In August, the Defense Forces destroyed only one Iskander ballistic missile
Throughout August 2026, the Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed more than 4,600 aerial targets and neutralized more than 50,000 tactical-level drones.
Among the air targets destroyed and neutralized were:
- 25 Kh-101 cruise missiles;
- 1 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missile;
- 8 “Kalibr” cruise missiles;
- 21 X-59/69 guided air-to-ground missiles;
- 4 Iskander-K cruise missiles;
- 5 “Onyx” anti-ship missiles;
- 101 S8000 “Banderol” missiles;
- 1,876 Shahed-131/136 attack UAVs;
- 1,460 Shahed-238-type attack UAVs;
- 1,031 reconnaissance drones;
- 820 “Lancet” UAVs.
In August 2026, the Ukrainian Air Force conducted over 1,900 sorties.
Specifically:
- more than 1,400 sorties were for fighter air cover;
- about 300 sorties—for precision strikes and aerial support of ground forces.
Thus, throughout August, the Ukrainian Armed Forces actively countered Russian air attacks and destroyed a wide range of missiles and drones, while simultaneously providing air support to units on the front lines.
A video showing the destruction of an expensive Russian air defense system was posted online.
In August, fighters from the GUR Group 13 special operations unit carried out a successful operation in the temporarily occupied Crimea and struck the Russian “Bastion” coastal missile system.
On the night of September 4, Russian troops attacked the Rivne region. Ukrainian air defense forces neutralized the enemy’s aerial targets.
Russian troops struck Brovary in the Kyiv region. Residents of the city are urged to close their windows and follow safety precautions.
On September 3, Russian troops wounded five residents of the Donetsk region. Civilians in Kramatorsk, Sloviansk, Druzhkivka, Yasnogorka, and Sukhanivka were injured as a result of enemy attacks.
In the Kherson region, one person was killed as a result of Russian attacks over the past 24 hours. Eight more people were wounded.
In Kyiv, Kyiv City Express train service has been temporarily suspended due to an elevated air threat. City commuter train service will resume once the air threat has passed and the necessary authorization has been received.
