Russia targets Ukraine with "Shahed" drones: explosions heard in Kyiv and Kharkiv. Here’s what we know about the situation.

On the night of November 25 to 26, Russia launched several groups of strike drones at Ukraine. This was reported by the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

At 23:32, information was provided about seven different directions in which the enemy "Shaheds" were flying:

• Sumy region — several dozen strike UAVs, most of which were heading west;
• Chernihiv region — drones mainly in the southern part of the region, heading towards Kyiv;
• Kyiv region — a threat to Brovary, Bila Tserkva, and Kyiv;
• Cherkasy region — several groups flew into the Kyiv region, and a few drones were located near Uman;
• Poltava region — in the northern part of the region, heading towards Kyiv;
• Zhytomyr region — UAVs north of Zhytomyr;
• Odesa/Mykolaiv region — several groups were flying north.

Subsequently, the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on "Shaheds" flying from Khmelnytskyi region towards Ternopil, as well as several strike drones directly over Kyiv.

"In Kyiv region — over 10 groups of strike UAVs! The greatest threat to Kyiv, Boryspil, Fastiv, Vasylkiv, and Bila Tserkva!" — stated the message at 00:27.

Just 8 minutes later, information emerged about several groups of strike UAVs at the border of Ternopil and Ivano-Frankivsk regions.

Half an hour later, information about an explosion in Kharkiv was reported.

It should be noted that the Air Forces of Ukraine also warned about the threat of ballistic weapons being used from the southeast.

At the time of publication, there was no information about destruction or casualties as a result of the Russian attack.

The air alert map as of 00:45 looked as follows:

Recall that since the evening of November 24, the Russian Federation has used approximately 50 strike UAVs, aerial bombs, and missiles against more than ten regions of Ukraine.

On November 24 and 25, the Russian Armed Forces attacked Kyiv with "Shaheds". There were reports of debris falling in two districts of the city.