Explosions were reported in Kyiv city and the Kyiv region, specifically Bila Tserkva, between 1:36 AM UTC and 2:06 AM UTC on September 28th, following multiple drone activities and missile launches. The Ukrainian Air Force confirmed drone activity and later reported "Shahed" drones in the Sumy and Chernihiv regions, heading southwest. Multiple sources indicated "Caliber" missile launches from the Black Sea during this period. During the 30-minute reporting window, several sources confirmed drone activity across various locations. "Nikolaevsky Vanёk" reported a decrease in drones over Bila Tserkva to seven, with six drones heading towards Kyiv from different directions, and additional drones in the Chernihiv and Sumy regions. "єРадар" reported "Shahed" drone groups totaling 23 in the Sumy region and 17 in the Chernihiv region. "Всевидящее ОКО: Україна" stated there were fires in Kyiv and the region after a "Shahed" hit, and "Чому тривога | Радар" reported a direct hit on a 5th-floor building. "Розвідка України" reported managed aviation bomb strikes in the Sumy region and new "Shahed" drones in the Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions. "Повітряні Сили ЗС України" announced drone activity in the Sumy and Chernihiv regions heading southwest, and in the eastern Zhytomyr region heading towards Chopovychi. "Розвідка України" also noted two new "Shahed" drones in Petropavlovka, Dnipropetrovsk region. The Air Force also reported drone activity directed towards the Donetsk region. Earlier in the reporting window, at approximately 1:36 AM UTC, previous reports indicated significant drone activity in the Kyiv region, with clusters of UAVs described as "mopeds" targeting Bila Tserkva and other areas. Missile danger to the southern direction was also noted. These developments follow reports from earlier in the morning of September 28th, detailing drone groups moving from the Vinnytsia region towards the southern parts of the Kyiv and Cherkasy regions, and probable launches of winged missiles by Tu-95 aircraft from the Engels area.
