Russia strikes Ukrainian military plants, port ship

On August 16, 2026, Russian forces conducted a series of precision strikes on military industrial facilities in Kyiv, the Kremenchug oil refinery in Poltava Oblast, and the metallurgical plant in Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, as well as a cargo ship in the port of Odesa. Ukrainian forces responded with attacks on logistics infrastructure in Domodedovo and Kolledino, and there were explosions reported in Rostov Oblast, the occupied DPR, and Crimea.

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