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Ukraine launches 600 drones at Russia, one of its largest aerial attacks of the war

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · · 981 words · By FRANCE
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Ukraine hit a missile fuel production facility in Russia's Rostov region overnight, Ukrainian military said on Sunday, as Ukraine steps up long-range attacks into Russian territory.

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What happened

Ukraine hit a missile fuel production facility in Russia's Rostov region overnight, Ukrainian military said on Sunday, as Ukraine steps up long-range attacks into Russian territory.

Why it matters

The assault came as Russian forces launched a missile attack on Kyiv, sparking fires in at least two districts of Ukraine's capital, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.

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Read about the day’s events as they unfolded on our liveblog.

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Claim 1: “Debris from "enemy drones" damaged the wall of a Wildberries warehouse in Russia's Tver region”
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Claim 2: “Some 600 drones were detected headed toward the Russian capital”
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Claim 3: “the fourth unmanned aircraft shot down over the country this year”
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Claim 4: “Strikes killed 19 people in Russia and Ukraine, according to authorities.”
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While there are reports of casualties in both countries, the specific total of '19 people' is not corroborated across the provided evidence. General casualty data from Wikipedia is too broad to verify this specific daily count.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The casualties in the Russo-Ukrainian war include six deaths during the 2014 annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, 14,200–14,400 military and civilian deaths during the war in Donbas, and be…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_Russo-Ukrain…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist armed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the existing war between the two countries that began when Ru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–pres…
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Claim 5: “Russia launched more than 1,550 attack drones and nearly 1,560 guided aerial bombs against Ukraine in a single week”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the specific number of drones (1,550) and bombs (1,560) launched in a single week.
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Claim 6: “An 83-year-old man was killed after a Ukrainian drone hit a private home in the Moscow region”
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Claim 7: “Russia's Defence Ministry said that its forces have taken the village of Pershomarivka in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, as well as Kudiivka in the northeastern Kharkiv region”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny the capture of Pershomarivka and Kudiivka.
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Claim 8: “600 drones were flying towards Moscow region, of which 201 were destroyed in Moscow region”
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Claim 9: “Three other people were killed in the Belgorod, Kursk, and Moscow regions, and three more in Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine.”
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The specific breakdown of deaths in Belgorod, Kursk, Moscow, and occupied areas of Ukraine is reported in the '19 Killed As Russia, Ukraine Escalate...' article and partially supported by other regional reports.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Belgorod (Russian: Белгород, pronounced [ˈbʲelɡərət]) is a city that serves as the administrative center of Belgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Seversky Donets River, approximately 40 kilometers (…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgorod
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 6 August 2024, during the Russo-Ukrainian war, the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched an incursion into Russia's Kursk Oblast and clashed with the Russian Armed Forces and Russian border guard. A sta…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kursk_campaign
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 12 March 2024, during the Russo-Ukrainian War, Ukrainian-backed armed groups launched a cross-border incursion from Ukraine into Russia. They entered Belgorod and Kursk Oblasts and clashed with the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_2024_western_Russia_incu…
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Claim 10: “An F-18 fighter on a NATO air policing mission shot down a drone that illegally breached Romanian national airspace”
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Claim 11: “the city's military administration said one person had been injured [in Kyiv]”
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Claim 12: “Russian forces launched a missile attack on Kyiv, sparking fires in at least two districts of Ukraine's capital”
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Multiple independent sources (The Guardian and other news reports) confirm that Russian missile attacks on Kyiv caused fires in at least two districts.
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web search NEUTRAL — Kyiv mayor says attack has caused fires in at least two districts; Ukraine hits Russian rocket facility in long-range strike. What we know on day 1,635.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/16/ukraine-war-br…
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web search NEUTRAL — Russia carried out a ballistic missile strike on Kyiv during the night of October 25, resulting in fires, damaged buildings, and several injuries.In recent weeks, Russian forces have intensified their…
https://caliber.az/en/post/russia-launches-ballistic-missile…
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web search NEUTRAL — Russian missile strike on Kyiv causes fires in two districts and injures one, say Ukraine officials, as intensive air attacks continue in recent weeks.
https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/russian-missile-atta…
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Claim 13: “Romania shares a 614 km (381 miles) land border with Ukraine”
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Claim 14: “Ukraine hit a missile fuel production facility in Russia's Rostov region overnight”
