Published: · Region: Eastern Europe · Category: conflict

Mass Russian Missile and Drone Barrage Puts Kyiv and Central Ukraine Back Under Heavy Fire

Russia launched a major overnight barrage of ballistic, cruise and drone strikes on Kyiv, Kryvyi Rih, Kremenchuk and other regions, with Ukrainian air defenses claiming 88 targets downed or suppressed. Market districts, industrial sites and residential areas were hit, reminding civilians far from the front that they remain inside the war’s blast radius.

For residents of Ukraine’s largest cities, the night of 15–16 August was a return to the worst kind of routine: air‑raid sirens, incoming missiles and exploding drones over markets and residential neighborhoods hundreds of kilometers from the front lines. Ukraine’s military said that from 18:00 on 15 August into the early hours of 16 August, Russian forces unleashed a large combined strike against Kyiv, Kremenchuk and Kryvyi Rih using Oniks anti‑ship missiles, Iskander‑M, S‑400 and KN‑23 ballistic missiles, Kh‑59/69 guided air‑launched missiles, and 106 Shahed‑type one‑way attack drones. According to Ukrainian reporting, air defenses shot down or suppressed 88 targets, including three Kh‑59/69 missiles and a significant number of drones,…

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