Conflict & Security
Zaporizhzhia attack kills five, Ukraine officials say
A Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia in southeastern Ukraine killed five people and wounded 20, regional authorities said early Tuesday, August 11, as explosions were also heard in Kyiv during what officials called a ballistic missile strike.
Ivan Fedorov, head of the Zaporizhzhia regional military administration, said the casualty number was continuing to rise. He said Russian forces struck industrial facilities and infrastructure, and that a garage cooperative and residential buildings were damaged.
In Kyiv, AFP journalists heard several loud explosions shortly after midnight after authorities warned of approaching missiles. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the capital was “under ballistic missile attack” and that emergency services had been sent to the Shevchenkivsky district. City authorities said at least one person had been wounded.
President Volodymyr Zelensky had earlier said Russia was preparing to deploy more North Korean troops and had received new ballistic missiles from Pyongyang. Moscow has stepped up ballistic missile strikes in recent weeks. Only certain air defence systems, including US Patriots, can intercept them. Ukraine has also been increasing strikes against Russian cities far from the border.
Update
Zaporizhzhia regional authorities said the attack killed five people and wounded 20.
Ivan Fedorov said the Zaporizhzhia casualty count was continuing to rise.
Source note: AFP news report published on 10 August 2026 at 23:48:48 UTC.
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Kyiv city authorities said at least one person had been wounded.
Zaporizhzhia regional military administration head Ivan Fedorov said at least nine people were wounded in a Russian missile strike.
Fedorov said industrial facilities and infrastructure were attacked and that a garage cooperative and residential buildings were damaged.
Source note: AFP news report published on 10 August 2026 at 23:07:28 UTC.
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Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said emergency services had been sent to the Shevchenkivsky district.
Air raid sirens began shortly before the blasts were heard.
President Volodymyr Zelensky had earlier said Russia was preparing to deploy more North Korean troops and had received new ballistic missiles from Pyongyang.
Source note: AFP news report published on 10 August 2026 at 22:14:54 UTC.
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AFP journalists said several loud explosions were heard shortly after midnight local time.
Authorities had warned of several approaching missiles.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko wrote that Kyiv was under attack by ballistic missiles.
Source note: AFP news report published on 10 August 2026 at 21:53:03 UTC.
Uncertainty notes
The Zaporizhzhia casualty toll may change because regional authorities said the number of casualties was continuing to rise.
The full extent of damage and casualties in Kyiv was not specified.
Zelensky's statements about North Korean troops and ballistic missiles are claims by Ukraine's president and were not independently verified in the supplied material.
Source
AFP news report published on .