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SAT · 2026-08-22 · 12:09 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0822-104837
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Russian strikes kill 6 people in Ukraine, day after shopping complex attack

Russian aerial strikes across Ukraine have resulted in at least six fatalities and 26 injuries. In the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv, a ballistic missile attack caused a warehouse fire that killed one person.

By Al Jazeera staff, AP and ReutersAl JazeeraFiled 2026-08-22 · 12:09 GMTLean · CenterRead · 2 min
Russian strikes kill 6 people in Ukraine, day after shopping complex attack
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Russian aerial strikes across Ukraine have resulted in at least six fatalities and 26 injuries. In the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv, a ballistic missile attack caused a warehouse fire that killed one person. The Kherson region reported three deaths and 13 wounded from strikes damaging homes. Donetsk saw one death and seven injuries, while Sumy reported one fatality from a drone strike on a house and six other injuries from separate drone attacks. Meanwhile, a Ukrainian drone strike in Russia's southern Krasnodar region hit a house, killing two children and injuring their parents. These events occurred as rescue operations continued in Kryvyi Rih following a previous Russian attack on a shopping complex.

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One person was killed in a warehouse fire in the Darnytskyi district following an overnight Russian ballistic missile attack.

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In Russia’s southern Krasnodar region, authorities said two children were killed and two adults wounded in a Ukrainian drone strike.

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In the Kherson region, three others were killed and 13 wounded after Russian strikes damaged homes and apartment buildings.

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A Ukrainian drone attack hit a house in southern Russia, killing two children and injuring their parents.

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Russian aerial strikes on Ukraine killed at least six people and injured 26 others.

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Meanwhile, a Ukrainian drone hits a house in southern Russia, killing two children and injuring their parents, officials say.Ukraine" class="entity-link entity-event" data-entity-id="191077" data-entity-type="event">Russian aerial strikes on Ukraine have killed at least six people and injured 26 others, while a Ukrainian drone attack hit a house in southern Russia, killing two children and injuring their parents, officials on both sides said.Kyiv’s Mayor Vitali Klitschko confirmed on Saturday morning that one person was killed in a warehouse fire in the Darnytskyi district following an overnight Russian ballistic missile attack.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Russian drone attack on busy shopping centre kills 15 in Ukrainelist 2 of 4Russian expert warns of impending social crisis as Ukraine death toll riseslist 3 of 4Ukraine sanctions popular Russian cartoon ‘Masha and the Bear’list 4 of 4Several killed in Russia’s ‘double-tap’ drone strike on Ukraine mallend of listIn the Kherson region, three others were killed and 13 wounded after Russian strikes damaged homes and apartment buildings, the regional military administration reported.In Donetsk region, Russian attacks left one person dead and seven wounded, including five in the front-line city of Kramatorsk, according to regional governor Vadym Filashkin, local media reported. In the Sumy region, a drone strike on a house killed one man, while six others were hurt in separate drone attacks across the region, regional officials said, according to reports.In the city of Kherson itself, a drone strike set a shopping centre ablaze, though no casualties were reported, reports said.On the other side, in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region, authorities said two children were killed and two adults wounded in a Ukrainian drone strike.The latest attacks coincided with ongoing rescue operations in Kryvyi Rih, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s hometown, where emergency workers searched the charred wreckage of the Sunny Gallery shopping complex following Friday afternoon’s assault.
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