Russia launched a large-scale drone attack on Kyiv during the night of May 27-28, with Shahed-type UAVs approaching from multiple directions including Vyshhorod district and the south of Kyiv Oblast.
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Russia launched a large-scale drone attack on Kyiv during the night of May 27-28
Shahed-type UAVs approached from Vyshhorod district (the city of Ivankiv) and from the south of the oblast
Ukraine's air defense shot down 58 out of 59 Iranian-made Shahed loitering munitions during the attack.
Drone parts hit a gas station in Kyiv, killing one civilian and injuring two others.
A 35-year-old woman was hospitalized, a 41-year-old man died
Kyiv's air defenses had shot down more than 20 drones headed for the city
A fire also broke out at a company premises in the Holosiivskyi district
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