According to local sources, Ukrainian strikes on Russia have resulted in nine fatalities and twenty-three injuries, including a toddler.
In the last 24 hours, eight people have died in the western Belgorod area that borders Ukraine. In the southern Astrakhan area, a woman passed away overnight.
According to Ukraine, Russian drone assaults in the northeastern Sumy area and the eastern Donetsk region killed two persons each.
Ukraine Russia Strikes Kill 13 as Attacks Intensify
The attacks follow what Russia called Ukraine’s “largest-scale” offensive of the year, which claimed at least seven lives. On Saturday nite, Russian assaults on Ukraine resulted in at least seven fatalities and over 39 injuries.
In February 2022, Russia began a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and as of right now, it controls around one-fifth of the country.
According to acting regional governor Alexandr Shuvaev, the most recent Ukrainian attacks destroyed a car and set fire to a structure in the Belgorod settlement of Koloskovo.
He stated that two other children received medical attention and the injured youngster was brought to the hospital.
The local governor said on Monday that a drone strike in the Astrakhan district had killed a lady.
Russian Strikes Kill Four in Ukraine and Damage Sloviansk Market
Igor Babushkin noted that although an industrial complex was the target of the Ukrainian strike, it had not sustained any damage.
Russian attacks on the Ukrainian cities of Kramatorsk and Sloviansk in the Donetsk region resulted in two fatalities, according to the state emergency agency DSNS.
Additionally, it stated that in a local market in Sloviansk, 54 trading pavilions were set on fire.
Oleh Hryhorov, the regional leader, reported that a Russian drone assault in the Sumy area overnight killed a man and a woman.
Four people were hurt and a civilian vessel was damaged in a different midnight attack on the Black Sea port city of Odesa, according to local authorities.
Ukraine Intensifies Drone Attacks Across Russia as Moscow Targeted
Moscow has targeted Ukraine’s ports and coastline in an effort to discourage international businesses from doing business with the country.
Over the last two weeks, Kyiv has increased drone attacks deep within Russia.
According to Ukraine’s regional governor, the Russian capital experienced “one of the most massive drone attacks in recent memory” after 822 drones were fired into Russia on Saturday nite, with 600 of them targeting Moscow.
Following a Russian assault that destroyed a renowned book shop in Kyiv, Ukrainian firemen battle a fire. Photo: August 16, 2026.
According to the governor of Rostov, a province in southwest Russia, five individuals lost their lives during the attacks on Saturday nite.
The Russian online store Wildberries’ facility was also damaged.
Ukraine Defends Wildberries Strikes as Long Range Attacks Continue
The corporation, dubbed Russia’s Amazon, has been under constant attack from Ukraine since July. According to Ukraine’s defense ministry, seven of the ten biggest Wildberries logistical facilities have been “disabled” as a result of the most recent strike.
The deputy head of Ukraine’s intelligence service told the news before to the most recent assaults that long-range strikes in Russia would persist.
Maj Gen Vadym Skibitski accused Russia of supplying its armed troops through civilian networks while defending Ukrainian strikes on distribution centers like Wildberries.
He stated, “It’s one of the components of the Russian Federation’s logistics system to wage the war, including through Wildberries—some military equipment, components, and other elements.”
Skibitski stated that there were several casualties in Russia but that Ukraine did not target people.
Russia Intensifies Attacks on Ukraine as Naftogaz Facilities Hit 13 Times
He asserted that Russian citizens’ perceptions of the nation’s ability to “prevent” assaults and “to protect some areas” were being influenced by drone strikes.
In recent weeks, Russia has also increased its missile assaults throughout Ukraine.
Naftogaz, a Ukrainian energy firm, reported on Monday that Russia had targeted its facilities 13 times during the previous week.
A man and a woman perished in Saturday night’s Russian assaults on Ukraine after a guided aerial bomb struck a private residence in the Zaporizhzhia region, according to authorities. Attacks around the nation claimed the lives of five more people.
Russia said that its Saturday nite assaults on Kyiv targeted a plant that manufactured drone components and a FirePoint facility that produced parts for Ukrainian Flamingo missiles.
Russian Strikes Hit Kyiv Book Market as Attacks Spread Across Ukraine
He asserted that Russian citizens’ perceptions of the nation’s ability to “prevent” assaults and “to protect some areas” were being influenced by drone strikes.
In recent weeks, Russia has also increased its missile assaults throughout Ukraine.
Naftogaz, a Ukrainian energy firm, reported on Monday that Russia had targeted its facilities 13 times during the previous week.
A man and a woman perished in Saturday night’s Russian assaults on Ukraine after a guided aerial bomb struck a private residence in the Zaporizhzhia region, according to authorities. Attacks around the nation claimed the lives of five more people.
Russia said that its Saturday nite assaults on Kyiv targeted a plant that manufactured drone components and a FirePoint facility that produced parts for Ukrainian Flamingo missiles.
Russian Strikes Hit Kyiv Book Market
He said that drone strikes were affecting Russian residents’ opinions of the country’s capacity “to protect some areas” and “prevent” attacks.
Russia has also stepped up its missile attacks across Ukraine in recent weeks.
The Ukrainian energy company Naftogaz said on Monday that Russia has attacked its facilities thirteen times in the last week.
Authorities say a guided aerial bomb hit a residential home in the Zaporizhzhia region, killing a man and a woman in Saturday night’s Russian attacks on Ukraine. Five more people were killed in attacks around the country.
Russia said that a drone component manufacturing business and a FirePoint facility that made parts for Ukrainian Flamingo missiles were the targets of its Saturday nite attacks on Kyiv.
