# Live: Moscow targeted by 600 drones overnight, explosions heard in Kyiv

https://mins.news/en/item/23306

- France 24, 2026-08-16 04:42 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260816-live-moscow-targeted-by-600-drones-overnight-explosions-heard-in-kyiv

> Moscow’s mayor said the region faced a sustained overnight assault involving 600 drones, leaving three people wounded. At the same time, Russian forces launched a missile attack on Kyiv, where fires broke out in at least two districts, according to the city’s mayor.

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