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Russian overnight strike heavily damages Kyiv high school, residential buildings

A Russian overnight strike on August 27 significantly damaged a high school in Kyiv's Shevchenkivskyi district, Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported.

Russian overnight strike heavily damages Kyiv high school, residential buildings

On August 27, a Russian strike overnight inflicted significant damage on a high school in Kyiv's Shevchenkivskyi district, according to Mayor Vitali Klitschko. The shockwave from the explosion also shattered windows at a neighboring medical clinic. Fragments of debris fell in a courtyard situated between residential structures in Kyiv's Podilskyi district. Klitschko reported no fatalities resulting from the attack, and Kyiv police announced comparable damage in the Desnianskyi and Obolonskyi districts.

Authorities, including bomb disposal experts and emergency services, are currently on the ground at the affected locations. Law enforcement officials are meticulously documenting the destruction as part of an investigation that could potentially constitute a Russian war crime against civilians. Russian forces executed a substantial drone strike across Ukraine overnight on August 27, with explosions recorded in several locations, including Odesa, Kyiv, Kryvyi Rih, Poltava, and Sumy Oblasts.

In Kryvyi Rih, a Russian strike targeting an industrial facility reportedly injured two individuals.

Written by urgent.news from New Voice of Ukraine's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.

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