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strikeAug 16, 2026

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv launches hundreds of drones after targeting ‘Russian starlink’

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv launches hundreds of drones after targeting ‘Russian starlink’ network Italian and Turkish fighter jets were scrambled to respond to a drone violation in Latvia’s airspace on Friday Ukraine struck a Russian rocket and space centre in Samara using flamingo missiles, president Volodymyr…

Source: Maroosha Muzaffar; Vishwam Sankaran; Holly Bancroft — Read the full report

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    Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv launches hundreds of drones after targeting ‘Russian starlink’ network Italian and Turkish fighter jets were scrambled to respond to a drone violation in Latvia’s airspace on Friday Ukraine struck a Russian rocket and space centre in Samara using f…

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