Russia launches 598 Shahed drones, 31 missiles in massive attack on Ukraine

The Ukrainian Air Force reported the information.

“On the night of August 28 (starting from 7:30 p.m. on August 27), the Russian army launched a massive strike on Ukraine using attack drones and air- and ground-launched missiles — a total of 629 aerial weapons,” the report states.

The attack included:

• 598 Shahed attack drones and various types of decoy drones from Kursk, Bryansk, Millerovo, Oryol, Shatalovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk (Russia), and Hvardiiske (temporarily occupied Crimea);
• 2 aeroballistic Kh-47M2 Kinzhal missiles from Lipetsk and Voronezh regions;
• 9 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles from Bryansk and Voronezh regions;
• 20 Kh-101 cruise missiles from the airspace of Saratov region.

As of 09:00 a.m., Ukrainian air defense had shot down or suppressed 589 targets: 563 Shahed and decoy drones of various types; 1 Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missile; 7 Iskander-M/KN-23 missiles; and 18 Kh-101 cruise missiles.

“The airstrike was repelled by aviation, surface-to-air missile troops, electronic warfare units, drone units, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces,” the Ukrainian Air Force added.

• On Wednesday evening, August 27, the Russian army launched attack drones against Ukraine. The strike in Kyiv left casualties: 14 people have been killed, including 3 children.