RT News - August 16 2026 (09:00 MSK)

Three people are killed and one wounded in a massive overnight Ukrainian drone and missile attack on Russia’s Rostov Region, with more than 150 aerial targets destroyed in the area. Moscow questions the US and Turkiye’s commitment to seeking peace in the Ukraine conflict as Ankara’s plan to supply Kiev with its aging American-made weapons is made public. Violent clashes break out in parts of predominantly Kurdish regions of Syria amid the mass return of displaced local civilians.