Ukraine-Russia Strikes Escalate | Cork News

Cork News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 22, 2026 · 1m

Ukraine reels from a brutal day of escalating strikes as Russian missiles kill seven, including two in Kyiv, while Ukrainian drones strike back, killing three—including children—in Russia’s Krasnodar. The violence follows a devastating drone attack on a Kryvyi Rih shopping center that killed 16 and injured over 100, with Zelenskyy calling it a “double-tap.” Ukraine struggles with air defense gaps, especially against ballistic missiles, amid a summer surge of attacks targeting civilians. Meanwhile, Ukrainian drones hit a Russian oil refinery 620 miles away, forcing Putin to admit economic…