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.
Read the full story at WPLG Local 10 – Main FeedWhy 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.
Who's Mentioned
locationSamara“Region in Russia”locationKyiv“Capital of Ukraine”organizationUnited Nations“International organization reporting on civilian casualties”organizationOzon“Russian online retailer”personVolodymyr Zelenskyy“President of Ukraine”locationKrasnodar“Region in Russia”locationKryvyi Rih“City in central Ukraine”personOleksandr Hanzha“Dnipropetrovsk regional head”organizationWildberries“Russian online retailer”