In Kyiv, 13 air raid alerts were declared during the day on August 27, setting an absolute anti-record since the start of the full-scale war. UNN reports this.
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The previous highest figure was recorded on March 1, 2022 — 12 air raid alerts were declared in the capital during that day.
The 13th alert sounded amid a large-scale Russian attack on Ukraine. Throughout August 27, Russian forces used attack drones and missiles, including against Kyiv and other regions of the country.
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As a result of the Russian attack, fires broke out in the capital and damage to civilian infrastructure was recorded. Air defense forces were operating over the city and its outskirts, repelling the aerial assault.
Thus, on August 27, Kyiv set a new anti-record for the number of air raid alerts in a single day since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion.