Published: · Region: Kyiv · Category: Forecast

Russian Missile and Glide-Bomb Barrage Keeps Kyiv and Odesa Under Nightly Fire

Theater: Kyiv
Time horizon: 24h
Published: 2026-07-26
High confidence (80%)
Risk direction: escalatory · Impact: HIGH

Executive summary

Over the next 24 hours, Russia is likely to conduct at least one more large-scale overnight mixed drone, missile, and glide-bomb attack on Kyiv and southern Ukraine, including Odesa/Chornomorsk infrastructure. The tempo indicated by 1,700 drones and 1,630 bombs in a week suggests a sustained campaign aimed at exhausting Ukrainian air defenses and inflicting economic pain. Civilians in major cities, logistics hubs, and port workers will face renewed risk of casualties and infrastructure damage. Confirmation would be widespread air-raid alerts and impact reports across multiple oblasts; a contrary outcome would be only localized or small-salvo activity.

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