Russian forces have attacked Ukraine with 104 Shahed loitering munitions, decoy drones of various types and eight high-speed (jet-powered) drones since the evening of 7 August. Ukrainian air defence has managed to down 82 aerial assets,

Russia has launched a new bid to exert control over the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson by threatening key access roads with its drones and trying to split it in two by striking a vital bridge.

Ukraine escalated its recent cross-border offensive against Russia with a “massive” drone attack on Friday. Igor Artamonov, governor of the Lipetsk region, said it had “been subjected to a massive UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) attack”,