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Hundreds of Ukrainian drones target Russia in deadly overnight strikes

Cover image: A woman walks past a bank building damaged during a Ukrainian overnight drone attack on Belgorod in Russia on August 9, 2026. © Stringer, Reuters

Russia said Monday it intercepted 456 Ukrainian drones in overnight attacks targeting around 15 regions, including Tatarstan in central Russia and annexed Crimea. The strikes hit industrial and civilian sites, leaving at least 13 people dead and wounding 75, according to local authorities.

A Ukrainian drone strike on the central Russian region of Tatarstan killed at least 13 people in one of the deadliest attacks carried out by Kyiv since the war began more than four years ago.

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