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Russia hit Ukraine with dozens of missiles, 168 drones in overnight attack, Ukrainian air force says

The Hindu · 🇮🇳 public India · · 84 words · By Reuters
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What to know about Russia hit Ukraine with dozens of missiles, 168 drones in overnight attack, Ukrainian air force says

Ukraine’s air force said on Thursday (August 20, 2026) that Russia had launched dozens of ballistic, cruise, and hypersonic missiles, as well as 168 drones in its overnight attack on the country.

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What happened

Ukraine’s air force said on Thursday (August 20, 2026) that Russia had launched dozens of ballistic, cruise, and hypersonic missiles, as well as 168 drones in its overnight attack on the country.

Why it matters

It said that air defence units downed 145 drones and most of the cruise missiles but none of the missiles that run on ballistic trajectory.

Common ground

The Kyiv region was the main target of the attack, the air force said on the Telegram messaging app Published - August 20, 2026 02:04 pm IST

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 3 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “It said that air defence units downed 145 drones and most of the cruise missiles but none of the missiles that run on ballistic trajectory.”
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The claim that 145 of 168 drones were shot down and that no ballistic missiles were intercepted is explicitly corroborated by Sky News and supported by the general context of the 'Russia-Ukraine War Latest News' result.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Battle of Kostiantynivka is an ongoing military engagement in the Russo-Ukrainian war between the Russian Armed Forces and the Armed Forces of Ukraine for control over the Ukrainian city of Kostia…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kostiantynivka
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Many entities have provided or promised military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War, particularly since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. This includes weaponry, equipment, training, lo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_military_aid_to_Ukrain…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The middle strike campaign, launched by the Unmanned Systems Forces of Ukraine in early April 2026 during the Russo-Ukrainian war, has been aiming to achieve a "logistics breakdown" for Russia in the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_strike_campaign
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Claim 2: “Ukraine’s air force said on Thursday (August 20, 2026) that Russia had launched dozens of ballistic, cruise, and hypersonic missiles, as well as 168 drones in its overnight attack on the country.”
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Two independent web search results confirm the specific details of the attack: one mentions the launch of 168 drones along with ballistic, cruise, and hypersonic missiles, and another specifically mentions the 168 drones in the context of the latest strike.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Andrii Borysovych Pilshchykov (Ukrainian: Андрій Борисович Пільщиков; 3 February 1993 – 25 August 2023) was a Ukrainian fighter pilot with the call sign "Juice" (Джус) and a captain in the 40th Tactic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrii_Pilshchykov
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russian Air Force (Russian: Военно-воздушные силы России, ВВС, romanized: Voenno-vozdushnye sily Rossii, VVS) is a branch of the Russian Aerospace Forces, which was formed on 1 August 2015, with t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Air_Force
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ukrainian Air Force (Ukrainian: Повітряні сили Збройних сил України, romanized: Povitryani syly Zbroynykh syl Ukrayiny, lit. 'Air Forces of the Armed Forces [of] Ukraine', PS ZSU) is the air force…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Air_Force
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Claim 3: “The Kyiv region was the main target of the attack, the air force said on the Telegram messaging app”
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While evidence confirms the attack occurred and the scale of the drones/missiles used, none of the provided search results or Wikipedia entries explicitly state that the Kyiv region was the 'main target' of the August 20, 2026 attack. One result mentions a different attack with 108 drones, but not the specific August 20 event's primary target.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the Russo-Ukrainian war covers the period from 1 June to 31 August 2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Russo-Ukrainia…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 107th Separate Aviation Wing is a formation of the Ukrainian Air Force, operating the Western built F-16. Due to operational secureness, it is not known where the Wing is based, how many F-16s it …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/107th_Aviation_Wing_(Ukraine)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Armenian Air Force (Armenian: Հայաստանի Ռազմաօդային Ուժեր, romanized: Hayastani Razmaodayin Uzher) is the air arm of the Armed Forces of Armenia formed by independent Armenia in 1992 in the wake o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian_Air_Force
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