Russian forces conducted offensive operations in northern Kharkiv Oblast on August 26 and 27 but did not achieve advances as Ukrainian forces counterattacked.
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Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Kharkiv Oblast on August 26 and 27 but did not advance as Russian forces counterattacked.
On 27 August, Russian forces struck a shopping centre in Kharkiv's Osnovianskyi district with an attack drone, killing a 40-year-old man and injuring four others.
In the Kharkiv region, a drone struck a fourth-floor balcony of an apartment building in the Industrialnyi district.
Ukrainian forces repelled 12 attacks toward Kozacha Lopan, Hoptivka, Hrafskе, Rubizhne, Starytsia, Dovhenke, Radkivka, Okhrimivka, Chuhunivka and Zakharivka on August 27, 2026.
Russia fired missiles and drones at retailers and supermarkets across the country on Aug. 27, hitting an Epicentr hypermarket in Kharkiv and destroying warehouses for several major chains.
Russian forces struck an Epicentr shopping center in Kharkiv’s Osnovianskyi district with a jet-powered drone on Thursday, Aug. 27.
Russia struck a shopping center in Kharkiv, resulting in one death and four injuries.
On 27 August 2026, one person was killed, and five others were injured in a strike on the shopping centre.
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