Russian forces launched drones and cruise missiles at Kyiv between 5:15 AM and 7:15 AM UTC on December 27, 2025, striking residential buildings in multiple districts and injuring 8 people including a 16-year-old child, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, Culture Minister Oleksandr Tkachenko, and Real Kyiv Ukraine channel. In the Solomyan district, a university dormitory was hit on the 9th floor, as stated by Tkachenko. The Dnipro district saw an anti-aircraft missile strike an 18-story building with a fire on the third floor and possible person under rubble on the fifth, per Klitschko and Operativniy ZSU channel. Darnytskyi district reported a hit on a 24-story residential building, fires in private houses and cars, with 5 of the 8 injured hospitalized, according to Trukha Kyiv and Real Kyiv Ukraine. Additional damage included fires at a service station in Holosiivskyi district affecting three cars, a three-story private house in Obolonskyi district, and debris impacts across the city, as detailed by rescuers via Real Kyiv Ukraine. Emergency power shutdowns began in Kyiv and the region, with schedules invalid, per the channel. Ukraine's Air Force reported several groups of BpLA from the east and south heading for Kyiv, urging sheltering. Monitoring channel Андрій Смолій noted 20+ UAVs in Kyiv region including Chernihiv and Cherkasy areas, 10-12 more toward Vydubychi, and up to 30 Shaheds remaining, with missile groups approaching Boryspil and southern agglomeration. These strikes follow earlier drone waves reported by Смолій and Real Kyiv Ukraine between 4:45 AM and 5:15 AM UTC, with sounds of attacks noted from 3:45 AM, continuing Russian drone activity targeting the capital.
