# Russian air defenses intercept 17 Flamingo missiles and 1,328 Ukrainian UAVs

https://mins.news/en/item/22930

- TASS, 2026-08-15 11:32 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/defense/2173687

> Russia’s Defense Ministry says its air defenses intercepted seven guided bombs, 17 Flamingo long-range cruise missiles, four US-made HIMARS rockets and 1,328 Ukrainian fixed-wing UAVs over the past 24 hours. Russian forces also struck logistics, fuel, energy and transport facilities, along with drone and unmanned-boat assembly plants in Ukraine.

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