# Deaths mount as Russia ramps up missile attacks on Ukraine

https://mins.news/en/item/25049

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-18 10:45 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/18/putins-illusion-of-victory-russia-ramps-up-missile-attacks-on-ukraine?traffic_source=rss

> Russia is intensifying missile attacks on Ukraine, bringing more deaths and deepening trauma among survivors. A Kyiv strike hit a sports centre, killing 12 people and wounding more than 100. Ukrainian experts blame the casualties partly on a severe shortage of Western-made interceptors and Washington’s elusive military support promises.

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