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Ukrainian forces struck a major Russian rocket and space facility in the Samara region on Aug. 15, using domestically produced Flamingo cruise missiles, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced. The Progress Rocket and Space Center, part of Russia’s space agency Roscosmos and a producer of Soyuz launch vehicles, was hit, Zelenskyy said in a Telegram post. Samara Governor Vyacheslav Fedorishchev confirmed an industrial facility in the region had been struck but did not name it, while local reports cited fires at the Progress site. The extent of damage could not be independently verified.
Zelenskyy also confirmed strikes on the Savasleyka military airfield in the Nizhny Novgorod region, where Russian aircraft used to launch missile attacks on Ukraine are based, and an oil facility in Ust-Luga, Leningrad region. “Our plan of long-range strikes against Russia in response to this war is being implemented, and it is important that Russia’s war potential continues to decrease,” he said. The Ukrainian General Staff later confirmed direct hits and fires at both the Progress center and Savasleyka airfield, noting the latter hosts MiG-31K fighter-interceptors capable of carrying Kinzhal hypersonic missiles.
Russia’s Defense Ministry reported intercepting 598 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones overnight across 19 regions, as well as in Russian-occupied Crimea and the Black and Azov seas. The attacks disrupted air traffic, prompting temporary restrictions at several Russian airports. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said 15 drones heading toward the capital were shot down, while in the Moscow region, falling debris struck a house, injuring a woman and a nine-year-old boy.
Meanwhile, Russia launched 152 attack drones at Ukraine overnight, according to the Ukrainian Air Force, which said 124 were downed or neutralized. The Ukrainian Defense Ministry estimated Russian military casualties in July at 42,860 killed or seriously wounded, the highest monthly toll since January 2025, with total Russian personnel losses since February 2022 reaching 1,461,660. The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission identified July 2026 as the deadliest month for Ukrainian civilians, with 437 confirmed killed in Russian attacks, including 17 children.
Ukraine’s General Staff also confirmed strikes on a Russian surface-to-air missile system in Kreminna, a drone warehouse in Vuhledar, a logistics warehouse in Lysychansk, and two command posts in Selydove and Mykhailivka. Russian authorities reported additional attacks, including damage to power infrastructure in the Rostov region. Zelenskyy framed the long-range strikes as part of Kyiv’s “long-range sanctions” against Moscow, stating, “Peace is needed, and this must be evident in Russia—through concrete damage to specific facilities.”
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ukrinform · about 9 hours ago
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ukrinform · about 9 hours ago
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ukrinform · about 9 hours ago
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mastodon bot · about 9 hours ago
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mastodon bot · about 9 hours ago
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ukrinform · about 9 hours ago
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ukrinform · about 9 hours ago
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brussels morning · about 9 hours ago
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euronews · about 9 hours ago
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ukrpravda · about 10 hours ago
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ukrinform · about 10 hours ago
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ukrinform · about 10 hours ago
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independent · about 10 hours ago
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france24 · about 10 hours ago
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telegram_WarTranslated · about 10 hours ago
🇷🇺 🇺🇦 A Russian drone attacked agricultural machinery during harvesting in Zaporizhzhia district. One person was killed, another was injured. 🇺🇦 Two men were injured in a Russian attack on Kryvyi Rih on 15 August and are in a serious condition. #ukraine
mastodon bot · about 10 hours ago
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ukrinform · about 10 hours ago
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ukrinform · about 10 hours ago
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ukrinform · about 10 hours ago
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telegram_OSINTdefender · about 10 hours ago
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ukrpravda · about 10 hours ago
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ukrpravda · about 10 hours ago