Russia launches 152 drones against Ukraine in massive overnight strike
Russian forces conducted a large-scale aerial assault on Ukraine during the night of August 14-15, deploying 152 Shahed-type and jet-powered strike drones. The Ukrainian Air Force reported shooting down 124 targets across northern, southern, and eastern regions. In Marhanets, a drone strike on a high-rise building killed a three-month-old boy and injured 11 civilians. Additional hits were recorded at a shopping center in Zaporizhzhia and a footwear factory in Odesa.
Date: August 15, 2026
Location: Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
Conflict: Russia-Ukraine War
Category: missile
Severity: CRITICAL
Casualties reported: 1
Source: RBC Ukraine