10 killed in Russian and Ukrainian attacks a day after fatal shopping mall drone strike

Key Points:

• Russian drone and missile strikes killed at least seven people across Ukraine, including attacks on Kyiv’s railway infrastructure and the Zaporizhzhia region, while a Ukrainian drone strike in Russia’s Krasnodar region killed three people, including two children.
• The attacks followed a deadly Russian drone strike on a shopping center in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, which killed at least 16 people, wounded around 130, and left four missing; Kryvyi Rih is the hometown of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
• Russian forces have intensified ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv, exploiting Ukraine’s limited supply of US-made Patriot interceptors, which are the only weapons capable of shooting down these missiles.
• Ukraine has responded with long-range drone strikes targeting Russian oil facilities and logistics centers, causing fuel shortages and disrupting major retailers like Wildberries and Ozon in Russia.
• The United Nations reported Kyiv as one of the hardest-hit cities in July, with at least 54 civilians killed and 202 wounded amid ongoing large-scale Russian missile and drone attacks.