Russia Launches 200+ Drones and Missiles at Ukraine, Killing Two in Kharkiv and Striking Odesa

At least two people were killed in Kharkiv, while residential buildings and infrastructure were damaged in Odesa, leaving at least eight people injured.

According to Ukraine’s Air Force on August 9, Russian forces launched 202 Shahed-type attack drones, including jet-powered variants, as well as Gerbera drones, Parodiya decoys, and Banderol loitering munitions from several locations in Russia and temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories.

Russian forces also attacked the Odesa region with Iskander-M ballistic missiles or missiles launched from S-400 systems, Oniks anti-ship missiles, and Kh-31P anti-radiation missiles. The launches were carried out from temporarily occupied Crimea and the Black Sea, the Air Force said.

As of 8 a.m. local time, Ukrainian air defenses had shot down or suppressed 174 Russian drones and five Banderol loitering munitions across northern, southern, and eastern Ukraine. Missile and drone strikes were recorded at 22 locations, while debris from intercepted targets fell at another six sites.

Several Russian missiles failed to reach their intended targets as a result of Ukrainian defensive measures, according to the Air Force. Information on their impact sites was still being clarified.

Odesa sustained the most extensive damage in the region, Odesa Regional Governor Oleh Kiper said. Several residential buildings in two districts were damaged or partially destroyed, while infrastructure facilities and civilian vehicles were also hit.

Eight people were reported injured in Odesa, seven of them in moderate condition. Most sustained shrapnel wounds, according to Kiper.

The attack also disrupted essential services in parts of the city. Electricity outages were reported following damage and failures in the local grid, while water supplies were temporarily unavailable for many consumers. Municipal authorities also suspended electric public transport, deploying buses on several tram and trolleybus routes.

In Kharkiv, Russian forces struck residential buildings in the city’s Saltivskyi district on the morning of August 9, according to Mayor Ihor Terekhov and Kharkiv Regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov.

One apartment building sustained extensive damage between its seventh and tenth floors, while people were reported trapped inside as emergency crews began rescue operations.

Two people were killed and at least 13 were reported injured, according to the latest figures provided by Kharkiv city authorities. A nearby office building was also struck.

Elsewhere, three people were injured in Ukraine’s Zhytomyr region after a strike damaged a private home, civilian infrastructure, and a private company with German investment. One person was hospitalized with burns.

In Kherson, a 12-year-old girl was hospitalized after a Russian drone attack on August 8. Local authorities said she sustained a concussion and blast-related injuries.

A day earlier, on August 8, Russia launched six Iskander-M ballistic and S-400 missiles alongside 151 attack and decoy drones at Ukraine. Ukrainian air defenses intercepted or suppressed 135 drones, while three civilians—including a three-year-old boy—were killed in the Kyiv region after Russian drones struck a private home in Pukhivka.

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