Conflict · Moscow drone strike600 Drones Target Moscow as 17 Killed in Overnight StrikesAired August 19, 2026 at 3:54 AM UTCWritten September 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:00At least 17 people were killed overnight0:02into the morning of August 18th as0:04Russian missiles and drones hit [music]0:05Kyiv and eastern Ukraine while Ukraine0:08launched 600 drones toward Moscow. The0:10toll includes 10 killed and at least 170:12wounded in the double strike on Patini0:15>> [music]0:15>> with two killed in Zaporizhzhia when0:16drones set a house on fire, two in0:19Kherson and three in Sumy. [music] The0:20exchange began Monday evening with the0:22mass drone launch, continued through0:24five air raid alerts in Kyiv overnight0:26[music] and peaked around 8:30 a.m. when0:28two missiles struck the center of Patini0:31hitting a post office, shops and a cafe0:33surrounded by homes. More than 2,0000:35families with children were ordered to0:37evacuate 16 settlements in the0:39Synelnykove district of Dnipropetrovsk,0:42given a month to leave as police and0:43charities moved them by armored0:45transport. Deputy intelligence chief0:47Major General Vadym Skibitsky says0:49long-range strikes deep inside [music]0:50Russia against military logistics will0:52continue to disrupt fuel and supply0:54lines while President Volodymyr Zelensky0:56has vowed a response [music] as Ukraine0:57faces shortages of interceptors0:59especially for ballistic missiles with1:01Russia threatening infrastructure1:02through the winter. The targets included1:04oil, logistics and Wildberries1:06warehouses hit repeatedly since July1:08with scores intercepted over the capital1:10region with limited damage and injuries1:12while Moscow warned Britain it would pay1:14for the use of its drones inside Russia1:16leaving open how displaced families will1:18be housed and whether defenses can be1:19restored before the next barrage.1:22Like and follow for more stories that1:24matter.Explore with HeyDexThe shortThe short ↗