Ukraine–Russia
Russia attacks Ukraine overnight with two Iskander-M missiles and 130 drones
This version is a correction.
- Location
- Ukraine (nationwide overnight package)
- Actors
- Russia · Ukraine
- Importance
- Notable
Ukraine's Air Force said that from the evening of 29 August into 30 August 2026 Russia launched two Iskander-M ballistic missiles from Kursk Oblast and 130 strike and decoy drones. Air defences shot down or jammed 125 drones by 08:30 Kyiv time. Hits were recorded at 13 locations. Distinct from the 28–29 August Oniks-plus-267-drone package.
Verification: Confirmed
Evidence: Russia attacks Ukraine with two Iskander missiles and 130 drones overnight, Russia strikes Ukraine with 2 ballistic missiles and 130 drones overnight
Ukrainian Air Force figures via Ukrainska Pravda and RBC-Ukraine.
- Russia attacks Ukraine with two Iskander missiles and 130 drones overnightUkrainska Pravda · news report · supports · Retrieved 31 Aug 2026, 09:15 UTC
- Russia strikes Ukraine with 2 ballistic missiles and 130 drones overnightRBC-Ukraine · news report · supports · Retrieved 31 Aug 2026, 09:15 UTC
Classification
Military · Armed attack · Atomic
Tags: iskander · shahed
Participants
- Russia · Initiator · Evidence: Russia attacks Ukraine with two Iskander missiles and 130 drones overnight
- Ukraine · Affected · Evidence: Russia strikes Ukraine with 2 ballistic missiles and 130 drones overnight
Location methodology
Ukraine (nationwide overnight package) · within 250 km · Confidence: Estimated · Evidence: Russia attacks Ukraine with two Iskander missiles and 130 drones overnight
Review and provenance
Revision 2 · First published 31 Aug 2026, 09:09 UTC · Current revision 18 Oct 2026, 22:22 UTC · Change: Correction