On the morning of Monday, 26 August, a large-scale Russian air attack on Ukrainian cities continues, which began around 1 a.m., reports Komersant ukrainskyi
citing reports from the Armed Forces and military administrations.
At 0:50 a.m., the Ukrainian Air Force reported the movement of a Shahed UAV across Sumy region in the direction of Poltava region.
By 3am, the drones were moving across Poltava, Sumy and Chernihiv regions. There was a threat of hits in Poltava and Myrhorod.
At 3am, the first wave of drones reached Kyiv region, and new UAVs flew into Poltava and Sumy regions. After that, Dnipropetrovs’k, Kherson and Mykolaiv regions were under threat.
Starting at four in the morning, 11 Russian Tu-95MS bombers were spotted taking off.
By six or seven in the morning, the drones had already attacked the entire north, centre, west and south of the country.
After seven o’clock, 6 Tu-22MZ aircraft took off in Russia.
As of 8:30 am, the entire territory of the country is under the threat of Russian air attacks.
The Kyiv MBA reports on air defence operations in the Kyiv region. It is not only a drone attack, but also a missile attack.
Social media reports explosions in Kryvyi Rih and Vinnytsia. The mayor of Kharkiv, Ihor Terekhov, reported explosions in Kharkiv. The head of the Poltava Regional Military Administration, Philip Progin, reported that an industrial facility in the region was hit. As a result, five people were injured.
But there is good news – at the same time, Ukrainian drones are attacking the Russian cities of Engels and Saratov, according to Russian TV channels. It was from the airfield in Engels that the aforementioned 11 Tu-95 bombers took off. The Russians report air defence activity and the impact of debris on residential buildings in Engels.
At 9am, explosions are heard in Kyiv.
The mayor of Lutsk reports that a multi-storey building and an infrastructure facility were hit. One person was reported dead.
In many parts of Kyiv, there is a power outage. Electric transport has been suspended in Odesa.
The telethon signal is working intermittently.
The Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported the take-off of a Russian MiG-31 aircraft, which can carry Kinzhal ballistic missiles, from the Savasleyka airfield.
At 9:00 a.m., the head of the Lviv Regional Military Administration, Maksym Kozatskyi, reported a missile on approach to Lviv. Air defence was activated.
At 9:36 a.m., the Air Force reported a cruise missile flying towards Rivne.
Water supply was cut off in Zhytomyr. According to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, there is no water supply in Shevchenkivskyi, Sviatoshynskyi, Solomianskyi and Holosiivskyi districts. The reason is a power outage at water utilities.
10:21 The Ukrainian Air Force reports that there are no air strikes in Kherson, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Chernihiv, Kyiv, Cherkasy, Vinnytsia, Khmelnytsky and Ternopil regions.