# Russia’s Defense Ministry threatens to ‘freeze’ Ukraine with drone post

https://mins.news/en/item/22049

- Meduza, 2026-08-14 10:12 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/14/russia-s-defense-ministry-threatens-to-freeze-ukraine-posting-an-image-of-a-drone-captioned-like-snow-on-your-head

> Russia’s Defense Ministry posted an image of Shahed drones and warned Ukraine it would face a “freeze” this winter. Moscow claims its forces struck port and railway infrastructure in Izmail and two vessels in the Black Sea. Ukraine says 112 drones were launched and 90 intercepted; a strike in Sumy region killed a 29-year-old woman and her 9-year-old son.

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