Russian strikes killed two people and wounded at least 24 others across Ukraine overnight, authorities said on June 27, as Kyiv launched long-range retaliatory strikes on military targets inside Russia in a night of cross-border attacks.
A 66-year-old man was killed in the northeastern Sumy region when a Russian drone struck a house, while another person died in the Dnipropetrovsk region after Russian forces attacked the area with drones and guided bombs, Ukrainian officials said.
Ukraine's State Emergency Service said 13 people were wounded in another attack on the Sumy region, while nine more were injured in strikes on the southeastern Zaporizhzhya region. Four children were among the injured.
"The enemy attack caused extensive destruction to the city's civilian infrastructure," the service said. "Specifically, a residential high-rise building was partially destroyed. Emergency workers rescued two people from under the rubble."
Ukraine's Air Force said Russian forces launched 129 drones overnight from several directions, including Kursk, Bryansk, Millerovo, Oryol, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia, as well as occupied Crimea and occupied Donetsk.
Ukraine said its air defenses shot down or suppressed 113 drones. Officials said 13 attack drones hit targets at seven locations, while debris from intercepted drones fell at three others.
As Russia carried out the barrage, Ukraine said it launched a long-range strike on a Russian military-industrial facility in Volgograd.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian FP-5 “Flamingo” missiles "successfully struck the Titan-Barrikady enterprise in Volgograd," describing it as "a large industrial complex where the enemy manufactures artillery systems and specialized military equipment, including elements of missile launchers used to strike our people."
Writing in a Telegram post on June 27, Zelenskyy said "a fire on the territory of the plant was recorded" and thanked Ukraine's defense forces "for their precision."
The Titan-Barrikady facility, in Volgograd’s Krasnooktyabrsky District, is associated with the production of artillery systems, specialized military equipment, and components for missile launch systems.
Videos circulating online appeared to show explosions and smoke rising above the plant after the reported strike.
Volgograd Governor Andrey Bocharov confirmed that Ukrainian “high-speed" aerial projectiles had struck the city and damaged production facilities at an enterprise in the Krasnooktyabrsky District. He said 10 people were injured. He did not identify the facility, but Titan-Barrikady is located in the district.
Regional officials later said Ukrainian strikes killed one person in the Volgograd region, another in the Belgorod region, and a woman in the Russian-controlled city of Horlivka in occupied Donetsk region.
Authorities in the Rostov region said a drone strike wounded 11 people after hitting a military museum.
Crimea State Of Emergency
The overnight exchanges came amid escalating tensions in occupied Crimea, where Russian-installed authorities declared a state of emergency on June 26 following continued Ukrainian attacks on the peninsula.
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Crimea’s Russian-appointed leader, Sergei Aksyonov, said the measure was intended to help manage damage-related procedures and compensation claims. The move came amid reports of electricity disruptions, fuel restrictions, and growing pressure on local infrastructure.
Authorities reported continuing power problems in Crimea and Sevastopol, while fuel sales have been restricted. Officials also suspended the intake of children into summer camps for the rest of the summer season, though the tourist season was not formally canceled.
Traffic was also disrupted on the Crimea Bridge after Russian authorities halted movement for nearly six hours following a reported Ukrainian drone attack. Long lines formed at checkpoints, with thousands of vehicles waiting to be inspected and delays reportedly lasting several hours.
POW Swap
Amid the hostilities, Russia and Ukraine completed another prisoner exchange on June 26, with 160 prisoners of war returned by each side. The swap, mediated by the United Arab Emirates, remains one of the few areas where coordination between Moscow and Kyiv continues.
Zelenskyy confirmed that 160 Ukrainian service members had returned from Russian captivity. He said almost all had been held since 2022 and included defenders of Mariupol and the Azovstal steel plant.
Zelenskyy said more than 9,500 people have been returned since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, including 1,596 Ukrainians in 2026.
Meanwhile, Ukraine’s General Staff reported that Russia lost 1,350 troops over the previous 24 hours, along with tanks, armored vehicles, artillery systems, drones, missiles, and other equipment.
Russia does not regularly publish comparable battlefield figures, and claims from either side cannot be independently verified.
