Russia targets Kyiv and Odesa oblasts with Iskander missiles and more than 210 drones

Russian forces launched a coordinated attack on Ukraine overnight, targeting the Kyiv and Odesa oblasts with a barrage of missiles and over 217 drones, according to Ukraine's Air Force. The Air Force reported that Russian forces utilized Iskander-M ballistic missiles, S-400 missiles, Shahed drones - more than half of which were jet-powered, and additional decoy drones known as Gerbera and Parodiya. The primary targets of the assault were Kyiv and Odesa.

By 9 a.m. on Aug. 22, Ukrainian air defenses had successfully neutralized the majority of Russian aerial weapons, with the air force's preliminary information indicating that 41 locations had been targeted. Moreover, debris from intercepted targets fell at 12 other locations.

Despite these successes, the Air Force warned that the attack was ongoing and noted that Russian drones remained present in Ukrainian airspace. On Aug. 22, Russian forces launched a ballistic missile strike on a railway facility in Kyiv’s Darnytskyi district, resulting in the death of a railway worker who held the position of foreman. Additionally, Odesa's railway suffered damage, specifically the station building in Rozdilna.