Ukraine faced a significant and ongoing drone and missile assault between 4:06 AM and 4:35 AM UTC on September 28th, with numerous targets across the Kyiv region and other areas. "Труха⚡️Україна" reported explosions, fires, and injuries in Kyiv, Bila Tserkva, and other cities, attributing the widespread damage to a large number of drones, "daggers," calibers, and winged rockets launched by the Russian Federation. During this 29-minute window, multiple sources reported a high volume of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) targeting the capital and its vicinity. "monitoring" indicated 10 UAVs for Kyiv and 6 UAVs above Kyiv, with an additional 4 UAVs circling the city later in the period. The sources also reported 15 UAVs on Vasylkiv and 5 UAVs on Bila Tserkva. "Николаевский Ванёк" stated that the number of UAVs over Vasylkiv had increased to 8, noting that sounds indicated ongoing activity. The assault extended beyond Kyiv. "monitoring" reported up to 40 UAVs in the Chernihiv region heading towards the Kyiv region, and 25 UAVs in the Chernihiv region towards Kyiv. "Труха⚡️Україна" detailed specific impacts, including fires and falling fragments on a high-rise building in Kyiv, fires in private homes in Bila Tserkva, and victims from a massive UAV attack in Kivshchyna. Ballistic attacks were reported in Ava, damaging a critical infrastructure site and a high-rise building. Explosions were also heard in Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, Mykolaiv, Cherkasy, and Khmelnytskyi regions. "єРадар" and other channels provided real-time tracking of UAV movements within the Kyiv region, indicating activity over Lukianivka, Vineyard, Berkovets, Cherry, Zhuliana, Gostomel, and near the reservoir, with specific numbers of drones reported in these areas. "Труха⚡️Україна" confirmed that while fragments from some missiles had been intercepted, the UAV attack was ongoing. Previous reports from the preceding window (3:36 AM to 4:06 AM UTC) detailed similar ongoing air threats, with multiple groups of UAVs heading towards the south of the Kyiv region and cruise missiles in the west of the region. Reports from earlier periods indicated a continuous barrage of drone and missile activity stretching back to at least 2:36 AM UTC, with significant impacts and fires reported across various districts of the Kyiv region.
