Russia hammered the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and its surrounding region on Thursday (August 27), targeting warehouses in an attack that dragged into the afternoon.

Reuters footage showed a big plume of smoke over several warehouses in the region and damaged buildings.

Two people were wounded outside the capital after strikes damaged warehouses and private homes, the regional governor said.

Russia has stepped up its air war on Ukraine in recent months, pummelling its cities with larger numbers of ballistic missiles and jet-powered drones amid a critical shortage of air defences. Russia's defence ministry said Moscow had struck logistics centres around Kyiv.

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Warehouses ablaze, homes damaged after Russian overnight attack on Kyiv region

VIDEO SHOWS: WAREHOUSES ON FIRE / RESIDENTIAL HOUSES DAMAGED

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SHOWS: KYIV REGION, UKRAINE (AUGUST 27, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. VARIOUS OF FIREFIGHTER EXTINGUISHING FIRE AT WAREHOUSE FROM CRANE LADDER PLATFORM

2. SMOKE RISING FROM WAREHOUSE

3. FIREFIGHTING VEHICLE DRIVING BACKWARDS

4. SMOKE RISING FROM WAREHOUSE

5. HEAVILY DAMAGED RESIDENTIAL BUILDING

6. VARIOUS OF WORKERS REPAIRING PIPE

7. DAMAGED HOUSES, SMOKE CLOUD IN SKY

8. FIREFIGHTING VEHICLES ON ROADSIDE

9. RESCUE WORKERS NEAR VEHICLE

10. VARIOUS OF WAREHOUSE ON FIRE

11. VARIOUS OF SMOKE RISING FROM DAMAGED WAREHOUSE

12. SMOKE RISING FROM DAMAGED WAREHOUSE, ROAD CROSSING SIGN FOR PEDESTRIANS

13. SMOKE COVERING SUN