In repelling the Russian invasion, Ukraine once again attacked the enemy’s hinterland with hundreds of combat drones.
July 27, 2026, 9:20 a.mJuly 27, 2026, 9:20 a.m
Two civilians were killed in the southern Russian port city of Rostov-on-Don when a drone crashed into a high-rise building, Governor Yuri Slyussar announced. Another five people were injured, he wrote on Telegram. The attack was believed to have targeted the city’s nearby harbor, over which, according to eyewitness reports, a cloud of smoke rose.
Smoke after an explosion in Rostov.screenshot: x
The Defense Ministry in Moscow said a total of 276 Ukrainian combat drones were intercepted over various parts of the country during the night. These military figures cannot be independently verified, but they indicate a large-scale Ukrainian attack. Numerous Russian airports had to temporarily restrict operations. Drone strikes were also reported in the Russian city of Belgorod, close to the border with Ukraine. There were twelve injured.
According to Kiev, the Russian army attacked Ukraine overnight with 147 combat drones, of which 123 were disabled. The Air Force said there were impacts in ten locations in the country. (dab/sda/dpa)