Archive · 16 Aug 2026

Russia Demands Answers on Turkey Arms Transfer as Kyiv Strikes

Russia Demands Answers on Turkey Arms Transfer as Kyiv Strikes

Russia and Ukraine are in a war.

Russia is unhappy because it heard that weapons from the United States, stored in Turkey, might be sent to help Ukraine.

Russia asked the US and Turkey to explain what is happening and warned that the move would hurt their relationships.

At the same time, Ukraine is using long-range attacks to hit places deep inside Russia.

Ukraine says it struck an important space factory in the Russian city of Samara with special missiles called Flamingo missiles.

Russian leaders say they stopped the attack and that only a little damage happened.

Ukraine also says it hit an air base and an oil facility far from the border.

Both sides send many drones at each other, and Russia says it stopped 598 Ukrainian drones in one day.

A Russian attack on an apartment building in Ukraine hurt many people, and sadly a tiny baby died.

Ukraine says it is causing damage inside Russia so that peace will come sooner.

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