Russian forces launched nearly 500 UAVs and 40 missiles, including Kinzhal missiles, targeting Kyiv as the main objective of an ongoing night attack, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported in a statement shared over the past hour ending at 11:15 AM UTC on December 27, 2025. Zelenskyy stated, “Putin and his entourage do not want to end the war and are using every opportunity to inflict more pain on Ukraine,” according to a post by O_Balanutsa on X during the 10:15 to 11:15 AM UTC reporting window. This update aligns with Zelenskyy's earlier Telegram post this morning detailing strikes since last night through 9:45 AM UTC, which caused hits on residential buildings, one missing person under rubble, and outages in some districts. These developments follow Ukrenergo-ordered emergency power shutdowns in Kyiv between 7:45 AM and 8:45 AM UTC, affecting over 2,600 residential buildings without heat, as announced by DTEK and Mayor Vitali Klitschko. Earlier strikes between 5:15 AM and 7:45 AM UTC injured eight people, including a 16-year-old child, across seven districts. In related frontline news over the past hour, Russian war bloggers cited the Russian Defense Ministry reporting another "capture" of Kupiansk, with Kremlin media publishing videos of assault commanders filmed indoors claiming control over the city and clearing "small enemy gangs," according to wartranslated on X.
