Defense forces struck a drone launch site and four Russian warehouses
On September 26 and during the night of September 27, the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck key military facilities of Russian forces in the temporarily occupied territories. The strikes targeted a facility for the storage, preparation, and launch of attack drones, two ammunition depots, a logistics depot, and a fuel and lubricants depot.
The Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to strike at the military infrastructure of Russian forces in the temporarily occupied territories. On September 26 and overnight into September 27, Ukrainian units struck an attack drone launch site and four Russian depots.
Drone launch site struck in Donetsk
In the temporarily occupied city of Donetsk, Ukrainian forces struck a facility where Russian troops stored, prepared, and launched attack drones. Such facilities have repeatedly been targeted by Ukrainian strikes. Earlier, the General Staff also reported striking storage and launch sites for Russian drones in the Donetsk area.
Four warehouses struck
Four more targets were linked to the supply of Russian troops. Two ammunition depots were struck in Krepensk and Luhansk in the Luhansk region. A logistics depot in Rovenky, Luhansk region, was hit.
Another facility was struck in Novoamvrosiivsk, Donetsk Oblast. A fuel and lubricants depot is located there. Thus, the Ukrainian military struck several facilities at once that Russian troops use to train drones, store ammunition, and supply their units.
The General Staff did not provide details on the exact nature of the damage to each of the facilities. Information regarding the results of the strikes may be updated. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Over the past day, on September 26, there were 221 combat engagements on the front lines. Russian troops carried out 90 airstrikes, dropped 289 guided bombs, deployed over 10,000 kamikaze drones, and conducted 2,729 artillery attacks. The highest number of attacks was recorded in the Kostiantynivka and Pokrovsk directions—26 in each.
Over the past day, the Russian army lost approximately 1,690 soldiers. Total Russian personnel losses since the start of the full-scale war have reached approximately 1,528,970. During the same period, Russian forces lost dozens of pieces of military equipment, including 57 artillery systems, seven armored vehicles, and eight tanks.
On the night of September 27, Russia attacked Ukraine with 170 strike drones, including 76 jet-powered ones. As of 7:30 a.m., air defense forces had shot down or neutralized 147 enemy drones. At the same time, strikes were recorded at 18 locations, and debris from downed targets fell at eight additional sites.
