War in Ukraine
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![S8000 Banderol missile on a land-launching system.]( "S8000 Banderol missile on a land-launching system.")
![Illustrative image. Smoke rising at sunset following a drone strike in Kyiv, on August 20, 2026.]( "Illustrative image. Smoke rising at sunset following a drone strike in Kyiv, on August 20, 2026.")
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![The Sukhoi Su-24M supersonic, all-weather attack aircraft/interdictor of the Russian Air Force in flight.]( "The Sukhoi Su-24M supersonic, all-weather attack aircraft/interdictor of the Russian Air Force in flight.")
![Col. Dmitry Shabaev, commander of Russia’s 64th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade.]( "Col. Dmitry Shabaev, commander of Russia’s 64th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade.")
![Fire Point long-range missile during recent tests.]( "Fire Point long-range missile during recent tests.")
![Fire at the Ozon logistics complex in Russia’s Samara region, August 22, 2026.]( "Fire at the Ozon logistics complex in Russia’s Samara region, August 22, 2026.")
![Destroyed Russian armored vehicle.]( "Destroyed Russian armored vehicle.")
![A Su-34 bomber jet. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A Su-34 bomber jet. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)")
![North Korean servicemen march on Red Square during the Victory Day military parade in central Moscow on May 9, 2026. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)]( "North Korean servicemen march on Red Square during the Victory Day military parade in central Moscow on May 9, 2026. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Smoke rises from a shopping complex in Kryvyi Rih following a Russian drone strike on August 21, 2026.]( "Smoke rises from a shopping complex in Kryvyi Rih following a Russian drone strike on August 21, 2026.")
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![Photo of Dariia Mykhailenko]( "Photo of Dariia Mykhailenko")
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Russia struck Kryvyi Rih’s largest shopping complex with drones in broad daylight, turning a busy civilian hub into a burning wreckage. 16 people were killed; at least 130 others, including 23 children, were injured. Search and rescue operations are still ongoing as of the morning of August 22nd.![A lab technician wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) inspects a chemical reactor containing vaccine material at the Gamaleya National Research Center in Moscow, Russia, on August 6, 2020.]( "A lab technician wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) inspects a chemical reactor containing vaccine material at the Gamaleya National Research Center in Moscow, Russia, on August 6, 2020.")
![Illustrative image. Russian S-300 transport-loading vehicle.]( "Illustrative image. Russian S-300 transport-loading vehicle.")
-e6d81aecec231c86293b013ea88aef13.jpg "Col. Dmitry Shabaev, commander of Russia’s 64th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade.")
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