# Russia’s Overnight Drone Blitz on Ukraine Puts Power Grids and Defense Industry Back in the Crosshairs

*Tuesday, August 18, 2026 at 6:21 AM UTC — Hamer Intelligence Services Desk*

**Published**: 2026-08-18T06:21:46.874Z (3h ago)
**Category**: conflict | **Region**: Eastern Europe
**Importance**: 9/10
**Sources**: OSINT
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**Source**: https://hamerintel.com/summaries

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**Deck**: Russian Geran-series drones struck multiple Ukrainian cities overnight, sparking major fires at a shopping center, industrial sites and energy-linked facilities from Slovyansk to Zaporizhzhia and Brovary. As Ukraine’s air force reports intercepting most of the 147 drones launched, the unanswered question is how many more nights the country’s power grid, factories and civilians can absorb this tempo of long‑range attacks.

Ukraine’s cities and industrial belt endured another night on 18 August in which the front lines seemed to stretch across the entire map. Russian forces launched a large wave of Geran-series drones that pounded targets from front-line Slovyansk to central Dnipropetrovsk Oblast and the capital region, igniting fires at commercial and industrial sites and leaving civilians once again living with the sound of explosions and the risk of power cuts. Ukraine’s Air Force said Russia fired 147 drones overnight, including Shahed‑type Geran models, jet-powered variants and decoys labeled Gerbera and Parodiya. According to its statement, air defenses downed or suppressed 111 of them over northern, southern and eastern Ukraine. Even…

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