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Russia launched the second-largest air attack of the war with 614 munitions including 574 drones and 40 missiles (4 Kinzhal, 2 Iskander-M, 19 Kh-101, 14 Kalibr), targeting western Ukraine. One person was killed and three injured. A Flextronics consumer electronics factory in Mukachevo was destroyed.

Mukachevo, Zakarpattia
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Russia launched the second-largest air attack of the war with 614 munitions including 574 drones and 40 missiles (4 Kinzhal, 2 Iskander-M, 19 Kh-101, 14 Kalibr), targeting western Ukraine. One person was killed and three injured. A Flextronics consumer electronics factory in Mukachevo was destroyed.

Russia struck the Flex enterprise in Mukachevo causing a massive fire and injuring at least 19 employees

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russia launched 574 drones overnight, including Shahed attack drones and decoys, as well as 40 missiles, among them four Kh-47 Kinzhal ballistic missiles and two Iskander-M or North Korean KN-23 ballistic missiles

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 546 drones and 31 missiles

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:26.167Z

Source story: day-1275a-2025-08-24