Key facts
- Russian forces attacked Ukraine overnight on August 14, 2026, with 133 Shahed-type drones and loitering munitions.
- Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 90 of the drones.
- At least four people were killed and 60 others injured across Ukraine.
- Drone strikes were recorded at 11 locations, and falling debris was reported at six.
- Multiple regions, including Kherson, Sumy, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Odesa, Chernihiv, and Dnipropetrovsk, reported casualties or damage.
Russian forces launched a significant overnight attack across Ukraine on August 14, 2026, deploying 133 Shahed-type drones and loitering munitions. Ukrainian air defenses managed to intercept 90 of these aerial threats over various regions.
Drone strikes were recorded in 11 locations, and falling debris from downed targets caused damage in six areas. The attacks resulted in at least four fatalities and 60 injuries across the country.
In the southern Kherson Oblast, 14 people were injured, including in the regional center of Kherson. The northeastern Sumy Oblast reported three deaths and nine injuries. In the eastern Donetsk Oblast, one person was killed and 23 were injured. Southeastern Zaporizhzhia Oblast saw two injuries, while northeastern Kharkiv Oblast reported five injuries.
Further south, in Odesa Oblast, one person was injured. In the northern Chernihiv Oblast, two people were injured by a drone attack. Dnipropetrovsk Oblast experienced more than 10 drone attacks, resulting in four injuries.