--- title: "Night Drone Attack on Kyiv: Air Raid Alert at 03:46 and a Series of Loud Explosions Around 05:33" description: "On the night of August 29, Russia attacked Kyiv with drones: an air raid alert was declared at 03:46, and around 05:33 a loud series of explosions was heard in the city. The Ukrainian Air Force tracked UAVs over the western and southern parts of the capital." date: 2026-08-29T02:46:02.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/kyiv-drone-attack-august-29-en tags: [kyiv, drone-attack, russia-ukraine-war, air-raid, uaf-air-force] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Night Drone Attack on Kyiv: Air Raid Alert at 03:46 and a Series of Loud Explosions Around 05:33 ![Ukrainian soldier at an air defense post during the night drone attack on Kyiv](https://xab.info/media/2026/08/29/kiev-drone-attack-august-29-2026/kiev-drone-attack-august-29-2026-1.webp) ## 🎯 Key Points - At 03:46 on August 29, an air raid alert was declared in Kyiv due to the threat of UAVs, with a call to take shelter. - By 05:22, the Ukrainian Air Force was tracking jet-powered drones in the western and southern parts of the capital. - Around 05:33, a loud series of explosions was heard in Kyiv. - On August 28, strikes on Kyiv Oblast were recorded in Bucha District, where warehouses were burning. - There was no official data on damage or casualties at the time of publication. Early on Saturday morning, August 29, Kyiv came under a drone attack. According to RBC-Ukraine, citing the Ukrainian Air Force's Telegram channel and its own correspondent, an air raid alert was declared in the capital at 03:46 due to the threat of UAVs. The official message urged residents to "immediately proceed to the nearest shelters and remain there until the all-clear is given." ### Timeline: From the Alert to the Series of Explosions According to the Ukrainian Air Force's tracking data, drones were being tracked in Kyiv Oblast in parallel with the alert declaration, flying, among other directions, toward Kyiv. The tracking continued for approximately two hours: by 05:22, it was reported that jet-powered drones were located in the western and southern parts of the capital. Around 05:33, RBC-Ukraine's correspondent recorded a fairly loud series of explosions in the city, confirming that a strike on the city had taken place. ### UAV Movement Over the Capital According to reports from Ukrainian media, including Glavred, Russian drones moved chaotically over Kyiv during the attack, and explosions were heard in the city. This indicates that some of the drones were not intercepted on approach and reached the airspace above the capital before the explosions were recorded. Specific data on impact points, damage, and casualties was not provided in open sources at the time of preparing this article. ### Context: Strikes on Kyiv Oblast the Day Before The August 29 attack was a continuation of a series of strikes on Kyiv Oblast. According to the publication "Fakty," on August 28, warehouses were burning and explosions were heard in Bucha District amid the attack. Thus, the capital and the surrounding districts were subjected to shelling and UAV strikes for at least two consecutive days. ### Contradictory Data Upon checking the sources, a discrepancy in dates was identified that could be misleading. The main body of messages (RBC-Ukraine, Glavred, TSN) describes the attack on Kyiv specifically on August 29 — with the alert at 03:46 and explosions around 05:33. At the same time, the "Fakty" article (fakty.com.ua) is dated August 28 and describes strikes on Bucha District in Kyiv Oblast, not on Kyiv itself. In other words, some publications in the search results refer to the previous day and a different geographic object, and they cannot be equated with the morning attack on the capital on August 29. ### What Is Known About the Consequences At the time of preparing this article, no official summary of damage, casualties, or injuries resulting from the morning attack on August 29 had been published in open sources. The Ukrainian Air Force limited itself to reports of UAV tracking and calls to take shelter. The situation remains dynamic, and additional data on the consequences may emerge as information from Ukrainian authorities becomes available. ## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification - [Explosions heard in Kyiv, city under drone attack](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/kievi-prolunali-vibuhi-misto-pid-udarom-droniv-1787971480.html) - Базовый источник: тревога 03:46, фиксация дронов, взрывы около 05:33 по данным ВСУ и корреспондента. - [Attack on Kyiv: Russian drones move chaotically over the capital, explosions heard](https://glavred.info/war/ataka-na-kiev-drony-rf-haotichno-dvizhutsya-nad-stolicey-gremyat-vzryvy-10791725.html) - Подтверждает движение БпЛА над Киевом и взрывы в городе. - [Attack on Kyiv Oblast on August 28: warehouses burning and explosions heard in Bucha District](https://fakty.com.ua/ru/proisshestvija/20260828-ataka-na-kyyivshhynu-28-serpnya-u-buchanskomu-rajoni-goryat-sklady-ta-lunayut-vybuhy/) - Относится к 28 августа и Бучанскому району — контекст предыдущей атаки, не к Киеву 29 августа. - [Explosions heard in Kyiv: what is known about the Russian attack](https://kyiv.tsn.ua/ru/kyiv/v-kieve-razdalis-vzryvy-chto-izvestno-ob-atake-rf-3157853.html) - Подтверждает факт взрывов в Киеве в рамках атаки РФ. ## ❓ FAQ ### Q: When exactly was the air raid alert declared in Kyiv on August 29? **A:** According to the Ukrainian Air Force, as cited by RBC-Ukraine, the alert due to the threat of UAVs was declared at 03:46. ### Q: At what time was the series of explosions heard in Kyiv? **A:** RBC-Ukraine's correspondent recorded a loud series of explosions at approximately 05:33. ### Q: Where over Kyiv were the drones tracked? **A:** By 05:22, the Ukrainian Air Force reported jet-powered drones in the western and southern parts of the capital, as well as UAVs in Kyiv Oblast flying toward Kyiv. ### Q: Is there any data on damage and casualties? **A:** At the time of preparing this article, no official data on damage, casualties, or injuries had been published in open sources. ### Q: What happened in Kyiv Oblast on August 28? **A:** According to "Fakty," on August 28, warehouses were burning and explosions were heard in Bucha District amid the attack — this was the previous day, not Kyiv itself on August 29.