Ukraine Launches One of the War’s Largest Drone Attacks, Killing 6

People spend time near the river as a helicopter collects water to extinguish the fire that broke out in a distribution warehouse near Moscow, Russia, after Ukraine's drone attack on Aug.

16, 2026. —Stringer/Anadolu—Getty Images Ukraine launched one of its largest aerial assaults on Russia overnight on Saturday, firing on targets deep inside the country and killing at least six people, according to Russian authorities.

Russia’s defense ministry said it destroyed 822 drones.

Sergei Sobyanin, the mayor of Moscow, said in a Telegram post that at least 600 drones were launched toward the capital city and that over a third were destroyed.

The raid showcased the rapid advancement of Ukraine’s drone and missile capabilities in recent months, which enabled it to strike deep inside Russian territory despite the country’s advanced defense networks.

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Andrei Vorobyov said on Telegram that one of the people killed in the attack was an 83-year-old man who died when a drone “crashed onto a private home.” Five others were killed in the Rostov region, according to its governor, Yury Slyusar.

Ukraine said it had been targeting a factory that produced rocket fuel.

Vorobyov added that several people were also injured in the Podolsk area amid a fire caused by drone strikes on a warehouse belonging to Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries , which is often compared to Amazon in the U.S.

Ukrainian forces have repeatedly struck warehouses belonging to Russia’s largest online retailer in an attempt to disrupt the country’s consumer economy.

Last week, Ukraine hit at least two warehouses, accusing the company of handling military goods and calling its locations military-linked “logistics centers.” Ukraine has attacked approximately 20 Wildberries warehouses since July 18.

“Ukraine has taken 7 of Wildberries’ 10 largest logistics hubs out of operation,” Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense said on social media Sunday .

“Russian logistics is feeling the consequences of the war Russia brought to Ukraine.” Wildberries and Moscow have both denied that these warehouses are affiliated with the military.

The attacks demonstrate Ukraine’s growing capabilities to launch strikes deep into Russian territory, up to 1,500 miles (2,400 km) from the countries’ shared border.