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Russia Strikes Zaporizhzhia, Killing At Least Nine Civilians

8/13/2026

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Zelensky Deploys

On Tuesday, August 11, 2026, Russian forces attacked Zaporizhzhia, killing at least nine civilians and wounding dozens.
President Volodymyr Zelensky announced a decision to deploy 30,000-50,000 North Korea soldiers on Russian territory, after saying Russia received additional ballistic missiles from North Korea.
Ukraine’s intelligence reported a missile unit deploying to Russia with 120 missiles and six launchers.
Russia’s Defence Ministry said the strikes hit Kyiv’s Nova Poshta complex and Zaporizhstal steel plant.

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Zelensky Seeks Aid

Russian forces attacked Zaporizhzhia on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, killing at least nine civilians and wounding dozens.
The bombing exposed Ukraine’s dire shortage of Patriot air-defence interceptors, leaving steel-plant workers vulnerable and spurring President Zelensky to seek additional allied assistance.
The Zaporizhstal steel plant said seven workers died and 21 were injured.
Zelensky asserted the missiles came from North Korea, underscoring growing Russian-North Korea military ties.

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Historical Context

In March 1999 NATO launched Operation Allied Force, a 78-day air campaign against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia that flew over 38,000 combat missions without UN Security Council approval, forcing Serbian forces to withdraw from Kosovo. The bombing marked NATO’s first unilateral intervention and set a precedent for later East-West air-power confrontations, shaping today’s heightened NATO-Russia tensions.

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Zelensky Deploys

On Tuesday, August 11, 2026, Russian forces attacked Zaporizhzhia, killing at least nine civilians and wounding dozens.
President Volodymyr Zelensky announced a decision to deploy 30,000-50,000 North Korea soldiers on Russian territory, after saying Russia received additional ballistic missiles from North Korea.
Ukraine’s intelligence reported a missile unit deploying to Russia with 120 missiles and six launchers.
Russia’s Defence Ministry said the strikes hit Kyiv’s Nova Poshta complex and Zaporizhstal steel plant.

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