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Russia strikes postal facilities, other civilian sites in Odesa, Kramatorsk, killing 1, injuring 16
Russia attacked Odesa with a drone on Aug. 16, targeting a postal facility and injuring four people, including a 42-year-old woman and three men aged between 32 and 43, local authorities reported.
Ukraine war latest: Ukraine launches one of its largest drone attacks on Moscow Oblast, damaging Wildberries warehouse
Key developments on Aug. 15-16: * Ukraine launches one of its largest drone attacks on Moscow Oblast, damaging Wildberries warehouse * Russian attacks across Ukraine kill 7, injure 51 as major steel plant hit in overnight barrage; NATO downs drone over Romania * Ukraine claims strike on Onyx and Zircon missile launcher in occupied Crimea, shows footage * Russian attack sets iconic Kyiv book market on fire, injures 3 * Kyiv sanctions Russian vessels, companies linked to exports of stolen Uk
March for Fedorov reinstatement held in Kyiv as protests enter second month
The protest march takes place as the Ukrainian parliament is set to return from its summer recess on Aug. 18.
Russian attack sets iconic Kyiv book market on fire, injures 3
Three people were injured after a Russian attack rocked Kyiv overnight on Aug. 16, sparking fires across Ukraine's capital, authorities reported.
Russian attacks across Ukraine kill 7, injure 51 as major steel plant hit in overnight barrage; NATO downs drone over Romania
Most of the overnight Russian attacks targeted Kyiv, Kremenchuk in Poltava Oblast, and Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
How Russia turns Ukrainian strikes into propaganda | Ukraine This Week
In this episode of Ukraine This Week, Anna Belokur examines what we actually know about civilian deaths linked to Ukrainian strikes, how international humanitarian law distinguishes military targets from civilian targets, and why many of the most high-profile incidents remain difficult to verify.
About Shahed drones
Shahed drones are Iranian-designed unmanned combat aerial vehicles and loitering munitions developed by Shahed Aviation Industries. Manufactured both in Iran and at Russian production facilities, the drones have become one of Russia’s primary weapons in its full-scale war against Ukraine. Russia first deployed Shahed drones against Ukraine in the fall of 2022, and their use has since escalated, with Moscow launching more than 54,500 Shahed-type UAVs against Ukrainian targets in 2025 alone.
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Ukrainian forces struck Russia's Savasleyka military airbase, which stores Mig-31 fighter jets capable of launching Kinzhal ballistic missiles, monitoring channels reported on Aug. 15.
