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Russian Strikes on Kyiv Kill at Least 12, Wound 33
Russia fired missiles and drones at Kyiv, Ukraine's capital, overnight Thursday, killing at least 12 people and wounding 33, the Associated Press reported.
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Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv region kills at least eight
Russia fired a large barrage of missiles and drones at Kyiv and the surrounding region on Thursday, hitting apartment buildings and warehouses.
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Ukraine's fired defence minister demands wartime elections
Mykhailo Fedorov, who ran Ukraine's drone program and was recently fired as defence minister, publicly called on President Volodymyr Zelensky to hold elections even though martial law bans voting during the war with Russia.
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Germany offers up to €50 million to fix Chernobyl shelter hit by drone
A drone strike damaged the protective shelter built over Chernobyl's destroyed nuclear reactor.
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War, an unexplained ship incident and pirates hit three sea routes in one week
In the same week, Russia stepped up bombing of Ukraine's Odesa port to cut it off from the Black Sea, an unexplained incident was reported in the Strait of Hormuz (the narrow waterway between Iran and Oman that much of the world's oil passes through), and Somali pirates hijacked a cargo ship, their fifth attack since April.
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Ukraine fires about 620 drones at Moscow in one of war's largest strikes
Ukraine's military launched around 620 drones at Moscow overnight, one of the largest single drone attacks on the Russian capital since the war began.
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Ukraine drone strike destroys Russia's biggest online retailer's main warehouse
Ukraine's drones destroyed the largest warehouse of Wildberries, Russia's biggest online retailer, near Moscow overnight on 15-16 August, the biggest drone attack of 2026.
EU renews Iran sanctions over drones sent to Russia; Ukraine and 8 others join in
The EU Council renewed its sanctions on Iran, which were imposed over Iran sending attack drones and missile parts to Russia for the war in Ukraine.
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Ukraine Launches One of War's Biggest Drone Attacks, Hits Russia's Satellite Relay Sites
Ukraine sent 600 to 800 drones into Russia overnight in one of the war's biggest such attacks, killing at least six people, Russian officials said.
British-Made Drones Reportedly Strike Deep Inside Russia for First Time
Ukrainian drones set fire to a warehouse run by Wildberries, Russia's biggest online retailer, in Koledino, about 25 miles from Moscow.
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NATO Jet Shoots Down Russian Drone Over Romania During Record Attacks
A NATO fighter jet shot down a Russian drone after it crossed into Romanian airspace, marking a direct military engagement on NATO territory.
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Ukraine's Weapons Makers Warn Slow State Orders Could Halt Supplies
Ukrainian arms makers have warned their own government that slow, insufficient ordering by the state, not Russian attacks, could be what stops weapons reaching the front next, and they have proposed fixes.