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title: "Russian Night Attack on Ukraine: Ballistics, Oniks, and 267 Drones — Air Defense Shot Down 233 Targets, Kyiv Hit for Third Consecutive Day"
description: "On the night of August 29, Russia struck Ukraine with ballistics, an Oniks missile, and 267 drones; air defense shot down 233 targets, impacts were recorded at 15 locations, and Kyiv has been attacked for three days in a row."
date: 2026-08-29T05:52:00.000Z
lang: en
url: https://xab.info/en/posts/russian-night-attack-on-ukraine-29-august-2026
tags: [ukraine-war, russia-attack, air-defense, kyiv, drones, missiles]
publisher: "XAB.info"
---

# Russian Night Attack on Ukraine: Ballistics, Oniks, and 267 Drones — Air Defense Shot Down 233 Targets, Kyiv Hit for Third Consecutive Day

![Ukrainian air defense soldier at a mounted machine gun during Russia's night attack with ballistic missiles, Onyks and drones](https://xab.info/media/2026/08/29/nochnaya-ataka-rf-po-ukraine-29-avgusta-2026/nochnaya-ataka-rf-po-ukraine-29-avgusta-2026-1.webp)

## 🎯 Key Points

- Russia struck with an Iskander-M ballistic missile, an Oniks anti-ship missile, and 267 attack drones.
- According to Air Force data, air defense shot down/suppressed 233 drones; impacts were recorded at 15 locations, and debris at 4.
- Kyiv and the oblast have been attacked for three days in a row; on August 27, the alert in the capital was declared 13 times in a single day.
- The number of fatalities and exact consequences are being clarified; media and official summaries differ in details.

On the night of August 29, 2026, Russia carried out a combined strike on Ukraine using ballistic missiles, anti-ship weapons, and hundreds of attack drones. According to the Ukrainian Air Force, as reported by RBC-Ukraine, the attack involved an Oniks anti-ship missile, an Iskander-M ballistic missile launched from the territory of temporarily occupied Crimea, as well as 267 attack drones, including Shaheds (including jet-powered ones), Gerbers, S8000 Bandierols, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk-type decoys, launched from the directions of Donetsk and Hvardiiske.

### Scale and Nature of the Strike

Preliminary data as of 08:30 indicates that air defense forces shot down or suppressed 233 enemy drones in the north, south, east, and center of the country. At the same time, impacts of enemy aerial attack weapons were recorded at 15 locations, while the fall of debris from destroyed targets was noted at four more. The Air Force emphasized that some of the weapons did not reach their targets and information on them is being clarified, and that the attack was still ongoing at the time the messages were published: several drones remained in the airspace, and civilians were advised to follow safety rules.

### Kyiv Under Pressure: Third Day in a Row

The capital and Kyiv Oblast have been subjected to massive strikes by jet-powered drones for effectively three days in a row. As the military remind, 38 attacks were carried out on the region over the past few days, and on August 27 air raid alerts were declared 13 times in Kyiv in a single day. On the night of the 29th and into the morning, the Russians again attempted to strike the capital: as a result of the shelling, residential buildings were damaged, and a fire broke out in one of the apartments. Head of the Center for Countering Disinformation Andrii Kovalenko stated that Russia is deliberately provoking air raid alerts, trying to exhaust both the Ukrainian air defense and the population.

### Contradictory Data

There are discrepancies in the figures between official summaries and publications by a number of media outlets. The Ukrainian Air Force cites 233 shot-down/suppressed drones and 15 impact locations, while some outlets (in particular, Korrespondent) feature more modest estimates in their headlines — "more than 100 targets," which may reflect an interim snapshot of the data at an early stage of the count. RBC-Ukraine, in turn, points to "more than 10 impacts." The most significant inconsistency concerns human casualties: TSN reports in its headline about "killed people" and impacts in shopping malls, however, the provided official Air Force summary does not confirm a number of fatalities or specific objects such as shopping malls — the editorial team notes that data on casualties and consequences were still being clarified at the time of publication. Until they are verified, both versions are presented openly.

### Official Position

The Ukrainian Air Force called on citizens to follow safety rules and not leave shelters until the alert is lifted, as the airspace is still not fully cleared. It is emphasized that the air defense system continues to operate and the summary will be updated as data comes in. The context of the attack is the ongoing multi-day campaign of strikes on the capital and adjacent regions, which the Ukrainian side characterizes as an attempt to pressure the civilian population and overload air defense assets.

## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification

- [Missiles and drones flew, more than 10 impacts: how air defense repelled the Russian night attack](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/letili-raketi-ta-droni-ponad-10-prilotiv-1787982293.html) - Подтверждает состав атаки (Оникс, Искандер-М, 267 дронов), 233 сбитых/подавленных и 15 локаций прилетов; в заголовке — «более 10 прилетов».
- ["Impacts" in shopping malls, at the borders, and killed people: Russia struck Ukraine with missiles, and where is still flying ...](https://tsn.ua/ru/ukrayina/prilety-v-trts-na-granitsah-i-ubitye-lyudi-rf-udarila-po-ukraine-raketami-i-gde-do-sih-por-letit-karta-3155096.html) - Сообщает о прилетах в ТРЦ, на границах и погибших людях; эти детали не подтверждены в предоставленной официальной сводке Воздушных сил.
- [Night attack on Kyiv: how much ballistics air defense managed to shoot down](https://glavred.info/war/nochnaya-ataka-na-kiev-skolko-ballistiki-udalos-sbit-pvo-10783640.html) - Фокус на ночной атаке по Киеву и работе ПВО по баллистике; согласуется с общей картиной удара.
- [Russian night attack: air defense forces shot down more than 100 targets](https://korrespondent.net/ukraine/4897776-nochnaia-ataka-rf-syly-pvo-sbyly-bolee-100-tselei) - В заголовке «более 100 целей» — промежуточная/иная оценка числа сбитых по сравнению с 233 в сводке ВСУ.

## ❓ FAQ

### Q: How many drones did air defense shoot down on the night of August 29?
**A:** According to preliminary Ukrainian Air Force data as of 08:30, 233 drones were shot down/suppressed; some outlets cite earlier or different estimates, and the data is being clarified.

### Q: What weapons did Russia use?
**A:** An Oniks anti-ship missile, an Iskander-M ballistic missile from the territory of Crimea, and 267 attack drones (Shahed, Gerbers, S8000 Bandierol, decoys).

### Q: Were there any casualties?
**A:** The provided official summary does not confirm a number of fatalities; a number of media outlets (TSN) report on the dead and impacts in shopping malls, but this data has not yet been verified.

### Q: What is happening in Kyiv?
**A:** The capital and the oblast have been attacked for three days in a row; on August 27 the alert was declared 13 times, and on the night of the 29th buildings were damaged and an apartment caught fire.