Overview
- New Russian strikes on the night of Aug. 7–8 killed three people near Kyiv, including a child, and earlier strikes in Balaklia on Aug. 5–6 killed three more, officials said.
- Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence reported it intercepted only 29 of 195 ballistic missiles fired by Russia in July, and President Zelensky says Western interceptor deliveries this year have been reduced to about one-third of 2025 levels.
- Moscow says its air defences destroyed 605 Ukrainian drones overnight, a claim reported by Russian authorities that underscores the heavy drone and missile exchanges.
- Kyiv has stepped up long-range strikes into Russia targeting logistics hubs and energy sites, and is pressing allies through diplomacy and new Western sanctions to secure more air-defence supplies.
- Damage to thermal plants and Naftogaz facilities has forced shutdowns and increases Ukraine’s winter vulnerability while Western stocks of interceptors — including large draws on US THAAD and Patriot inventories — constrain rapid replenishment.