MOSCOW, August 17. /TASS/. The Bank of Russia set the official dollar exchange rate for August 18, 2026, at 85.0136 rubles, 46.87 kopecks higher than the previous level. The dollar exceeded the 85 ruble mark for the first time since September 12, 2025.

The official euro exchange rate increased by 82.11 kopecks to 98.3352 rubles.

The official yuan exchange rate increased by 14.86 kopecks to 12.6275 rubles.

Russian air defenses down 822 Ukrainian drones overnight

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Ukrainian drones were intercepted over the Belgorod, Bryansk, Vladimir, Volgograd, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Lipetsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Oryol, Rostov, Ryazan, Tambov and Tula regions, the Moscow region, Krasnodar Krai and the Republic of Crimea, as well as over the Azov and Black Seas

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