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Ukraine's big airstrike on Russia, attacked with 822 drones
Samira Vishwas | August 16, 2026 7:24 PM CST

Moscow. Ukraine launched a major airstrike using hundreds of drones in several parts of Russia on Sunday. According to Russian officials, at least six people have died in this attack. It is being described as one of the largest air strikes in Ukraine since the start of the war. Russia's Defense Ministry said it destroyed 822 drones overnight, 600 of which were heading toward the Russian capital.

After this large-scale attack, security arrangements were increased in many areas of Russia. Yuri Slyusar, governor of Russia's southwestern Rostov region, said five people were killed in the attacks on three cities in the region. A Ukrainian drone fell on a private house in the Moscow region, killing an 83-year-old man.

Earlier on Saturday, Ukraine had attacked in the south-western Samara region of Russia in which industrial infrastructure was targeted. Samara premier Ivan Noskov said air defense forces repelled a “large-scale” missile attack, although there was local damage to the city's industrial facilities. He said that medical help has been given to the people injured in the attack, but did not give details about it.




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    Let us tell you that Ukraine has intensified long-range air strikes on Russian military industries and energy installations. Its purpose is to cut off Moscow's revenues for the war and to make the Russian people realize the consequences of the attack. The war has now entered its fifth year. Zelensky said that the need for peace should be felt in Russia. Zelensky said on social media that Ukrainian forces attacked the Progress Center in Samara. It operates under the Russian space agency Roscosmos and is involved in the manufacturing of rocket technology and electronics.

    He said that Flamingo missile manufactured in Ukraine was used to target this installation. This place is about 900 kilometers away from the border of Ukraine. Zelensky also said that Russia's Savasleyka air base, located about 700 kilometers from the front, was also targeted. Most of Ukraine's attacks have a strike range of less than 200 kilometers, but its long-range attacks have increased significantly this year.


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