At least two killed in fresh Russian strikes on Ukraine

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · Aug 22, 2026 · 472 words · By Nathan Rennolds

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What to know about Ukrainian Retaliation

The strikes come a day after Russia launched a major daytime drone attack on the city of Kryvyi Rih, the hometown of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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What happened

The strikes come a day after Russia launched a major daytime drone attack on the city of Kryvyi Rih, the hometown of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Why it matters

At least two people have been killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine on Saturday, as rescue operations continue in Kryvyi Rih following Friday's deadly attack on a shopping centre.

Common ground

In Kyiv, one person died after a fire broke out at a building in the capital's Darnytskyi district, according to the Kyiv City Military Administration, which had issued an air raid alert shortly before.

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Claim 1: “Kryvyi Rih, the hometown of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy”

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Multiple independent news sources (The Guardian, The Hindu, Deutsche Welle) explicitly identify Kryvyi Rih as President Zelenskyy's hometown.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kryvyi Rih is a city in central Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Kryvyi Rih Raion and its subordinate Kryvyi Rih urban hromada in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. The city is part of the Kryvyi Rih Metro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kryvyi_Rih

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Oleksandr Semenovych Zelenskyy (Ukrainian: Олександр Семенович Зеленський; born 23 December 1947) is a Ukrainian mining scientist and mathematician, who specializes in the automation of geological and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleksandr_Zelenskyy

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Semyon (Simon) Ivanovich Zelensky (Ukrainian: Семен Іванович Зеленський; 5 May 1924 – 10 June 1993) was a Soviet-Ukrainian infantryman and law enforcement official, who was the paternal grandfather of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semyon_Zelenskyy

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Claim 2: “air defences had shot down or neutralised 3 Kh-31P/Kh-59 air-to-ground missiles, 6 ‘Banderole’ loitering munitions, as well as 182 enemy UAVs of the Shahed and Gerber types and other types of drones”

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Claim 3: “A man was also killed in a drone strike on Kushuhum in the southeastern Ukrainian region of Zaporizhzhia”

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Multiple sources, including Ukrainska Pravda and other web results, confirm a drone strike in Kushuhum, Zaporizhzhia, that killed one man.

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web search NEUTRAL — A 32-year-old man was killed in the attack, while his 30-year-old colleague was injured.As reported by Ukrinform, on Tuesday, August 18, Russian forces launched a drone strike on the settlement of Kus…
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/4155229-russian-drone-h…

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web search NEUTRAL — A Russian drone struck Kushuhum in the Zaporizhzhia region. A man was killed, while four other people were injured and are receiving medical attention.In Kyiv’s Darnytskyi district, a Russian ballisti…
https://unn.ua/en/news/a-russian-drone-attacked-kushuhum-in-…

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web search NEUTRAL — A Russian drone hit a civilian car in Kushuhum, Zaporizhzhia region, killing a 73-year-old man and a 47-year-old woman and injuring a 38-year-old resident, officials said.
https://en.lb.ua/news/2026/09/01/40810_russian_drone_kills_t…

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Claim 4: “in the Bryansk region, we took out drone-control relay stations”

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Claim 5: “61 of those injured in the attack remain in hospital, with 23 in a 'serious condition.'”

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Claim 6: “At the Saky airfield, a Su-24M aircraft and four pieces of airfield equipment were destroyed”

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Claim 7: “At least 16 people were killed and 130 were injured in the attack [on Kryvyi Rih]”

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Wikipedia specifically records that on August 21, Russian drone strikes on a shopping center in Kryvyi Rih killed at least 16 people and injured more than 130 others.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russian forces have carried out a series of artillery fire and air raids on the city of Kryvyi Rih during the Russo-Ukrainian war.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kryvyi_Rih_strikes_(2022–prese…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (Ukrainian: Футбольний Клуб Кривбас Кривий Ріг) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Kryvyi Rih. Until 2013 the club participated in professional competitions. In J…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Kryvbas_Kryvyi_Rih

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Claim 8: “Ukraine has carried out its own strikes over the last 24 hours, targeting the Novokuybyshevsk oil refinery as well as a logistics hub in the Samara region”

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Claim 9: “Russia launched a major daytime drone attack on the city of Kryvyi Rih”

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Multiple sources, including Euronews and other web results, confirm a major daytime drone assault on Kryvyi Rih.

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web search NEUTRAL — On 8 September, Russian troops tried to launch a missile attack on Kryvyi Rih, but was later blocked by the Ukrainian Air Defense Forces.[6]. Flood after destruction of the dam.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kryvyi_Rih_strikes_(2022–prese…

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web search NEUTRAL — Four others were injured in the attack, he said. The strikes come a day after Russia launched a major daytime drone assault on the city of Kryvyi Rih, the hometown of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zel…
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/22/at-least-two-k…

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web search NEUTRAL — Russian forces launched a drone attack on Kryvyi Rih overnight on July 8, injuring one man, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Governor Serhii Lysak reported. According to Lysak, the drones targeted an agricultura…
https://kyivindependent.com/russian-forces-launch-drone-atta…

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Claim 10: “Russian forces launched 217 drones and a number of missiles at Ukraine overnight”

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Claim 11: “The Odesa railway is also under attack”

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Multiple sources (#Mezha and other web results) confirm that the Odesa railway/Rozdilna station was also targeted and damaged.

