Ukraine launched a major aerial assault on August 16, 2026, involving hundreds of drones that sparked fires at a Wildberries warehouse in Podolsk and other industrial facilities across the Moscow region.
Russian defense officials reported destroying 822 drones overnight, while regional authorities confirmed at least six deaths in the Rostov region and one in Moscow, alongside three injuries in the capital area.
Simultaneously, Russian missile strikes hit Kyiv, Kremenchuk, and Kryvyi Rih, killing three people and damaging energy infrastructure, while a Spanish F18 jet intercepted a drone entering Romanian airspace near Galati.