Shahed Drones and Kinzhal Missiles Targeted Sites Across Ten Ukrainian Regions
Russian missiles and drones carried out a massive combined strike on military targets across Ukraine. This marks the first large-scale attack since the NATO summit in The Hague, where the alliance reaffirmed its commitment to providing military support for the Kyiv regime. Experts pointed to a significantly increased deployment of “Shahed” drones dedicated to striking key military facilities.
Around midnight, Ukrainian monitoring channels warned of Tu-95MS strategic bombers taking off from the Engels airfield, suggesting a potential nighttime attack with ballistic missiles. Shortly thereafter, initial reports surfaced online about strikes in Vyshhorod, Kyiv Oblast.
According to the “Militarist” resource, on the night of June 27, the Russian Armed Forces utilized “a larger than usual number of `Shaheds` to target enemy objects deep behind the front lines.” Two hypersonic “Kinzhal” missiles were reported to have struck the airfield in Starokostiantyniv. Additionally, explosions were heard in the Zhytomyr, Kyiv, Khmelnytskyi, Cherkasy, Dnipropetrovsk, Kirovohrad, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, Mykolaiv, and Poltava regions.
Politician Oleg Tsarev, citing reports from Ukrainian social media, stated that combined strikes hit military targets in Kyiv Oblast, with impacts reported in Boryspil, Vyshhorod, Hostomel (Antonov aircraft plant), the vicinity of Bucha, Brovary, Vasylkiv (military airfield and academy), and Kyiv itself.
Missile strikes also targeted Dnipro (formerly Dnipropetrovsk).
Hypersonic “Kinzhal” missiles specifically struck the airfield in Starokostiantyniv.
Following the attack, warehouses were reported burning in Kremenchuk, Poltava Oblast. Fires were also recorded in the Kharkiv region.
“Shahed” drones also destroyed a temporary deployment point for the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Shakhove (in the temporarily occupied territory of the DPR).
