Kyiv records 13 air raid alerts in single day, most since full-scale invasion began, as explosions continue overnight
Air raid alerts continued shortly after midnight, with explosions again heard in Kyiv around 12:30 a.m. local time on Aug. 28, according to Kyiv Independent journalists on the ground.
Kyiv set a new single-day record for air raid alerts on August 27, 2023, with 13 alerts issued throughout the day, marking the highest number since Russia's full-scale invasion began in February 2022. The Ukrainian capital endured 872 minutes, or nearly 15 hours, of air raid alerts, according to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry. The previous record was 12 alerts on March 1, 2022.
The recent surge in alerts was due to a relentless Russian assault involving jet-powered drones, ballistic, and cruise missiles, resulting in at least four injuries. Even as the alerts continued into the early hours of August 28, explosions were heard in Kyiv. Regions near the frontline have become accustomed to longer alerts, but Kyiv's experience on August 27 highlighted Russia's tactics of disrupting civilian life through repeated drone launches, causing damage to schools and a residential building, and causing transportation disruptions.
Ukraine's shortage of Patriot interceptor missiles has further strained the city's defenses, with President Volodymyr Zelensky recently calling for faster deliveries from allies.
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