The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

Ukraine launches large-scale drone attack on Russian military and energy infrastructure

Long-range attacks have been stepped up as talks between the two countries remain stagnant.

Euronews · Aug 16

Ukraine Pounds Russia And Vice Versa. Kyiv's Blitz Signals A Strategic Shift

Ukraine is of the view that Russia's vast energy reservoirs are bankrolling its appetite for war and hence it is unleashing the coordinated strikes on these facilities across Russia. These strikes are aimed at bringing the impact of the war and causing misery to the Russian public, which has also…

International Business Times · Aug 16

Ukraine built a $48,000 long-range drone after covertly snapping Chinese factory photos, clone destroys Russian Tu-95 bomber — attack drone has 2,000 km range, country builds 6,000 flying-wing drones a year

The drone that destroyed a Tupolev Tu-95MS strategic bomber at Russia's Engels-2 air base last month turns out to be the MICH 2000.

Tom’s Hardware · Aug 16

Moscow Wildberries factory up in flames as Ukraine launches huge drone attack

Video shows thick plumes of smoke rising from a burning Wildberries warehouse in Moscow, after Ukraine launched hundreds of drones against Russia overnight.

The Independent UK · Aug 16

Ukrainian drone attack on Russia kills at least six, says Moscow

Kyiv launches what may be its largest attack wave of war, with fire breaking out at warehouse near Russian capital

The Guardian - UK · Aug 16

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

Ukraine launched one of its largest drone attacks on Russia, with Moscow saying it destroyed 822 drones. At least six people were killed in Russia, while separate Russian strikes on Ukraine killed three people and injured several others.

The Economic Times · Aug 16

NATO fighter jets shoot down drone over Romania near Moldova border

Two Spanish F-18s deployed in Romania for a NATO mission on Sunday intercepted and destroyed an unidentified drone near the Moldovan border, Romania’s defence minister Radu Miruta confirmed.

Euronews · Aug 16

Spanish fighter jet downs drone breaching Romania's airspace

A Spanish fighter jet on Sunday shot down a drone that breached Romania's airspace near the border with Ukraine and Moldova, Romania's defence ministry said, in the latest incident to highlight the challenges facing NATO states bordering Ukraine.

France 24 · Aug 16

Mass drone attack on Moscow as Russian strikes kill three in Ukraine

KYIV (UKRAINE) - Hundreds of drones targeted Moscow on Sunday as Russia launched missile strikes that killed three people and wounded more than a dozen in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, officials on the two sides said.

Bangkok Post · Aug 16

🔴 Live: Ukraine launches 600 drones at Russia, one of its largest aerial attacks of the war

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France 24 · Aug 16