Ukraine launches one of its biggest drone attacks

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s administration has stepped up its attack against Russia this year, with hundreds of drones and long-range missiles targeting energy facilities and military industries, AP reported.

Russian defence ministry on Sunday said that it shot down 822 drones overnight throughout the country.

🔥❗️BREAKING: A massive fire has engulfed the entire Wildberries logistics hub in Koledino, Moscow Oblast, following tonight’s drone attack.

The 250,000 m² complex was one
of Wildberries’ two largest warehouses. The other, in Elektrostal, was destroyed in a strike in July,… pic.twitter.com/Tt5So1seLa

— Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (@bayraktar_1love) August 16, 2026

Russian strikes kill five in Ukraine

Meanwhile, Ukraine also came under Russian attack, with drone strikes destroying homes and other marketplaces in the country. A total of five people were killed in Ukraine in separate strikes carried out by the Russian military in Kryvyi Rih, Sumy, the southern Zaporizhzhia region, among others.

🔥 The largest Wildberries logistics hub in all of Russia has been finally destroyed.
Koledino, Moscow.

Wildberries appears to have made a conscious choice not to empty this warehouse despite knowing Ukraine will destroy it like all others.
Expect $1.5+ billion in damages. pic.twitter.com/SISsou9uU2

— Igor Sushko (@igorsushko) August 16, 2026

ArcelorMittal site hit in Kryvyi Rih

Ukraine’s largest steel producer, ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, which is part of the Lakshmi Mittal-owned ArcelorMittal group, confirmed that one of its sites had been hit in a Russian missile attack, and the operations at the company have been partially suspended, AP reported.

NEW: Massive drone attack sparks raging fire at Russia’s largest Wildberries warehouse in Moscow region pic.twitter.com/E2u0SvnEuv

— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) August 16, 2026

Russian defence ministry acknowledged the strike and said its military targeted a metallurgical plant in Kryvyi Rih and several military-industrial sites in Kyiv.

Wildberries site targeted south of Moscow

Videos of the Ukrainian strike on Russian distribution company Wildberries’ Koledino went viral on the internet, wherein ⁠a large plume of smoke was seen over the site, located 45 kilometres south of Moscow.

Kyiv has been targeting Wildberries, which it claims is used as a warehouse for holding military goods. It is part of Ukraine’s larger strategy to dismantle Russian economic infrastructure.

Russian attacks spark fires in Kyiv

However, Russian attacks sparked fires throughout Kyiv that injured six people. The blaze spread to Kyiv’s largest book markets, tearing through kiosks huddled close to the Pochaina metro station.

“Wherever the Russians can reach with their ballistic missiles, they strike civilian infrastructure,” Zelenskyy said.