Coverage dated August 14, 2026 to August 18, 2026

Ukraine launches nearly 800 drones into Russia, targets Moscow

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Ukraine targeted the Russian capital of Moscow with close to 800 drones overnight, according to the city's mayor. Aidan Stretch reports.

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

    Headline from WTOP Washington DC ·

  2. UK-made drones strike targets inside Russia

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  3. Major Ukrainian strike on Moscow sets Wildberries hub ablaze, grounds flights

    Headline from ABC News ·

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

    Headline from Anchorage Daily News ·

  5. At least 10 killed, 7 injured as Ukraine, Russia trade attacks overnight

    Headline from UPI ·

  6. Russia warns Britain of 'consequences' of supplying drones to Ukraine

    Headline from UPI ·

  7. Newest

    Ukraine launches nearly 800 drones into Russia, targets Moscow

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  1. The Kyiv Independent

    Russian attacks kill at least 4, injure 60 across Ukraine over past day (opens The Kyiv Independent)

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    The Kyiv Independent's feed description

    Russian forces attacked Ukraine overnight on Aug. 14 with 133 Shahed-type drones and loitering munitions, the Air Force said.

  2. The Kyiv Independent

    Ukraine reportedly strikes Russian military airbase behind ballistic missile attacks as rockets target Samara (opens The Kyiv Independent)

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    Ukrainian forces struck Russia's Savasleyka military airbase, which stores Mig-31 fighter jets capable of launching Kinzhal ballistic missiles, monitoring channels reported on Aug. 15.

  3. The Kyiv Independent

    Russian attacks kill infant, injure 49 across Ukraine over past day (opens The Kyiv Independent)

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    The Kyiv Independent's feed description

    Russian forces attacked Ukraine overnight on Aug. 15 with 152 Shahed-type drones and loitering munitions, the Air Force said

  4. WTOP Washington DC

    Ukraine attacks Russia’s Samara industrial site as Kyiv ramps up long-range strikes (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

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

  5. France 24

    Ukraine attacks Russian air base and rocket plant in Samara region (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Ukraine ⁠struck industrial infrastructure ​in Russia's ​Samara region on Saturday, local authorities said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the attack, saying a rocket plant and air base were hit.

  6. BBC News

    The Papers: UK-made drones 'strike Russia' and 'phone theft Britain' (opens BBC News)

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    BBC News's feed description

    Ukraine uses UK British-made drones to strike Russia and 230 phones a day stolen in the UK lead the Sunday papers.

  7. The Kyiv Independent

    Ukraine begins using British drones to strike targets deep within Russia, Times reports (opens The Kyiv Independent)

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    Ukraine has begun using British drones in deep strikes against Russia over the past six months, the Times reported Aug. 15, citing sources in Ukraine's Armed Forces.

  8. Just the News

    Russia and Ukraine exchange aerial attacks with Ukraine launching hundreds of drones into Russia (opens Just the News)

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    Ukraine has vastly increased its attacks on Russia this year, using long-range missiles and swarms of drones. The main targets have been military industries and energy facilities.

  9. The Kyiv Independent

    Ukrainian forces target Moscow Oblast, damaging Wildberries warehouse in major attack (opens The Kyiv Independent)

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    The Kyiv Independent's feed description

    Ukrainian forces targeted a warehouse belonging to major Russian online retailer Wildberries and cities across Russia's Moscow Oblast in a major overnight attack on Aug. 16, monitoring channels reported.

  10. France 24

    Live: Moscow targeted by 600 drones overnight, explosions heard in Kyiv (opens France 24)

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    Six hundred drones targeted the Moscow region in a sustained overnight assault that wounded three people, the Russian capital's mayor said on Sunday, as Ukraine steps up long-range attacks into Russian territory.

  11. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Ukraine launches one of its largest aerial attacks of the conflict, killing at least 6 people across Russia (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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

  12. WDIO Duluth

    Ukraine launches one of its largest aerial attacks of the war, killing at least 6 people in Russia (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    WDIO Duluth's feed description

    Ukraine has launched hundreds of drones across Russia, killing at least six people in one of Kyiv’s largest aerial attacks of the war. Kyiv has increased its attacks on Russia this year, targeting military industries and energy facilities.

  13. Deutsche Welle

    Moscow says 600 drones targeted region overnight (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Moscow says hundreds of drones targeted the Russian capital overnight, while NATO jets were again called into action farther south. The incidents underline the growing reach of drone warfare well beyond Ukraine itself.

  14. BBC News

    Three killed as Russia launches fresh aerial attacks across Ukraine (opens BBC News)

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    Firefighters are tackling a fire at a market in Kyiv, while Moscow reports that a warehouse was hit.

  15. The Kyiv Independent

    Russian attacks across Ukraine kill 7, injure 51 as Kyiv hit in overnight barrage; drone downed over Romania (opens The Kyiv Independent)

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    The Kyiv Independent's feed description

    Most of the overnight Russian attacks targeted Kyiv, Kremenchuk in Poltava Oblast, and Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

  16. CBS News

    Ukraine launches one of the largest aerial attacks on Russia yet (opens CBS News)

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    Footage shows a large column of smoke after Ukraine struck a major logistics hub in the Moscow region.

  17. WFMZ Allentown

    Strikes kill 12 in Russia and Ukraine (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Overnight strikes killed 12 people in Russia and Ukraine, authorities said Sunday, as waves of drones and missiles pummelled civilian infrastructure on both sides.

  18. ABC News

    Major Ukrainian strike on Moscow sets Wildberries hub ablaze, grounds flights (opens ABC News)

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    Russian air defenses in the Moscow region shot down at least 201 Ukrainian drones overnight and into Sunday morning, according to the city's Mayor Sergey Sobyanin.

  19. Deutsche Welle

    Ukraine launches one of its largest attacks of war (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Moscow says hundreds of drones targeted the Russian capital overnight, with six fatalities in the Russian capital and southern Rostov region. Five people were killed in strikes across Ukraine.

  20. The Guardian

    ‘Massive’ Ukrainian drone attack on Russia kills at least six, says Moscow (opens The Guardian)

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    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, accor…

  21. Breitbart News

    Ukraine Launches One of Its Largest Aerial Attacks of War, Killing at Least Six in Russia (opens Breitbart News)

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    Ukraine launched hundreds of drones across Russia Sunday, killing at least six people in one of Kyiv's largest aerial attacks of the war.

  22. Euromaidan Press

    “One of the most massive” Ukrainian drone attacks hits Moscow Oblast: two major warehouses ablaze (opens Euromaidan Press)

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    Euromaidan Press's feed description

    Footage showed fires at Koledino and Severnoye Domodedovo. Moscow’s mayor claimed 201 drones were intercepted.

  23. News Nation Now

    Ukrainian aerial attack kills at least 6 people in Russia (opens News Nation Now)

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    News Nation Now's feed description

    Kyiv has stepped up its attacks on Russia this year, with long-range missiles and swarms of drones targeting military industries and energy facilities.

  24. BBC News

    UK-made drones strike targets inside Russia (opens BBC News)

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    BBC News's feed description

    The drones have been used for the first time in mainland Russia to hit military and industrial targets.

  25. New York Post

    Ukraine kills at least 6 people in Russia after launching one of the largest aerial assaults of war (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    This attack occurred as Ukrainian forces increasingly take the war into the very heart of Russia nearly four and a half years into the full-blown conflict sparked by Moscow's invasion.

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