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Russian night attack on Kyiv and Kryvyi Rih intercepted

Bottom line

Ukrainian air defense intercepted 88 targets during a night attack on Kyiv and Kryvyi Rih, including 3 Kh-59/69 missiles and 85 Shahed drones, with remaining strikes hitting 13 locations.

Why it matters

Indicates continued pressure on Ukrainian air defense resources despite high interception rates.

Ukrainian air defense intercepted 88 targets during a night attack on Kyiv and Kryvyi Rih, including 3 Kh-59/69 missiles and 85 Shahed drones. Despite the high interception rate, remaining strikes hit 13 locations, with debris falling on three sites, indicating continued pressure on Ukrainian air defense resources.

Evidence — 1 independent origin

  • Оперативний ЗСУsource Dorigin t.me
    Original text (excerpt)

    ЗБИТО/ПОДАВЛЕНО 88 ЦІЛЕЙ. У ніч на 16 серпня (з 18:00 15 серпня) противник атакував Київ, Кременчук та Кривий Ріг протикорабельними ракетами Онікс, балістичними ракетами Іскандер-М/С-400/KN-23 та керованими авіаційними ракетами Х-59/69 також 106 ударними БпЛА типу Shahed. ❗️ Осно

NamedOniksIskander-MS-400KN-23Kh-59Kh-69ShahedKyivPoltavaDnipropetrovskTopicsmissilesdroneselectronic warfareukraine war

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Cite this finding
Robot War (2026). Russian night attack on Kyiv and Kryvyi Rih intercepted. Hetzner OSINT, 16 August 2026. https://robotwar.io/osint-hetzner/2026-08-16--russian-night-attack-on-kyiv-and-kryvyi-rih-intercepted/

@misc{robotwar-2026-08-16--russian-night-attack-on-kyiv-and-kryvyi-rih-intercepted,
  title = {Russian night attack on Kyiv and Kryvyi Rih intercepted},
  author = {Robot War},
  howpublished = {\url{https://robotwar.io/osint-hetzner/2026-08-16--russian-night-attack-on-kyiv-and-kryvyi-rih-intercepted/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Hetzner OSINT finding D4}
}

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