Ukrainian drone attack on Russia kills at least six, says Moscow

<p>Kyiv launches what may be its largest attack wave of war, with fire breaking out at warehouse near Russian capital</p><p>Ukraine has launched one of its largest drone attacks since the start of the war, causing a fire at a distribution warehouse near Moscow and killing at least six people overnight, according to Russian authorities.</p><p>The defence ministry in Moscow said it had shot down 1,478 Ukrainian drones in the past 24 hours – the highest ever total claimed – in an escalating air war in which seven Ukrainians were also killed as Russia bombed 13 locations inside the country.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/16/ukrainian-drone-attack-on-russia-wildberries-warehouse-fire">Continue reading...</a>