{"id":370787,"date":"2026-08-17T16:00:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T15:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ukraine-launches-800-drones-at-russia-in-one-of-its-largest-attacks\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T16:00:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T15:00:15","slug":"ukraine-launches-800-drones-at-russia-in-one-of-its-largest-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ukraine-launches-800-drones-at-russia-in-one-of-its-largest-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine launches 800+ drones at Russia in one of its largest attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/1AyYa2vHX6Y\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Ukraine launches 800+ drones at Russia in one of its largest attacks\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1AyYa2vHX6Y\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Russia says it shot down more than 800 Ukrainian drones in what appears to be among Ukraine\u2019s largest aerial attacks on Russia, with authorities reporting at least six people killed. <\/p>\n<p>The two sides have escalated their air war on one another, with Ukraine increasingly firing barrages of drones at targets deep inside Russia, including warehouses and industrial plants as well as refineries. <\/p>\n<p>CNN military analyst Cedric Leighton breaks down Ukraine&#8217;s drone strategy and CNN producer Sebastian Shukla has more details on the strikes.<\/p>\n<p>0:00 Ukraine&#8217;s aerial attack strikes Moscow area e-commerce warehouse<br \/>\n0:53 Retired colonel details how Ukraine&#8217;s drone attacks have changed the war<br \/>\n4:46 Ukraine strikes malls in Russian-controlled territories<br \/>\n5:46 Russia and Ukraine&#8217;s attacks in border regions  <\/p>\n<p>Watch 24\/7 live news with CNN Headlines: https:\/\/bit.ly\/4eIvlTr<\/p>\n<p>#Ukraine #Russia #News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russia says it shot down more than 800 Ukrainian drones in what appears to be among Ukraine\u2019s largest aerial attacks on Russia, with authorities reporting at least six people killed. 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