# Russia’s Mass Drone and Missile Barrage Exposes Ukraine’s Air-Defense Shortfall and Civilian Risk

*Saturday, August 8, 2026 at 6:08 AM UTC — Hamer Intelligence Services Desk*

**Published**: 2026-08-08T06:08:30.514Z (4h ago)
**Category**: conflict | **Region**: Eastern Europe
**Importance**: 10/10
**Sources**: OSINT
**Permalink**: https://hamerintel.com/data/articles/13535.md
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**Deck**: Russia’s overnight barrage of more than 150 drones and ballistic missiles hit targets in and around Kyiv after Ukraine failed to intercept a single Iskander-M, amid reports its Patriot stocks are exhausted. Fires, debris and at least three deaths, including a child, show how air-defense gaps are now measured in destroyed homes and factories, not just intercepted trajectories.

Ukraine woke up on 8 August to the costs of a night when its air-defense shield held in the skies, but not against the weapons that matter most. A massive Russian attack of more than 150 drones and ballistic missiles left multiple impact sites in Kyiv and surrounding areas, killing civilians and igniting industrial fires, while Ukraine’s own Air Force acknowledged it did not stop a single incoming Iskander-M. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched 151 attack drones and six ballistic missiles overnight, of which 135 drones were shot down. Ukrainian authorities said ballistic missiles struck roughly a dozen locations, with debris from intercepted or self-destructing weapons…

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