Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv blows up biggest ‘Russian Amazon’ hub in massive drone attack

Ukraine has attacked another warehouse belonging to Russian online retailer Wildberries in a huge overnight air attack including more than 800 drones, Russian authorities have said. The Russian Defence Ministry said it had destroyed 822 drones overnight, with 600 directed towards the capital. Moscow does not confirm the total number of drones fired by Kyiv in its daily updates. The Wildberries site in Podolk, in the Moscow region, is reportedly the largest owned by the retailer. Images show the vast warehouse completely destroyed, as Kyiv continues its campaign against the so-called ‘Russian Amazon’ which aims to “bring home the war” to ordinary Russians. Moscow region Governor Andrei Vorobyov said an 83-year-old man had been killed, in the drone attack on Moscow. In Kyiv, at least three people were injured in missile and drone attacks early on Sunday, mayor Vitali Klitschko said. The attacks come after Ukraine ⁠used flamingo missiles to strike a Russian rocket and ⁠space centre ⁠in ⁠Samara that it says supports Russia's ⁠nascent Starlink-style satellite internet network, president ​Volodymyr ⁠Zelensky said on Saturday.In pictures: Ukraine launches another huge attack on Russia's Wildberries site Alex Croft16 August 2026 11:03Russia warns of 'serious damage' to relations with US and Turkey Russia conveyed its concern to the US and Turkey over their upcoming transfer of arms to Ukraine, saying the shipment could cause "serious damage" to relations with the two countries. Delivering the weapons would cause "serious damage to our bilateral relations with Washington and Ankara", Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said. "Attempts to use peace-promoting rhetoric while simultaneously supplying weapons to (Ukraine) inevitably erode mutual trust, especially against the backdrop of repeated assurances by Turkish officials that Turkey is avoiding 'lethal' deliveries to Kyiv." Vishwam Sankaran16 August 2026 10:30Kyiv launches more than 800 drones at Russia in massive aerial assault Ukraine has fired more than 800 drones at Russia, killing at least six, Russian authorities have said. In what is one of Kyiv’s largest aerial assaults of the war, the Russian Defence Ministry said it had destroyed 822 drones overnight, with 600 directed towards the capital. Moscow does not confirm the total number of drones fired by Kyiv in its daily updates. Moscow region Governor Andrei Vorobyov said an 83-year-old man had been killed, with several more injured in Podolsk, where he said a warehouse belonging to online retailer Wildberries was struck. In Kyiv, at least three people were injured in missile and drone attacks early on Sunday, mayor Vitali Klitschko said. Alex Croft16 August 2026 09:59In pictures: Russian airstrikes across Kyiv spark fire Ukrainian rescuers work at the site of a Russian strike in Kyiv (AFP/Getty) Russian strikes across Kyiv on 16 August 16 sparked fire (AFP/Getty) Firefighters try to put out a fire at a city book market following a Russian missile attack in Kyiv (AP) Vishwam Sankaran16 August 2026 09:30Ukraine says it targeted Russian airbase Ukraine said yesterday that its forces struck Russia's Savasleyka airbase, which houses MiG-31K fighter jets that Moscow uses to launch ballistic missiles against Kyiv. Ukraine also carried out a missile strike against a key Russian space rocket centre in Samara city which it claimed deploys satellite communications systems for the battlefield. The rocket centre has been instrumental in developing Soyuz-type launch vehicles, including the Soyuz-2.1b three-stage carrier rocket, Kyiv claimed. Ukrainian defence manufacturer Fire Point confirmed yesterday that Kyiv used FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles to strike the Progress Space Rocket Centre. The attacks come amid Kyiv's widely reported anti-ballistic missile interceptor shortage. Vishwam Sankaran16 August 2026 09:00 Vishwam Sankaran16 August 2026 08:30Ukraine using British drones for deep strikes within Russia Kyiv has reportedly been using British drones to carry out deep strikes within Russia over the past six months. While most of the strikes have been carried out by Ukrainian drones, British drones have also yielded success, The Times reported yesterday, citing a Ukrainian military source. The British drones have struck oil refineries near Moscow as well as in Yaroslavl and Volgograd. The Nyan jet-powered drone, tested by the British Royal Navy, has also been used to target the Russian city of Belgorod near Ukraine's border with Russia, according to the paper. Vishwam Sankaran16 August 2026 08:00Russian strikes on Kyiv spark fires Russian missile strikes on Kyiv sparked fires in at least two districts, mayor Vitali Klitschko said. The fires were caused by falling debris from the airstrikes in a non-residential part of a northern suburb, he said in a Telegram post. The strikes injured at least one person, the city's military administration said. Vishwam Sankaran16 August 2026 07:00Kim Jong Un reaffirms deepening ties with Putin North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reaffirmed deepening ties with Russia in a message to Russian president Vladimir Putin on the anniversary of Pyongyang's liberation from Japanese colonial rule. Earlier, Putin said the bond between Moscow and Pyongyang was forged as Soviet soldiers "fought against Japan", and that cooperation would continue "in all the sectors". Kim expressed hope for the future of the ties between the two countries that had "carried forward the ⁠history of common struggle for justice and precious traditions of ​friendship", KNCA reported. North Korea's ties with Russia have deepened after Pyongyang began deploying troops and weapons to support Russia's war against Ukraine. Vishwam Sankaran16 August 2026 06:30Romania shoots down drone breaching its airspace Romania shot down a drone illegally entering its airspace today, marking the fourth time the eastern European country has neutralised an uncrewed aircraft breaching its borders. Romania's defence ministry did not share details on the origin of the drone, but said its radars detected it entering the country from ‌neighbouring Moldova, The drone was shot down by a Spanish F-18 fighter jet pilot on a NATO air policing mission. The jet "made radar contact with the target and received permission to engage it," the defence ministry said, adding that the unmanned vehicle was shot down at 5.01am local time. Vishwam Sankaran16 August 2026 06:09