Air-raid warning in force throughout Ukraine for 1 hour
An air-raid warning was issued throughout Ukraine on the morning of 27 February, remaining in force for one hour.
Source: Air-raid warning map
Details: Sirens began to sound in the capital and central oblasts at 08:25.
Then, in just a minute, the warning spread to the entire country.
The sound of sirens signifies the threat of missile and airstrikes. It is essential to go to a shelter at the time the sirens sound.
Updated: At 09:23, the all-clear began to be issued. First, the sirens stopped sounding in Kyiv and Vinnytsia Oblast. In a few minutes, the all-clear was given throughout Ukraine.
Background:
Air-raid warnings were issued in Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast, as well as in a number of other oblasts, on the evening of Sunday, 26 February.
Air defence forces shot down three Shahed kamikaze drones in the skies over Chernihiv Oblast.
Explosions rocked the city of Khmelnytskyi while the air-raid warning was in place; one person has been killed and four more have been wounded.
The Russians carried out two strikes on a civilian, non-residential infrastructure facility in Zaporizhzhia.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces shot down 11 Shahed drones overnight; the Russians used a total of 14 drones to carry out the attacks.
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