Russian strikes kill 6 people in Ukraine, day after shopping complex attack
Russian aerial strikes on Ukraine and a Ukrainian drone attack on Russia's Krasnodar region resulted in multiple casualties on both sides. These events follow a deadly Russian attack on a shopping center in Kryvyi Rih.
Why it matters
The ongoing escalation of cross-border attacks highlights the intensifying nature of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and its devastating impact on civilian infrastructure.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian drone hits Russia’s Krasnodar region, killing three people, officials say.
x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info A Kyiv resident removes scattered debris next to destroyed vehicles the day after a Russian missile and drone attack, August 21, 2026 [Francisco Seco/AP Photo] By Al Jazeera staff , AP and Reuters Published On 22 Aug 2026 22 Aug 2026 Russian aerial strikes on Ukraine have killed at least seven people and injured many others, while a Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s Krasnodar region has killed three people there, officials on both sides said.
The attacks on Saturday came a day after a Russian strike on a Ukrainian shopping centre killed at least 16 people and wounded about 130.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said one person was killed and another wounded when Russian ballistic missiles hit railway infrastructure in the capital, Kyiv, overnight.
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