Overview

• On the night of July 15-16, Russia deployed 400 Shahed-type drones and an Iskander-M missile from Crimea to target Kharkiv, Kryvyi Rih and Vinnytsia.
• Ukraine’s air defense forces intercepted 198 drones and disabled 145 drone simulators using anti-aircraft missiles, electronic warfare and aviation units.
• Debris from downed UAVs and surviving strikes caused at least two deaths in the Kharkiv region, injured a teenager in Kryvyi Rih and wounded eight people in Vinnytsia.
• Ukrainian drones struck Russia’s Lipetsk and Voronezh regions overnight, injuring civilians and damaging housing and commercial facilities in retaliatory assaults.
• Frontline clashes remained intense with over 170 engagements reported, prompting Kyiv to press for advanced air defenses as Western allies consider further military aid.