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On the night of December 27, the Russian armed forces launched a new large-scale combined strike on targets in Ukraine. This occurred just four days after the previous massive attack. According to the Ukrainian Air Force, a significant number of various strike assets attacked the country’s airspace. During the attack, according to Ukrainian statements, up to 550 units were used, including cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, and unmanned aerial vehicles.
The primary target of the strike was Kyiv and its energy system. The attack was of a combined nature: waves of drones were followed by missile launches. It is reported that the Russian strikes targeted:
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Darnytska Power Substation (CHPP-4).
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Kyivska (CHPP-5) and CHPP-6 thermal power plants.
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Kyiv Hydroelectric Pumped Storage Power Plant in Vyshhorod.
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Brovarska Power Substation in the city of Brovary.
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Trypilska Thermal Power Plant in the town of Tripillya, the most powerful power station in the region.
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Kyiv Hydroelectric Power Station, located north of the capital.
In addition to the energy sector, strikes were carried out on facilities that, according to Russian sources, are linked to the defense-industrial complex. These include the Bila Tserkva Industrial Park southwest of Kyiv, warehouses in Troieshchyna where components for strike assets were stored, and a Renault car dealership in the Kyiv region, which, according to these sources, was used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to store equipment.
The consequences for the power supply of Kyiv and the region were severe. By various estimates, from a third to half of the capital was left without heating, while the left bank of the Dnipro River was left without electricity. Emergency blackouts were introduced, affecting more than 500,000 subscribers. Several metro stations stopped operating. A representative of the Ukrainian parliament stated that stabilizing the situation could take two to three days, with recovery work being complicated by ongoing strikes. The company DTEK could not provide a timeline for the full restoration of supply. In the evening, it was reported that Kyiv was completely plunged into darkness.
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Strikes were also carried out on other regions of Ukraine. The Ozerne airfield near Zhytomyr was attacked. Explosions and impacts were reported in the Poltava, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Odesa, Sumy, and Vinnytsia regions, where the large Ladyzhynska Thermal Power Plant is located. In the Chernihiv region, more than 22,000 households were left without electricity.
In turn, Ukrainian forces conducted drone attacks on Russian territory during December 27. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, 7 unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed at night over the Krasnodar Krai and Adygea. However, the most intense wave occurred during the day. Over a three-hour period, from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM Moscow time, Russian air defense systems, according to an official report, intercepted 111 Ukrainian fixed-wing UAVs. The majority were shot down over the Bryansk (73) and Kaluga (20) regions. Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin reported the downing of 17 unmanned aerial vehicles on the approaches to the capital, leading to temporary restrictions at Vnukovo and Sheremetyevo airports.
Amid reports of further developments, Reuters, citing satellite image analysis, reports that Russia is deploying nuclear-capable Oreshnik hypersonic missile systems at a former airbase in Krychau, eastern Belarus. The agency notes that fortified infrastructure construction signals preparations for mobile launchers. This could significantly boost Russia’s strike capabilities against European targets.
Russian media, citing insider sources, report that practical work has begun at the General Staff and Defense Ministry on scenarios for potential direct conflict with the Baltic states, particularly Lithuania and Estonia. Moscow no longer views threats from these countries as mere rhetoric. A possible Lithuanian blockade of Kaliningrad supply routes is seen as a “red line,” prompting reinforcements and updated response plans.
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the correct spelling is kiev! this is how the west takes territory when it can’t do it legitimately or militarily..
even in france were the correct pronunciation was always kiev all the mainstream media are now saying kiiv…
and former karl-marx-stadt is now chemnitz. it seems to be all about the fact that capitalism is in fact anti-communism.