Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has rejected calls for wartime elections, warning that a vote during the ongoing war with Russia could divide Ukraine while his government confronts new security and funding challenges.
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Russia Strikes Ukraine Steel Plant as Kyiv Hits Moscow Region
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia launched a fresh wave of overnight airstrikes across Ukraine, killing two people and injuring 14 at a major steel plant in Kryvyi Rih, while Ukraine carried out a large drone attack on the Moscow region that killed one person and set fire to a warehouse operated by Russia’s leading e-commerce retailer.
Zelensky Accuses Russia of Using North Korean Missiles in Fresh Strikes
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia and Ukraine exchanged overnight strikes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow of using North Korean ballistic missiles in an attack on Zaporizhzhia that killed at least six people and injured 19 others. The latest escalation came amid continued long-range attacks between the two sides and follows deadly Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia’s Tatarstan region.
Russian Strikes Near Kyiv Kill Three, Including Child
KYIV, Ukraine — Russian strikes killed three people, including a child, in Ukraine’s Kyiv region on Saturday, August 8, 2026, according to regional administration head Tymur Tkachenko, as explosions shook the capital and fires broke out in parts of the city.
Russia Launches Deadly Missile and Drone Attack on Ukraine as Zelensky Urges More Patriot Air Defenses
At least nine people were killed and 30 others injured, including four children, after Russia launched a large-scale overnight missile and drone assault targeting Kyiv and several other regions of Ukraine. Following the attack, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky renewed his appeal to Western allies for additional Patriot air defense missiles, warning that the country’s shortage of anti-ballistic interceptors is leaving civilians increasingly vulnerable.