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 three 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.

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.

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.