Russia intercepts more than 800 drones overnight as Ukraine launches huge aerial attack

Moscow’s governor described the assault as “one of the most massive drone attacks in recent memory”.

Russia says it shot down more than 800 Ukrainian drones overnight in what appears to be among Ukraine’s largest aerial attacks on Russia, with authorities reporting at least six people killed. Ukraine has increasingly fired barrages of drones at targets deep inside Russia, including warehouses and industrial plants as

Kyiv has stepped up its attacks on Russia this year, with long-range missiles and swarms of drones increasingly targeting military industries and energy facilities.

Kyiv has increasingly targeted military industries and energy facilities, as well as warehouses belonging to Russian online retail giant Wildberries

Moscow says hundreds of drones targeted the Russian capital overnight, with six fatalities in the Russian capital and southern Rostov region. Five people were killed in strikes across Ukraine.

Kyiv has stepped up its attacks on Russia this year, with long-range missiles and swarms of drones increasingly targeting military industries and energy facilities.

Ukraine launches one of its largest aerial attacks of the war, killing at least 6 people in Russia  AP News

Ukraine launched hundreds of drones across Russia Sunday, killing at least six people in one of Kyiv's largest aerial attacks of the war.

Live Europe Issued on: 16/08/2026 - 06:42Modified: 16/08/2026 - 11:47 By: Smoke billows from the burning Wildberries warehouses following a Ukrainian drone attack, according to the regional governor, in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Koledino, Moscow Region, Russia on August 16, 2026. © Stringer, Reuters

Footage shows a large column of smoke after Ukraine struck a major logistics hub in the Moscow region.

Hundreds of drones targeted the Moscow area and the south-western Rostov region.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accuses Russia of targeting civilian infrastructure, while Moscow reports that a warehouse was hit.

At least three people have been killed and more than 10 injured in Ukraine in the latest wave of Russian strikes, officials have said.

Italian and Turkish fighter jets were scrambled to respond to a drone violation in Latvia’s airspace on Friday

Moscow regional governor Andrey Vorobyov described the assault as 'one of the most massive drone attacks in recent memory.' Meanwhile, Russia launched missile strikes that killed three people and wounded more than a dozen in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities.

Moscow regional governor Andrey Vorobyov described the assault as 'one of the most massive drone attacks in recent memory.' Meanwhile, Russia launched missile strikes that killed three people and wounded more than a dozen in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities.

Ukraine launches one of its largest aerial attacks of the war, killing at least 6 people in Russia  Toronto Star

Ukraine has launched hundreds of drones across Russia, marking one of Kyiv’s largest aerial attacks of the war

Russia attacks Kyiv overnight, injuring three, Ukraine officials say  Reuters

Ukraine attacks Russia with hundreds of drones in one of Kyiv’s largest aerial assaults of the conflict  CNN

KYIV, Aug 16 - Russian forces launched missile and drone attacks on Kyiv early on Sunday, sparking fires in at least two districts of Ukraine's capital, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.

Videos shared on social media show the TsSKB-Progress complex in Samara, Russia, ablaze with thick plumes of smoke rising.

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The BBC Russian Service interviewed Igor Volobuev, a former senior executive at Gazprom and Gazprombank who now fights for Ukraine. Born in Ukraine, Volobuev spent more than 30 years in Russia but went home as soon as the full-scale war began. He once handled public relations and press outreach at Gazprom companies; to