. Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko reported this.
11.35 The Russian Ministry of Defense announced the use of an allegedly new modification of the Geran strike drones during the night attack on Ukraine on August 27. The Russian Ministry of Defense published an image of the drones in the sky, on which it placed the inscription "New elusive". The enemy department also cynically stated that "the Geran worked hard at night". At the same time, the Russian side did not say what exactly is new about the modification and what technical characteristics allegedly make these drones "elusive".
11.29 Two servicemen demanded a bribe of UAH 4.48 million from representatives of an enterprise for ensuring the unhindered receipt of electronic warfare (EW) equipment. This was reported by the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP).
11.06 Counterintelligence officers neutralized a Russian FSB agent network in the city of Kramatorsk, Donetsk region. Four members of the cell were detained, the SBU reported.
The priority "targets" for intelligence that the Russian special services set for agents were reserve command posts, logistics depots, fortifications, and routes of movement of the Defense Forces towards the front line.
11.03 Three people were injured in a strike on Odessa. This was reported by the head of the Odessa City Military Administration, Serhiy Lysak. According to him, these are men aged 24, 25 and 49. They were hospitalized in moderate condition.
11.00 In Kyiv on Thursday morning, August 27, an attack by Russian drones continues. In the Holosiivskyi district, a car caught fire as a result of an enemy attack, and in the Pechersk district, a sports complex building was damaged. This was reported by the Kyiv City Military Administration. As noted in the report, the car fire in the Holosiivskyi district has already been eliminated. In the Pechersk district, damage to the sports complex building was recorded.
According to media reports, the incident is at the Valery Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium. Smoke is being recorded in the area around the stadium.
10.47 Russian troops continued to attack the Chernihiv region using UAVs over the past 24 hours. This was reported on August 27 by the head of the Chernihiv regional military administration, Vyacheslav Chaus.
"Yesterday afternoon, the Russians struck Chernihiv with a jet drone. Four civilians were injured. A man and a woman were provided with necessary assistance on the spot, two more men were taken to the hospital. A warehouse building was destroyed, a truck was damaged," he noted.
In the Snovsk community, the enemy struck a church with a "lightning bolt" - the building burned down. In another village, a non-working enterprise was attacked.
In the Koryukivska community, a forest floor was burning due to a drone strike - the fire was extinguished.
Critical infrastructure was also hit in the Chernihiv region.
10.43 In Ukraine, the elimination of the consequences of the Russian combined strike using ballistics and drones has been ongoing since last night. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported this on Telegram.
Russia continues to invest in missiles and the expansion of its war, and therefore more countermeasures are needed, the head of state noted.
10.38 On the night of August 27, during another Russian air attack on Ukraine, five Russian drones violated Moldovan airspace. The Moldovan Ministry of Defense noted that international partners helped track the drones' movements.
10.27 On Thursday morning, power outages were recorded in six regions of Ukraine due to Russian shelling. This was reported by Ukrenergo. Energy workers are doing everything possible to restore equipment damaged by the enemy to operation as soon as possible.
10.23 The head of one of the district courts in Kyiv region and his alleged intermediary were reported on suspicion of creating a scheme that, according to the investigation, allowed conscripts to avoid mobilization. Law enforcement officers will also check more than 100 similar court decisions.
10.03 229 combat clashes were recorded on the front over the past 24 hours, most of them in the Pokrovsky and Kostyantynivka directions. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on August 27.
9.56 On the night of Thursday, August 27, drones attacked the logistics facilities of the Russian marketplace Ozon in Orenburg and Ufa. The Ozon company stated that the drones "attempted to attack" the company's logistics facilities in both Russian cities. The employees of the complexes were quickly evacuated. According to preliminary data from the company, there were no injuries and no fire broke out at the facilities. At the same time, the Ozon logistics complex in Ufa suffered "minor damage and remains closed for now." The facility in Orenburg has already resumed work, although it limited the acceptance of FBS shipments for one day.
9.42 Air defense forces neutralized an Onyx anti-ship missile, seven Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles, three S8000 Banderol and 222 drones, with which the Russian invaders attacked Ukraine. This was reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It is noted that from 18:00 on August 26, the enemy attacked Ukraine with two Onyx anti-ship missiles from temporarily occupied Crimea, Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles from the Bryansk and Kursk regions, as well as 258 Shahed strike UAVs (about a third are jet), Gerber, S8000 Banderol and Parody type simulator drones from the following directions: Kursk, Millerovo, Orel, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, temporarily occupied Donetsk and Gvardiyske (Crimea). The main areas of attack were Odesa, Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava and Zaporizhia regions.
