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NewsWPLG Local 10 – Main FeedAugust 22, 2026Miami-Dade

Russian and Ukrainian missile and drone strikes result in multiple civilian casualties

Russian strikes across Ukraine killed at least seven people on Saturday, while a Ukrainian drone strike in Russia's Krasnodar region killed two people. These attacks follow a Friday strike on a shopping center in Kryvyi Rih that resulted in 16 deaths and 130 injuries.

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Why It Matters

The ongoing escalation of long-range missile and drone strikes continues to cause significant civilian casualties and infrastructure damage in both Ukraine and Russia.

Key Facts

  • Seven people were killed in Russian strikes across Ukraine on Saturday.
  • Two people were killed in a Ukrainian drone strike in Russia's Krasnodar region.
  • A Friday strike on a shopping center in Kryvyi Rih killed 16 people and wounded 130.
  • Nine people remain missing following the Kryvyi Rih shopping center attack.
  • The Kryvyi Rih attack involved a 'double-tap' strike, where a second wave hit rescue workers.
  • A ballistic missile strike on Kyiv railway infrastructure killed one person and wounded another.
  • Two people were killed in a Russian ballistic missile strike on the Kyiv region.
  • Russian drone strikes in the Zaporizhzhia region killed four people and wounded 18.
  • The United Nations reported 54 civilians killed and 202 wounded in Kyiv during July.
  • Ukrainian forces struck the Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery in Samara, 1,000 kilometers from the front line.

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