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UkrainePublished: 16 August 2026 at 14:02

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

Ukraine fired hundreds of drones across Russia on Sunday in one of its largest aerial operations of the conflict, killing at least six people.

Ukraine carried out one of its largest aerial attacks of the war on Sunday, launching hundreds of drones across Russian territory. The strikes killed at least six people.

The assault adds to a growing pattern of large-scale drone strikes that both Kyiv and Moscow have increasingly used to hit targets deep inside each other's territory, far from the front lines. Ukraine has periodically mounted mass drone operations aimed at Russian infrastructure and military sites.

Detailed information about the specific targets struck and the circumstances of the deaths was not immediately available. The scale of Sunday's attack underscores how both sides continue to rely more heavily on drone technology to extend the war well beyond the traditional battlefield.

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