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Children among wounded in Zelensky's hometown, struck by Russian drones

Children among wounded in Zelensky's hometown, struck by Russian drones
France 24 Saturday 22 August 2026, 09:38 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read
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Early this Saturday, Russian strikes killed at least two people in Ukraine. In Zaporizhzhia, a drone killed a man and wounded four, according to officials, while a warehouse was on fire in Kyiv. It comes after a Russian bombing killed at least 20 people on Friday, 16 of them in two successive strikes on a busy shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih.

Early this Saturday, Russian strikes killed at least two people in Ukraine. In Zaporizhzhia, a drone killed a man and wounded four, according to officials, while a warehouse was on fire in Kyiv. It comes after a Russian bombing killed at least 20 people on Friday, 16 of them in two successive strikes on a busy shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Kiyv, Emmanuelle Chaze. Keywords for this article [Image text:] MABULANE Emmanuelle Chaze,France 24 Correspondent|Kyiv,Ukraine Children among wounded in Zelensky's hometown DEADLYRUSSIANDRONESTRIKEHITSUKRAINE HALIOHAJISHA nOnILIAYKPAIHN FRANCE 24
Zelensky (PERSON) Russian (ORG) Ukraine (LOCATION) Zaporizhzhia (LOCATION) Kyiv (LOCATION) Kryvyi Rih (PERSON) FRANCE (LOCATION) Kiyv (ORG)
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