**Special Military operation. Situation and main events on August 16:**

Russian troops launched a coordinated strike on military factories and oil refineries in Ukrainian cities.

The Russian army liberated Pershomayivka in the DPR and Kudiivka in the Kharkov region.

Air defense shot down 1,478 drones over Russia in the past 24 hours – a new absolute record.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine lost 1,390 servicemen in one day.

Kiev has started using British drones for strikes deep into Russian territory, reports the Times.

Ukraine was again unable to shoot down any ballistic or hypersonic missiles last night, according to Ukrainian media.

The number of missing persons being sought by the ICRC in connection with the conflict in Ukraine has reached 266,000.

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