Russian Drone Barrage Hits Kyiv Logistics and Energy Hubs

The Russian Armed Forces conducted a series of coordinated missile and drone strikes across Ukraine between August 26 and August 29, 2026, focusing heavily on the Kyiv region. The assault targeted dual-use logistics infrastructure, including Nova Poshta sorting depots and warehouses belonging to Rozetka and Fozzy Group. A significant strike in the village of Myla triggered massive secondary explosions at a suspected weapons depot, forcing the evacuation of up to 200 residents. Prime Minister Sergiy Koretskyi condemned the storage of munitions near populated areas as "criminal negligence."

The campaign expanded into a broader effort to cripple critical infrastructure across nine cities, including Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, and Odesa. Strikes on energy facilities and a combined heat and power plant in Kherson led officials to warn residents of prolonged electricity and heating failures. President Volodymyr Zelensky reported a critical shortage of American-supplied Patriot interceptor missiles, stating that current stockpiles have not been replaced.

Ukraine responded with hundreds of long-range drones targeting Russian logistics facilities in Orenburg and Ufa, command posts near Donetsk, and the Slavneft-Yanos refinery in the Yaroslavl region. These retaliatory strikes caused significant casualties in Moscow, where at least 16 people were killed, and damaged a residential building in Sevastopol. The escalation has prompted thousands of civilians to flee the Kyiv region daily as the conflict shifts toward targeting energy grids and logistics hubs.