Russian ballistic missiles kill five in Zaporizhzhia, strike Kyiv as Ukraine warns of North Korean arms for Russia
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Russian forces launched ballistic missile strikes on Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia early Tuesday, killing at least five people and injuring 21, according to Ukrainian officials and local reports. In Zaporizhzhia, five were killed and 20 injured, while one person was reported injured in Kyiv, where explosions were heard near the city center and a warehouse was damaged in the Shevchenkivskyi district .
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko warned residents to seek shelter as medics were dispatched to the attack site. Zaporizhzhia Oblast Governor Ivan Fedorov confirmed that Russian forces targeted the regional center with ballistic missiles and guided aerial bombs, damaging homes, infrastructure, and causing fires and power outages .
The attacks came as Ukraine’s Air Force issued warnings that Russian ballistic missiles were also targeting Sumy, Kharkiv, and Chernihiv. A Kyiv Independent reporter in Zaporizhzhia described hearing around 10 explosions, with one blast shaking a building “like an earthquake,” likely caused by a guided aerial bomb .
Meanwhile, Ukrainian drone strikes hit deep inside Russia, including an oil refinery in Siberia and a Wildberries warehouse in Voronezh, with images showing fires and large smoke plumes. Ukrainian officials claim the e-commerce giant supplies the Russian military with drone parts .
A Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian city of Nizhnekamsk killed at least 13 people, including a child and seven Uzbek citizens, and wounded 39 others, according to Russian authorities. The strike targeted industrial and civilian infrastructure, including the Taneco oil refinery in Tatarstan .
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated in his nightly address that Russia is preparing to deploy an additional North Korean contingent on its territory and has received ballistic missiles from North Korea. “For the first time in its history, Russia cannot wage war without reinforcements from North Korea,” Zelensky said, warning that North Korea’s military collaboration with Russia poses a growing threat to Japan, South Korea, and the Philippines .
Russia has escalated its missile campaign against Ukraine during the summer of 2026, exploiting a critical shortage in Ukraine’s air defense interceptors, which leaves cities virtually defenseless against ballistic missiles, according to the Kyiv Independent .
A World Health Organization humanitarian warehouse in Ukraine, holding supplies worth an estimated $500,000, was destroyed in the overnight strikes .
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⚡️Update: 5 killed, 21 injured as Russian attacks hit Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv. Five people were killed and 20 injured in Zaporizhzhia, while one person was reported injured in Kyiv.
bluesky_Kyiv Independent · about 2 hours ago
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ukrinform · about 2 hours ago
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ukrinform · about 2 hours ago
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independent · about 2 hours ago
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france24 · about 2 hours ago
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ukrinform · about 3 hours ago
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ukrinform · about 3 hours ago
Zelensky says Ukraine will step up strikes deep inside Russia
news.yahoo.com · about 3 hours ago
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ukrpravda · about 3 hours ago
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mastodon bot · about 3 hours ago
Ukraine kills 13, including a child, in drone attack on Russian city of Nizhnekamsk, officials say A Ukrainian drone strike killed at least 13 people, including Central Asian nationals and a child, and wounded 39 others in the Russian city of Nizhnekamsk, authorities said…
japantoday · about 3 hours ago
Moment Ukraines Black Forest Brigade destroys Russian air defence command centre Ukraine said the attacks on key air defence systems would allow them to strike deeper into Russia
independent · about 4 hours ago
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ukrinform · about 4 hours ago
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ukrinform · about 4 hours ago
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telegram_France 24 · about 4 hours ago
⚡️North Korea sending more ballistic missiles, troops to Russia as Ukraines strikes reach farther, Zelensky says. "This is the first time in Russian history that...they cannot wage war without supplies from North Korea," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
bluesky_Kyiv Independent · about 4 hours ago
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mastodon bot · about 4 hours ago
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ukrinform · about 6 hours ago
📰 Update from Ukraine | Awesome! New Strikes Approved! Russia will be Kaboomed🔗 #RussianInvasion #RussianWar #Ukraine
mastodon bot · about 6 hours ago
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gdeltproject.org · about 6 hours ago
President Volodymyr Zelensky reported on August 10 that Russia has received additional ballistic missiles from North Korea and is preparing for the arrival of more North Korean troops. #Russia #NorthKorea
mastodon bot · about 6 hours ago
📰 5 killed, 21 injured as Russian attacks hit Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv🔗 #RussianInvasion #RussianWar #Ukraine
mastodon bot · about 6 hours ago
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mastodon bot · about 7 hours ago
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ukrinform · about 7 hours ago
Russia launches ballistic missile strikes on Ukraine, killing five
news.yahoo.com · about 7 hours ago
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mastodon bot · about 7 hours ago
🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 – Russia launched around 10 missiles against Ukraine, including ballistic Iskander-M/KN-23 missiles and hypersonic Zircon missiles, as well as multiple gliding bombs against targets in Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia. Multiple impacts were recorded. @GeoPWatch
telegram_GeoPWatch · about 7 hours ago
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ukrpravda · about 7 hours ago
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ukrpravda · about 7 hours ago
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bluesky_Kyiv Independent · about 8 hours ago