Russian missile strike on Kryvyi Rih
Russian forces launched a deadly missile attack on the city of Kryvyi Rih, the hometown of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The Ukrainian president condemned the strike as an 'absolute Russian atrocity' and vowed a response, urging the international community not to remain silent regarding the ongoing targeting of civilian areas.
Date: August 21, 2026
Location: Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine
Conflict: Russia-Ukraine War
Category: missile
Severity: CRITICAL
Source: The Guardian