Monitoring channels ППО радар and РАКЕТА UA reported Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles and cruise missiles heading towards Kyiv and Vyshgorod districts, with ППО радар noting a MiG-31K fighter departure from Savasleyka airfield carrying Kh-47M2 Kinzhal missiles, between 11:45:22 PM UTC on December 26 and 12:15:12 AM UTC on December 27, 2025. Ukraine's Air Force confirmed high-speed targets in the direction of Kyiv from the south and a high-speed target in northern Cherkasy region coursing towards Chernihiv region, as stated on its official channel. ППО радар specified cruise missiles at Obolon/Vyshgorod and ballistic missiles at Kyiv, while monitorwar reported cruise missiles vectored to Pryluky/Nizhyn in Chernihiv region during the 29-minute window. Additional reports included єРадар noting cruise missiles at Drabiv in Cherkasy Oblast, ОПЕРАТИВНИЙ ІНФОРМ stating launches of 9-S-7760 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles in advance, monitor reporting descent of ballistics over Kyiv, and Kharkiv life mentioning an Iskander-K missile, all within the same period. These detections follow ППО радар's prior reports of rocket groups towards Uman and Kalibr missiles towards Kropyvnytskyi between 11:15 PM and 11:45 PM UTC on December 26, as well as earlier Black Sea Kalibr launches coinciding with Russian strategic bomber departures.
