Ukraine steps up drone attacks against Russia, Moscow strikes Kyiv

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

Visuals show huge columns of black smoke billowing into the sky after a Ukrainian drone strike sparked a fire at a Wildberries warehouse in Podolsk.

Russian authorities said Kyiv fired around 600 drones to the capital of Moscow

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.

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

A large-scale drone attack on the Moscow region early Sunday morning resulted in massive fires at two major logistics centers: the 200,000-square-meter (77,200 square-feet) Wildberries facility in Koledino and the Severnoye Domodedovo complex. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin claimed air defenses downed 105 drones, while o

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.

Putin lost a staggering 42,860 men on the battlefield in July between soldiers killed and wounded, the most since January 2025 -- and the fourth bloodiest month since the start of the war in 2022.

A large-scale Ukrainian attack struck industrial infrastructure in Russia's southwestern Samara region Saturday, a Russian official said.

A large-scale Ukrainian attack struck industrial infrastructure in Russia’s southwestern Samara region Saturday, a Russian official said.

Ukraine attacks Russia’s Samara industrial site as Kyiv ramps up long-range strikes  Toronto Star

A large-scale Ukrainian attack strikes industrial infrastructure in Russia’s southwestern Samara region

Ukraine attacks Russia’s Samara industrial site as Kyiv ramps up long-range strikes  AP News

Local authorities acknowledged that a facility had been hit but did not publicly confirm details.

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

Ukrainian forces attacked an oil refinery in Russia’s Urals region on Thursday, as Kyiv intensifies strikes on energy infrastructure again.