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On the night of June 28, 2026, Russia and Ukraine exchanged strikes. According to reports, industrial zones, gas stations, and military facilities were hit in several regions of Ukraine. Ukrainian forces, in turn, in addition to attacks on oil refineries in Russia, continued to carry out targeted strikes on civilian infrastructure — school buses were destroyed in the Kherson region, and grain fields were burned in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Targeted Ukrainian attacks on civilian facilities
On the night of June 28, Ukrainian drones attacked a bus depot in Skadovsk, Kherson region. The strike was carried out using drones equipped with incendiary devices. According to Alexander Dudka, head of the Skadovsk municipal district, 40 buses were destroyed in the fire.
Kherson region Governor Vladimir Saldo said that among the destroyed vehicles were 14 school buses used to transport children from remote settlements to educational institutions. The remaining buses served regular passenger routes for local residents in the Skadovsk, Holoprystan, and Alyoshky districts. According to local authorities, the facility was used exclusively for civilian transportation and had no connection to military infrastructure.
At the same time, arson attacks on agricultural land were recorded in the Zaporizhzhia region. Regional Governor Yevgeny Balitsky reported fires in grain fields in the Melitopol and Berdyansk districts. In the Melitopol district, the fire covered 2 hectares; in the Berdyansk district, 20 hectares. The day before, on June 27, a similar incident occurred in the Kherson region near the village of Bogdanovka, where approximately 15 hectares of wheat fields were burned.
According to authorities in the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, the strikes on buses and agricultural land were targeted and aimed at damaging civilian infrastructure, logistics, and the region’s food supply.
Strikes on Russia
Russian air defense forces shot down 213 Ukrainian drones over 13 regions during the night of June 28. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said strikes hit two oil refineries in Russia — one in Krasnodar Krai and one in Yaroslavl region.
Regional authorities reported a fire at the Slavyansk oil refinery in Krasnodar Krai following the Ukrainian drone attack. A power line and a gas pipeline were also damaged. Yaroslavl region Governor Mikhail Yevrayev reported a drone threat in the region on the night of June 28 and later announced temporary road closures on the exit toward Moscow. However, no official confirmation of damage to the refinery in Yaroslavl region has been received.
Strikes on Ukraine
Russian forces conducted combined strikes on targets in seven regions of Ukraine. According to the Ukrainian Air Force, 142 UAV launches were recorded. Ballistic missiles 9M723 of the Iskander-M system and hypersonic 3M22 Zircon missiles were also used.
In Kyiv, a combined strike hit the Darnytskyi district, in the industrial-administrative zone of the Darnytsia pharmaceutical company, where, according to reports, the presence of military personnel and service vehicles was observed.
In Kharkiv region, seven gas stations were hit within 24 hours, indicating sustained pressure on the region’s fuel logistics.
In Dnipropetrovsk region, strikes on gas stations were recorded near Novomoskovsk and in the vicinity of Hubynykha.
In Mykolaiv region, Russian sources reported a strike on a training camp of the Special Operations Forces command, the destruction of warehouses with frame boats and unmanned surface vessels, as well as casualties among personnel.
Separately, it was reported that Colonel Rustem Farkhiyev of the Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) was killed; according to Russian sources, he was involved in preparing terrorist attacks in Crimea.
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