Overview
- On Sunday, Aug. 9, Russia launched large missile and drone barrages that hit Odesa, Kharkiv and other regions while Ukraine struck inside Russia including Belgorod, leaving civilians dead and dozens injured.
- Kyiv says its 40‑day deep‑strike campaign concluded this week with about 100 successful strikes that targeted Russian refineries, logistics hubs and warehouses, including a reported hit on the Omsk refinery.
- Ukrainian leaders and the SBU credited long‑range drones for extending strike reach beyond the front line and damaging Russian fuel and commercial logistics, which analysts say has contributed to local fuel shortages.
- Ukrainian officials warned that repeated mass attacks are depleting interceptors and air‑defence munitions, prompting renewed appeals for more Patriot missiles, licensed production of interceptors, and tighter sanctions on Moscow.
- Humanitarian and economic fallout is rising as strikes damage power, medical and port infrastructure in Ukraine and force international agencies to warn about risks to grain exports and civilian access to health care.