Ukraine launches one of its largest aerial attacks of the war, killing at least 6 people in Russia

Ukraine launched hundreds of drones across Russia Sunday, killing at least six people in one of Kyiv's largest aerial attacks of the war.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8200x5467+0+0/resize/8200x5467!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7d%2Fa6%2Ff799f4124a77b99e65e2a6809088%2Fap26228200338886.jpg' alt='Firefighters try to put out a fire at a city book market following a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine early Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026.'/><p>Ukraine launched hundreds of drones across Russia Sunday, killing at least six people in one of Kyiv's largest aerial attacks of the war.</p><p>(Image credit: Francisco Seco)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5933006' />