Russia, Ukraine strikes kill 19 as drone and missile attacks surge.

Waves of drones and missiles pummeled civilian infrastructure in Russia and Ukraine on Sunday, August 17, 2026, killing 19 people. Ukrainian drones killed five people in Russia's Rostov region, with three more killed in Belgorod, Kursk, and Moscow regions. Russia's defense ministry claimed to have intercepted 1,478 drones. In Ukraine, Russian drones and missiles killed two people and wounded 14 at ArcelorMittal's steel plant in Kryvyi Rih, and strikes also killed two in Zaporizhzhia and one in Sumy.