On the night of July 27, the Russian troops attacked Kharkiv and its suburbs with drones. There were fires, and there was damage, according to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine. Russia attacked the Kyivskyi district of Kharkiv with 10 drones.

Ukraine and Russia attacked targets on each other's territory on Thursday after brief direct talks between the two sides failed to make any progress on steps to end nearly three-and-a-half years of war.