Russian Air Defenses Destroy Hundreds of Ukrainian Drones, Several Missiles — Defense Ministry
Workers inspect Flamingo missiles a Fire Point’s secret factory in Ukraine on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. 
Being updatedRussian air defenses managed to intercept and destroy 4 Ukrainian Flamingo long-range cruise missiles, as well as 3 HIMARS rockets, 10 guided bombs and 992 drones, Russia’s Defense Ministry said.Meanwhile in the Ukrainian conflict zone:Units of Russia’s Yug Battlegroup liberated the settlement of Rai-Alexandrovka in the Donetsk People’s RepublicOver the past day, Ukrainian military lost over 445 soldiers in combat against Russia’s Vostok Battlegroup; additionally, over 195 Ukrainian soldiers were eliminated by the Sever Battlegroup, up to 285 by the Tsentr Battlegroup, up to 210 by the Zapad Battlegroup, over 165 by the Yug Battlegroup, and up to 60 by the Dnepr Battlegroup.In Konstantinovka, Russian forces swept 98 buildings clear of Ukrainian militants and destroyed 17 Ukrainian military vehicles.
