Zelenskyy: Two killed, 14 injured in Russian strikes on Kryvyi Rih

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  • 16 August, 2026
  • 12:18
Zelenskyy: Two killed, 14 injured in Russian strikes on Kryvyi Rih

Russian forces have launched another wave of attacks on several parts of Ukraine, killing at least three people and injuring dozens, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

According to Report, Zelenskyy said in a statement on his Telegram channel that six people were injured in Kyiv and the surrounding region, where the strikes sparked fires.

"Emergency services are working at the sites of the Russian strikes carried out last night and this morning. In Kyiv, the fires were quickly extinguished, and emergency and rescue operations are continuing," he said.

Russian forces also launched ballistic missile strikes on civilian infrastructure in Kremenchuk, Sumy and Kryvyi Rih.

"Two people were killed and another 14 were injured in Kryvyi Rih. One person was killed in Sumy," Zelenskyy said.

According to the Ukrainian president, 13 Ukrainian regions have been targeted over the past week. Russian forces launched more than 1,550 attack drones, nearly 1,560 guided aerial bombs and 62 missiles at Ukrainian cities and communities, most of them ballistic missiles of various types.

In Kryvyi Rih, the PJSC ArcelorMittal plant was also hit. The strike damaged key energy and blast-furnace production facilities and partially disrupted the plant"s operations. The company condemned the Russian strike on what it described as a civilian facility.

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