Live: Moscow targeted by 600 drones overnight, explosions heard in Kyiv
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Ukraine launched one of its largest aerial attacks, striking Moscow overnight with 600 drones, while Russian missiles hit Kyiv, sparking fires across multiple districts of the capital and killing at least six people across Russia.
16/08/2026 - 10:49
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A drone shot down in Romanian airspace on Sunday morning appeas to be Russian, a NATO military headquarters spokesperson said.
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Drone debris damages Wildberries warehouse in Russia's Tver region, governor says
Debris from "enemy drones" damaged the wall of a Wildberries warehouse in Russia's Tver region during an overnight attack, Vitaly Korolyov, the local governor, said on Friday.
Smoke at the site quickly dissipated and no employees were injured, he said.
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In pictures: Kyiv firefighters put out blaze at book market after Russian missile attack
Bookseller Alexander Bahlai reacts as firefighters try to put out a fire at a city book market following a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, early Sunday, August 16, 2026. (Photo: Francisco Seco, AP)
Firefighters shelter in a metro station following a siren alarm while they were trying to put out a fire at a city book market following a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine early on August16, 2026. (Photo: Francisco Seco, AP)
Firefighters try to put out a fire at a city book market following a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine early on August 16, 2026. (Photo: Francisco Seco, AP)
Firefighters continue to dampen the blaze at a city book market after a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine early on August 16, 2026. (Photo: Francisco Seco, AP)
16/08/2026 - 08:49
In pictures: Kyiv firefighters try to put out a fire at a book market in the Ukrainian capital
16/08/2026 - 07:00
Romania says Spanish fighter jet downs drone after airspace breach
Romania's defence ministry said Sunday that a Spanish fighter jet shot down a drone that breached its airspace near the border with Ukraine and Moldova.
The interception of the drone – which entered from Moldova – was carried out by an F-18, deployed on NATO duties, at 5:01am local time (0201 GMT), the ministry said in a statement, adding that debris fell in an unpopulated area of the Galati region, near the Ukrainian border.
16/08/2026 - 06:45
Russian missile attack on Kyiv sparks fires, injures one, Ukraine officials say
Russian forces launched a missile attack on Kyiv early on Sunday, sparking fires in at least two districts of Ukraine's capital, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
The city's military administration said one person had been injured.
Klitschko, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said falling debris had caused a fire in a non-residential part of a northern suburb.
Several cars were on fire, and another fire had broken out in an area just south of the city centre, he said.
Reuters witnesses reported explosions in the city.
Firefighters at the scene of a book market hit by a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on August 16, 2026. Gleb Garanich, Reuters
16/08/2026 - 06:45
Moscow region targeted by 600 drones overnight, three people wounded
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.
"From yesterday evening until 6:30 am (0330 GMT) today, 600 drones were flying towards Moscow region, of which 201 were destroyed in Moscow region," Mayor Sergei Sobyanin posted on the state-backed MAX platform.
Russia launched more than 1,550 attack drones and nearly 1,560 guided aerial bombs against Ukraine in a single week, Zelensky says
16/08/2026 - 10:30
Drone shot down in Romanian airspace appears to be Russian, NATO says
A drone shot down in Romanian airspace on Sunday morning appeas to be Russian, a NATO military headquarters spokesperson said.
16/08/2026 - 10:08
Drone debris damages Wildberries warehouse in Russia's Tver region, governor says
Debris from "enemy drones" damaged the wall of a Wildberries warehouse in Russia's Tver region during an overnight attack, Vitaly Korolyov, the local governor, said on Friday.
Smoke at the site quickly dissipated and no employees were injured, he said.
16/08/2026 - 09:41
Ukraine aerial attack kills at least 6 people across Russia
Ukraine launches one of its largest aerial attacks of the conflict, killing at least 6 people across Russia.
16/08/2026 - 08:55
In pictures: Kyiv firefighters put out blaze at book market after Russian missile attack
Bookseller Alexander Bahlai reacts as firefighters try to put out a fire at a city book market following a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, early Sunday, August 16, 2026. (Photo: Francisco Seco, AP)
Firefighters shelter in a metro station following a siren alarm while they were trying to put out a fire at a city book market following a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine early on August16, 2026. (Photo: Francisco Seco, AP)
Firefighters try to put out a fire at a city book market following a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine early on August 16, 2026. (Photo: Francisco Seco, AP)
Firefighters continue to dampen the blaze at a city book market after a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine early on August 16, 2026. (Photo: Francisco Seco, AP)
16/08/2026 - 08:49
In pictures: Kyiv firefighters try to put out a fire at a book market in the Ukrainian capital
16/08/2026 - 07:00
Romania says Spanish fighter jet downs drone after airspace breach
Romania's defence ministry said Sunday that a Spanish fighter jet shot down a drone that breached its airspace near the border with Ukraine and Moldova.
The interception of the drone – which entered from Moldova – was carried out by an F-18, deployed on NATO duties, at 5:01am local time (0201 GMT), the ministry said in a statement, adding that debris fell in an unpopulated area of the Galati region, near the Ukrainian border.
16/08/2026 - 06:45
Russian missile attack on Kyiv sparks fires, injures one, Ukraine officials say
Russian forces launched a missile attack on Kyiv early on Sunday, sparking fires in at least two districts of Ukraine's capital, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
The city's military administration said one person had been injured.
Klitschko, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said falling debris had caused a fire in a non-residential part of a northern suburb.
Several cars were on fire, and another fire had broken out in an area just south of the city centre, he said.
Reuters witnesses reported explosions in the city.
Firefighters at the scene of a book market hit by a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on August 16, 2026. Gleb Garanich, Reuters
16/08/2026 - 06:45
Moscow region targeted by 600 drones overnight, three people wounded
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.
"From yesterday evening until 6:30 am (0330 GMT) today, 600 drones were flying towards Moscow region, of which 201 were destroyed in Moscow region," Mayor Sergei Sobyanin posted on the state-backed MAX platform.
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