Russia has increased its strategic bomber presence to seven Tu-95MS aircraft in the air, with additional Tu-160s also airborne from Engels-2, as drone activity intensified over Ukraine between 11:36 PM UTC on September 27th and 12:05 AM UTC on September 28th. Multiple sources, including "Strategic Control" and "Николаевский Ванёк," reported the increased bomber activity and warned of impending strikes, urging citizens to heed air raid signals. "Strategic Control" noted the presence of Tu-160 aircraft from Engels-2 and five Tu-95MS from Olenia. "Николаевский Ванёк" stated the number of Tu-95MS in the air had risen to seven, indicating a potential escalation. During the reporting window, percussion drones were observed moving towards Kyiv region, with "war_monitor_ua" reporting drones entering the Brovarsky district from Chernihiv region at 02:48 AM UTC. Earlier, at 02:45 AM UTC, two drones were noted past Kharkiv. At 02:41 AM UTC, four drones were reported moving from Zvenigorod district in Cherkasy region towards Belotserkovsky district in Kyiv region. Significant drone movements were also tracked towards Vinnytsia region from Odessa and Kirovohrad regions. "monitor" reported six drones leaving the Odessa area towards Vinnytsia and four drones from Dobroslav also heading to Vinnytsia region. Additionally, it noted over 10 drones moving through Golovanivskyi district in Kirovohrad region westward towards Vinnytsia region, with a duplicate group following. Reports from "Повітряні Сили ЗС України / Air Force of the ..." confirmed enemy UAVs in the direction of Kharkiv. In the Kamiansky district, drones were observed moving from north to west, prompting safety warnings from "Дніпро Alerts 🚀 🚨." "Хуевая Одесса" reported a fire in Belgorod-Dniester following an attack by "Shakadov" (likely referring to Shahed drones).
