Russia Changing Missile And Drone Attack Strategy On Ukrainian Capital

Key Points:

• Russia has shifted its attack strategy on Kyiv from large, short missile barrages to frequent, smaller waves of one-way drones, aiming to exhaust air defenses and demoralize the population, with Kyiv experiencing a record 15 hours under air raid alerts on August 24.
• Intense fighting continues around Kupyansk in Kharkiv Oblast and Slovyansk in Donetsk, with Russian forces conducting offensive operations but failing to make confirmed advances as Ukrainian forces counterattack.
• Ukrainian officials are investigating negligence after a deadly Russian drone strike on a weapons warehouse in the village of Myla near Kyiv killed at least 37 people; concerns are raised about storing explosives close to residential areas following similar incidents.
• Satellite imagery appears to confirm Ukraine’s claim of damaging a Russian Tu-95MS bomber at Engels Air Base, a critical facility for Russia’s long-range aviation, amid ongoing Ukrainian efforts to target Russian strategic bombers.
• Ukraine continues to rely heavily on AI technology to accelerate and improve targeting processes in warfare, with over 100 domestic companies using a secure platform to train military AI systems on real battlefield data.