At around midnight on July 16, Russian forces used attack drones to strike military targets within Ukraine. A series of explosions occurred in multiple areas: Dnipropetrovsk Oblast; Mykolaiv Oblast; Odesa Oblast (Izmayil); Cherkasy Oblast; Vinnytsia Oblast; Kryvyi Rih; Kramatorsk; and other locations.

Ukrainian media (source: RBC Ukraine) reported that Kryvyi Rih, Kharkiv, and Izmayil were attacked by "Sunflower" drones. The cities experienced large-scale power outages and fires. Critical infrastructure was targeted.

This afternoon, Kharkiv was again subjected to a large-scale attack by Russian "Sunflower" suicide drones. After the city's industrial enterprises were attacked, fires broke out.

On July 16, the mayor of Kharkiv, Telyukhov, stated that in the evening, a military-industrial enterprise in Kharkiv was heavily attacked, and fires broke out after Russian long-range strike means arrived at the scene.

According to Lesak, head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, a fire occurred at the location where Russian long-range strike means arrived in Kryvyi Rih.

Currently, approximately 100 Russian "Sunflower" suicide drones are operating within Ukraine.

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