Exilenova+ reported numerous UAVs over Donetsk, stating "there are probably the first results," in a post published between 4:15 p.m. and 5:15 p.m. UTC on December 27. X user @silupescu posted "The surgical precision of Russian bombing. To say," according to a linked status update from the same one-hour period ending at 5:15 p.m. UTC on December 27. These reports follow statements by Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate, who said earlier between 3:45 p.m. and 4:15 p.m. UTC that Russian forces aim to capture the Donbas region including Donetsk, as shared by Dnipro Operatyvnyi.
