Ukraine's attack

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy received reports from Prime Minister Serhiy Koretskyi and discussed Russia’s response to the strikes on Ukraine with Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Mykhailo Drapaty.

On the night of August 8–9, units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces carried out strikes against a number of key Russian military targets in the south of the aggressor country and in the temporarily occupied Crimea.

On the night of August 9, a series of powerful explosions rocked Belgorod during a massive attack by Ukrainian drones. Russian air defense forces shot down the drones over residential buildings, after which fires broke out in various parts of the city.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces’ unmanned systems continue to systematically target vessels of the Russian Federation’s “shadow fleet” in the waters of the Black and Azov Seas. During the first month of the special operation codenamed “MoLoChKa,” Ukrainian operators struck a total of 218 enemy vessels.

On the night of August 8, in the city of Syzran in the Samara Region of the Russian Federation, a fire broke out at a local oil refinery following a series of at least ten explosions. The region’s governor officially confirmed that the industrial facility had been attacked by drones.

On August 6–7, the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Unmanned Systems Forces conducted a large-scale operation deep within enemy territory.

On August 7, 2026, on the eve of Yalta City Day, operators from “Group 13,” a special unit of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, staged a parade of Magura combat marine drones off the waterfront.

On the night of August 7, Ukrainian Armed Forces units destroyed an early-warning radar, UAV relay stations, and other enemy targets in the temporarily occupied territories.

In the Russian city of Aleksin in the Tula Region, explosions and a large-scale fire were reported on the night of August 5. According to preliminary reports, the fire engulfed the Wildberries distribution center.

Over the past 18 days, Ukrainian drones have struck 15 logistics facilities belonging to the Russian marketplace Wildberries in various regions of the Russian Federation.