Russia Torments Kyiv With New Tactic of Nonstop Waves of Drones
The nearly constant air raids, a shift from years of largely overnight attacks, have left residents exhausted and on edge. JB: Evidently a computer provides a leading moving image for this section of the original article; a moving image which my computer cannot share here for technical reasons beyond my know-how. By Siobhán O’Grady and Yurii Shyvala Reporting from Kyiv, Ukraine The New York Times Aug. 31, 2026 Updated 11:42 a.m. ET Russia has turned to a terrifying new tactic in its assaults on Ukraine, launching nonstop waves of armed drones in recent days into busy areas of the capital, Kyiv. The relentless attacks have left residents exhausted and on edge as air raid sirens bellow nearly constantly. With Moscow firing drone after drone into Kyiv, including many powered with jet engines that help them fly so fast they are difficult to intercept, many in the capital have begun to accept that they may be facing a new phase of the war. This period threatens to be more ...