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Ukraine+0.2 SEVERITY ESCALATINGSunday, August 16, 2026 at 07:01 PM UTC

Largest Ukrainian drone attack on Russia, Moscow says 822 drones shot down

Ukraine launched hundreds of drones across Russia, killing at least six people and striking a Wildberries logistics hub. Moscow also launched deadly strikes against Ukraine overnight, sparking fires across the capital Kyiv. Kyiv launches what may be its largest attack wave of war, with fire breaking out at warehouse near Russian capital Ukraine has launched one of its largest drone attacks since the start of the war, causing a fire at a distribution warehouse near Moscow and killing at least six people overnight, according to Russian authorities. The defence ministry in Moscow said it had shot

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SOURCE: Al Jazeera

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