According to preliminary data, as of 09:00 on August 27, the air defense system shot down/suppressed an Onyx missile, seven Iskander-M/KN-23 missiles, three Banderols, as well as 222 drones of other types in the south, north, east, and center of Ukraine.
Hits were recorded at 15 locations, as well as the fall of downed targets (fragments) at 11 locations.
9.30 On the morning of August 27, Russian troops attacked a man riding a bicycle in the Korabelny district of Kherson with a drone. He died on the spot. This was reported by the Kherson Regional Prosecutor's Office and the head of the Kherson City Military Administration, Yaroslav Shanko.
9.35 Russian troops attacked industrial enterprises in the Kremenchuk district of Poltava region and an energy facility in the Myrhorod district on Thursday night. As reported by the head of the Poltava OVA Vitaly Dyakivnych, the attack on the energy facility caused an emergency power outage. Consumers in seven settlements were temporarily left without power supply. According to preliminary information, no reports of injuries were received by emergency services.
9.18 On the night of Thursday, August 27, Russian troops carried out another air attack on Kyiv. As a result of the strike in the capital, a gymnasium and a municipal medical facility were damaged. As reported by Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko, in the Shevchenkivskyi district, one of the gymnasiums suffered significant damage. In addition, the blast wave broke windows in a municipal medical facility. Also in the Podilskyi district, debris fell in the courtyard between residential buildings. According to preliminary information, there were no casualties as a result of the attack.
8.53 The number of people injured in the nighttime Russian attack on Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk region, has increased to three people. This was reported on August 27 by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk regional military administration, Oleksandr Ganzha. According to him, two men are in hospital. Doctors assess their condition as moderate.
8.18 Russians struck Odessa. Infrastructure, an educational institution, and a multi-story building were damaged. This was reported by the head of the Odessa City Military Administration, Serhiy Lysak, on August 27.
"The enemy terrorized Odessa almost all night and morning. The attack damaged infrastructure, an educational institution, and a multi-story building," he noted.
According to preliminary data, no information about victims was received.
Head of the Regional State Administration Oleg Kiper reported that a 16-story residential building and two educational institutions were damaged in the Odessa region due to a massive combined Russian attack.
7.55 The Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed 1,400 Russian invaders in a day, the total losses of enemy personnel in the war exceeded 1,482,150. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on August 27.
7.23 On the night of August 27, Russian troops launched strikes on Zaporizhia, injuring three people. This was reported by the head of the Zaporizhia Regional Military Administration, Ivan Fedorov. According to him, two men and a woman were injured. They were provided with medical assistance. Also, a car and several buildings were damaged as a result of the attack, and a fire broke out.
06.19 Russian troops damaged a residential building in Kharkiv. The head of the regional military administration, Oleg Synegubov, reported on the consequences of the enemy attack.
"At night, an enemy drone was recorded hitting the balcony of the 4th floor of a multi-story residential building in the Industrial District," the head of the OVA noted.
A 30-year-old man experienced an acute stress reaction.
03.54 Russian forces launched a combined air attack on the capital. Prior to this, the Air Force had warned of enemy drones and ballistic missiles.
Kyiv residents were urged to immediately go to the nearest shelters and remain there until the alarm is over.
Previously, four ballistic missiles flew into the capital, according to monitoring channels.
After that, the KMVA reported the first consequences of the attack. Thus, in the Podilskyi district, debris was recorded falling in the courtyard of a residential building. Information about the victims and damage is being clarified.
02.59 Russian troops struck Kryvyi Rih with ballistic missiles. This was reported by the head of the city's Defense Council, Oleksandr Vilkul.
Locals were warned of repeated attacks.
It later became known that an industrial enterprise in the city had been attacked. Two people were injured.
01.28 Russian Geran drones are becoming less equipped with Western components, but the drones are gaining new capabilities thanks to Chinese technology, The Wall Street Journal reports, citing Ukrainian officials.
Russia is modernizing its drones, including equipping them with new navigation systems and engines.
01.09 The world's largest container carrier MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. has stopped accepting new bookings for transportation through the Russian port of Novorossiysk after a drone attack on the container ship MSC ULSAN III. This is reported by Bloomberg.
The company recommended that customers contact the Russian representative office to find alternative routes until regular service to Novorossiysk is restored.
00.49 The Italian government has secretly agreed to a new military aid package for Ukraine, which will include four batteries of SAMP/T NG anti-aircraft missile systems, interceptor missiles and long-range radars, La Repubblica reports, citing sources.
The core of the package will be air and missile defense. Ukraine is to receive four SAMP/T NG batteries capable of intercepting ballistic missiles, as well as Aster 30 interceptor missiles.
In addition, seven long-range radars will be transferred to Kyiv.
The total value of the package is estimated at approximately €3 billion.