Russian, Ukrainian Strikes Kill 5 as Patriot Shortage Exposes Kyiv to Ballistic Missiles
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Updated · NBC News · Aug 22
Russian, Ukrainian Strikes Kill 5 as Patriot Shortage Exposes Kyiv to Ballistic Missiles
3 articles · Updated · NBC News · Aug 22
Summary
Three people were killed in Ukraine and two children died in Russia’s Krasnodar region in overnight cross-border attacks, with Kyiv’s railway infrastructure and the surrounding region hit by Russian ballistic missiles.
Patriot interceptor shortages have left Ukraine unable to reliably stop ballistic missiles—the only weapon in its arsenal that can shoot them down—helping drive a recent intensification of Russian strikes on the capital.
Kryvyi Rih’s death toll rose to 16 after Friday’s Russian drone strike on a shopping center, with 130 wounded and nine still missing; Zelenskyy said a second wave hit as rescuers responded.
Kyiv has been pummeled repeatedly this summer, including attacks that killed 16 people 24 hours earlier and 17 more just over two weeks ago, while the U.N. said 54 civilians were killed there in July.
Ukraine has also pushed the war deeper into Russia with long-range drone attacks on oil and logistics sites; Astra reported a blaze at a Samara refinery and officials cited damage at an industrial facility and an Ozon logistics center.