Russian air attack damages apartment building in Lutsk, leaves several fatalities in various regions

On the night of August 26, Russian forces initiated a large-scale shelling of Ukraine using missiles and Shahed-type drones. The sound of explosions reverberated in multiple cities, and the initial casualties occurred due to the attack. In Lutsk, an apartment complex sustained damage during the intense enemy shelling.

Lutsk Mayor Ihor Polishchuk reported that on Telegram.

Lutsk

At 08:23, Polishchuk declared that the air defense was in operation and urged civilians to remain in shelters.

Later, the mayor provided an update on the damage to the apartment building.

"The information on victims is being clarified. I am currently on-site," he added.

Polishchuk announced at 08:55 AM that there was a new explosion in the city.

The mayor reported that a critical infrastructure facility had been damaged due to shelling. There is also confirmation of one fatality.

Zaporizhzhia

In the Zaporizhzhia region, a civilian was killed as a result of Russian shelling.

"The Russians killed a civilian in the Zaporizhzhia district. The enemy struck near a private house. A man died," Ivan Fedorov, the head of Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, reported on Telegram.

Kyiv

Thus, explosions rang out in Kyiv several times: first, as a result of a drone attack, and later, after a missile strike. The work of anti-aircraft defense was reported. As a result of the explosions, the lights went out in some areas of the city.

Poltava region

In the Poltava region, the enemy fired at an industrial facility. As a result of the enemy attack, at least five people were injured, said the head of the local regional military administration, Filip Pronin.

Dnipropetrovsk region

It has also been reported in the Dnipropetrovsk region that one person has died – a 69-year-old man.

"In the morning, the aggressor massively attacked the region. Explosions rang out in the Dnipro and Kryvyi Rih districts. Thank you for the work of the Air Defense Forces! Unfortunately, the enemy's terror did not pass without consequences. Previously, there is one deceased, a 69-year-old man," Lysak wrote.

He also informed about several incidents, including a fire in a country house.

Lviv region

Russian soldiers launched an assault on energy facilities in the Lviv region, causing power outages in both Lviv and the surrounding areas.

"The enemy launched an attack on the energy facilities in the Lviv region, resulting in partial power outages in Lviv and the surrounding area. More information will be provided later," the head of the Lviv  Regional Military Administration, Maksym Kozytsky, reported on Telegram.

Explosions in cities

Explosions also occurred in Kryvyi Rih, Kropyvnytskyi, Kharkiv, Khmelnytskyi, Rivne, and Ternopil. Russians attack Ukraine using Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles.

New explosions were heard in the Lviv region and Ivano-Frankivsk.

For reference:

This morning, August 26, Ukrainian officials announced a significant assault perpetrated by Russian militants utilizing both attack drones and cruise missiles. An air warning has been issued throughout the country in reaction.

Throughout the night, Ukraine's Air Force was alerted about the departure of ten Tu-95MS strategic bombers equipped with missiles. Specifically, the adversary deployed four vessels armed with Kalibr missiles to the Black Sea.

As of now, it is known that the explosions occurred in Vinnytsia and the Kropyvnytskyi (Kirovohrad region), Kharkiv, Odesa, Kryvyi Rih, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipro, Khmelnytskyi, Chernihiv regions and Kyiv.

Amid the intense shelling of Ukraine, Poland has mobilized its own and allied aviation forces.

It should be noted that on the night of August 25, the Russian occupation forces attacked several regions of Ukraine with missiles of various types and attack drones: the air defense forces managed to destroy almost all aerial targets.

Russian invaders hit Kharkiv and Chuhuiv. As a result of an enemy air attack, there were two hits, and a fire occurred at a gas furnace in the regional center, and the number of victims increased to six people.

A mass attack by the Russian Federation caused power outages in multiple Ukrainian cities on Monday morning, August 26. "Ukrenergo" has ordered emergency power outages to be implemented.