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web search NEUTRAL — As a result of the Russian attack, one employee, a foreman, was killed at the scene. The remaining workers were quickly evacuated after the first strike. In addition, the Russian attack damaged the Od…
https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/russia-attacks-railway-facil…

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web search NEUTRAL — Another night of terrorist attacks on the railway. In Darnytsia, one of the railway facilities was struck by ballistic missiles.The Odesa Railway was also affected during the overnight attack by Russi…
https://mezha.net/eng/bukvy/167df229_russian_ballistic_strik…

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web search NEUTRAL — Emergency responders braved towering flames after Russian forces launched consecutive drone strikes on an 11-story railway administrative building in Odesa. First responders who rushed to the scene fo…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFKyGxwXsew

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Claim 12: “In Kyiv, one person died after a fire broke out at a building in the capital's Darnytskyi district”

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Multiple web search results report a fire in the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv resulting in a death, linked to Russian drone/missile activity.

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web search NEUTRAL — The attacks damaged residential buildings in two districts of Kyiv. The strike has killed one woman and injured at least 17, including two children.Separately, a fire broke out in an open area in the …
https://kyivindependent.com/russia-resumes-relentless-drone-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Starting around 5 AM Kyiv time, Russian forces launched a massive drone attack on Kyiv. The aftermath has been recorded in at least four districts: Dniprovskyi, Darnytskyi, Desnianskyi, and Pecherskyi…
https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/kyiv-hit-in-morning-attack-h…

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web search NEUTRAL — KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched an intense barrage of ballistic missiles and drones overnight into Saturday, killing at least nine people and wounding 33 civilians in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv,…
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-07-31/russia…

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Claim 13: “nine people, including two children, were still missing following the strikes [on Kryvyi Rih]”

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Claim 14: “Four others were injured in the attack [on Kushuhum]”

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Confirmed by multiple sources, including Ukrainska Pravda and reports from Ivan Fedorov, stating four people were injured in the Kushuhum attack.

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web search NEUTRAL — A Russian drone struck Kushuhum in the Zaporizhzhia region. A man was killed, while four other people were injured and are receiving medical attention.Fedorov clarified that it was a Russian drone tha…
https://unn.ua/en/news/a-russian-drone-attacked-kushuhum-in-…

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web search NEUTRAL — The official vehicle was damaged. In Kushuhum, an enemy drone struck a State Emergency Service vehicle that was heading to put out a fire. The vehicle was damaged, and four rescuers were injured. – Iv…
https://mezha.net/eng/bukvy/a42c1f9d_russian_drone_hits/

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web search NEUTRAL — Russian forces attacked Kushuhum in the Zaporizhzhia district with a drone on the night of 21-22 August. One person has been killed and four injured in the strike. Source: Ivan Fedorov, Head of Zapori…
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/08/22/8049773/

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Claim 15: “At least two people have been killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine on Saturday”

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Confirmed by multiple sources including AOL and other web search results stating at least two people were killed in Russian strikes on Saturday.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In March and April 2021, before the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Armed Forces began massing thousands of personnel and military equipment near Russia's border with Ukraine and in Crim…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prelude_to_the_2022_Russian_in…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During the Russo-Ukrainian War (2022–present), the Russian military has continuously carried out deliberate attacks against civilian targets and indiscriminate attacks in densely populated areas. The …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_attacks_on_civilians_i…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russian census identified that there were more than 5,864,000 Ukrainians and Ukrainian citizens living in Russia in 2015, representing over 4.01% of the total population of the Russian Federation…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainians_in_Russia

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Claim 16: “authorities say [the attack on Kryvyi Rih] came in two waves”

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Only Al Jazeera is cited as reporting that the attack came in two waves; other provided evidence for this claim is generic city/club information from Wikipedia.

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Claim 17: “Russian forces had targeted a railway facility with ballistic missiles and that the victim was a foreman at the site”

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Confirmed by multiple sources including #Mezha and AOL, citing the head of Ukrainian Railways regarding a ballistic missile strike on a railway facility that killed a foreman.

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web search NEUTRAL — Turning one of Kyiv’s main transport arteries into a target zone, Russian forces launched ballistic missiles at the Darnytsia railway district early on 22 August, killing a foreman and damaging key in…
https://hamerintel.com/data/articles/15331

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web search NEUTRAL — Drones reportedly target Russia’s Novokuibyshevsk Refinery as Fire Erupts.On the night of August 22, Russian forces launched a ballistic missile attack on a railway facility in Kyiv’s Darnytskyi distr…
https://mezha.net/eng/bukvy/167df229_russian_ballistic_strik…

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web search NEUTRAL — Oleksandr Pertsovskyi, the head of Ukrainian Railways, a state-run rail operator, said Russian forces had targeted a railway facility with ballistic missiles and that the victim was a foreman at the s…
https://www.aol.co.uk/articles/least-two-killed-fresh-russia…

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