Ukraine Targets Moscow with Huge Drone Strike as Russia Warns U.K. Will Pay Price for Supplying Attack Drones
Updated on: August 18, 2026 / 8:02 PM EDT / CBS News
TL;DR
- Ukraine launched more than 600 drones at Moscow, marking a significant long-range assault.
- The drone attacks caused fires at a high-rise building and a warehouse owned by Wildberries, Russia's largest online retailer.
- Ukraine's Ministry of Defense reported intensified attacks on Wildberries' facilities, impacting several logistics centers.
- Russia launched an attack on Pechenhy in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, resulting in 10 fatalities.
- The U.K. is supplying Ukraine with a large number of drones, which Russia claims have been used in strikes on its territory.
- Russia stated that London's support for Ukraine's drone program signifies an escalation of the conflict.
- Fire Point, a domestic company, builds a significant portion of Ukraine's drones and is developing ballistic missiles.
- Iryna Terekh, head of Fire Point, views drones as an 'asymmetrical answer' for Ukraine with limited resources.