🔴 Live: Zelensky says Russia fired North Korean missiles at Zaporizhzhia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that Russia fired North Korean missiles in an overnight attack that killed six and wounded 19 in the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia. At least six people were killed and 20 injured in the attacks. Follow our live blog for the latest developments.
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Residents stand at the site of a supermarket warehouse hit by a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on August 5, 2026. © Gleb Garanich, Reuters
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that Russia fired North Korean missiles in an overnight attack that killed six and wounded 19 in the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia. At least six people were killed and 20 injured in the attacks. Follow our live blog for the latest developments.
Yesterday's key developments:
• Russia intercepted 456 Ukrainian drones in overnight attacks targeting around 15 regions, including Tatarstan in central Russia and annexed Crimea.
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that as many as 50,000 North Korean soldiers could be deployed to Russia, reflecting growing military cooperation between the two countries.
• Russian bomb strikes on Ukraine's northern city of Sumy injured at least five people and damaged a number of residential areas, according to regional governor Oleh Hryhorov.
(FRANCE 24 with Reuters, AP and AFP)
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