Day 35 · Russia-Ukraine War

Russia, Ukraine Trade Deadly Strikes

Russian and Ukrainian strikes killed at least 10 after a shopping mall attack killed 16.

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Updated Aug 22, 6:15pm ET

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Russian drone and missile strikes killed at least seven people in Ukraine, while Ukrainian drone attacks killed at least three people in Russia’s Krasnodar region in the latest cross-border attacks. The strikes came a day after a Russian drone attack on a Ukrainian shopping center killed 16 people and wounded more than 130. Ukrainian officials said Russia has intensified ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv, and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said one latest strike killed one person and wounded another. Russian officials said Ukrainian drones also hit an Ozon warehouse and an industrial facility in Samara.

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