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The claim is reported by both BBC News and a specific news report regarding the Kombinat Kamensky plant in the Rostov region.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck Russia’s Kombinat Kamensky missile fuel plant in Rostov Region, reportedly causing a fire.Its products are used directly to meet the needs of Russia’s armed forces. Con…
https://mezha.net/eng/bukvy/f78eb1ec_ukraine_strikes_russian…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ukraine's army says it has struck a missile fuel production facility in Russia. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine says in a post on Telegram that it hit the Kamensky Plant in the Rostov…
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c61k110gny00t?xtor=AL-72-[part…
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web search NEUTRAL — Oil refineries and energy infrastructure – Fire Point officials noted their drones and missiles are "partly responsible for airport closures and high gasoline prices in Russia". Military production fa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FP-5_Flamingo
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Claim 15: “the drone appears to be Russian”
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Claim 16: “Kyiv was hit by Russian strikes, killing at least four people and injuring six”
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The specific casualty count of four dead and six injured in Kyiv is only found in the Flipboard cross-reference; other sources mention injuries or different counts.
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web search NEUTRAL — Russian is written using the Russian alphabet of the Cyrillic script; it distinguishes between consonant phonemes with palatal secondary articulation and those without, the so-called "soft" and "hard"…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_language
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web search NEUTRAL — Scripts with ISO 15924 four-letter codes Pages with plain IPA Articles containing Russian-language text Pages with Russian IPA Articles with hAudio microformats Pages using the Phonos extension Pages …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_alphabet
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web search NEUTRAL — 1Standard Russian. 2Names. 3Grammar. Toggle Grammar subsection. 3.1Case. 3.2Gender and number. 3.3Adjectives. 4References. 5Other websites. Toggle the table of contents. Russian language. 258 language…
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_language
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Claim 17: “a Spanish fighter jet shot down a drone that breached its airspace near the border with Ukraine and Moldova”
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Claim 18: “Ukraine has taken out of operation 7 of Wildberries’ 10 largest logistics hubs”
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Wikipedia explicitly confirms that Ukraine has conducted drone strikes targeting Wildberries warehouses since July 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Wildberries is the largest Russian online retailer. It was founded in 2004 by Tatyana Kim. Besides Russia, Wildberries serves the United Arab Emirates, and former Soviet republics Armenia, Azerbaijan,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildberries
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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 — Since 18 July 2026, during the Russo-Ukrainian war, Ukraine has conducted waves of drone strikes into Russia targeting warehouses belonging to Wildberries, a large online retailer in Russia which has …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_strikes_on_Wildberri…
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Claim 19: “a Ukrainian attack had sparked a blaze at a warehouse belonging to Russian retail giant Wildberries in the town of Podolsk”
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Claim 20: “Russia’s Ministry of Defense said that it had destroyed 822 Ukrainian drones overnight.”
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Claim 21: “five people died in a residential area in the southern Rostov region”
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One source reports five deaths in a residential fire in the Rostov region, but another source (Al Jazeera) reports five deaths in Kamianske, Ukraine, creating ambiguity about the specific cause and location of the 'five deaths' mentioned in the claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — Russia has attacked the city of Kamianske in southeastern Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region, killing five people and injuring five others, according to Governor Oleksandr Hanzha.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/5/at-least-5-killed-in…
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web search NEUTRAL — Unlike in 2022, both Ukraine’s and Russia’s exports are under attack.Civilians clear debris after Russian shelling of a residential area in Druzhkivka, Ukraine.
https://www.economist.com/topics/ukraine-at-war
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web search NEUTRAL — A fire that broke out in a private residential building in the Semikarakorsky district of the Rostov region led to the death of five people.This was reported by the pres.
https://fakti.bg/en/world/927005-five-people-died-in-a-fire-…
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Claim 22: “Russian drones and missiles killed two people at an ArcelorMittal steel mill in Kryvyi Rih, as well as two people in the Zaporizhzhia region and one in the Sumy region.”
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The specific details regarding deaths at the ArcelorMittal steel mill in Kryvyi Rih, as well as deaths in Zaporizhzhia and Sumy, are reported by France 24 and another news source.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (Ukrainian: Дніпропетровська область, romanized: Dnipropetrovska oblast), also commonly known as Dnipropetrovshchyna (Ukrainian: Дніпропетровщина), is an oblast (province) in sou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dnipropetrovsk_Oblast
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kryvbas may also refer to the FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih, the football team in Kryvyi Rih. See also Kryvbas (disambiguation) Kryvyi Rih Iron Ore Basin (Ukrainian: Криворізький залізорудний басейн, romaniz…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kryvbas
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kryvyi Rih is a city in central Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Kryvyi Rih Raion and its subordinate Kryvyi Rih urban hromada in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. The city is part of the Kryvyi Rih Metro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kryvyi_Rih
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