World·NewRussian forces ‌killed six people early on Tuesday in an attack on the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia that involved North Korean ballistic missiles, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.At least 12 people killed across Ukraine in separate Russian attacksThomson Reuters · Posted: Aug 11, 2026 9:13 AM EDT | Last Updated: 11 minutes agoListen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.A resident clear debris at the site of a Russian missile and airstrike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Tuesday. (Reuters)Russian forces ‌killed six people early on Tuesday in an attack on the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia that involved North Korean ballistic missiles, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.Six others were killed overnight in the Ukrainian regions of Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk, and a Russian attack on Kyiv caused fires in the capital, Ukrainian officials said. Regional governor Ivan Fedorov posted photos online ​showing buildings and vehicles ablaze in Zaporizhzhia, where officials said 20 people had ​also been wounded. "The city was hit by North Korean ballistic missiles, Zircons (anti-ship missiles) and KABs (precision-guided aerial bombs)," Zelenskyy wrote on Telegram. "A brutal attack calculated to inflict maximum damage on civilian infrastructure." Russia did not immediately say ​whether it had used North Korean missiles in the attack on Zaporizhzhia. There was no comment from Pyongyang. Russia's ⁠Defence Ministry said its forces ⁠had struck the Nova Poshta sorting complex in Kyiv, which it ‌said was used to store and distribute dual-use goods, including components for drones and electronic warfare equipment. WATCH | Ukraine's missile defence system challenge:West hasn't given Ukraine enough to win the war: former NORAD commanderAugust 6|Duration 7:18Retired major-general Scott Clancy says Ukraine has been fighting a war of attrition as Western allies provide enough support to keep it in the fight but not enough to secure victory. He says Ukraine urgently needs more air defence systems and long-range capabilities as Russia ramps up missile production.Russian forces also struck a metallurgical plant in Zaporizhzhia that produces flat-rolled steel, which it said was used by the Ukrainian military, the ministry said. The attacks followed a Ukrainian drone strike that Russian authorities said on Monday had killed at least 13 ⁠people and wounded 39 in the Russian city of Nizhnekamsk, one of the heaviest civilian tolls in Russia in months. More than four years after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, there is no end in sight to a war that has killed many thousands of people, mostly in Ukraine, devastated towns ‌and cities and forces millions of Ukrainians from their homes. Russia has continued heavy bombardments of Ukraine, trying to exploit Ukraine's shortage of high-end air defences by using more ballistic missiles, which are particularly hard to shoot down. Kyiv has increasingly been striking Russia, including hitting oil refineries and warehouses used by e-commerce retailer Wildberries. Ukraine said on Tuesday it had targeted ​an oil refinery in the Russian city of Orsk in its latest strikes.Why attack 'Russia's Amazon'? | About ThatAugust 4|Duration 1:45Andrew Chang explains why Ukraine is carrying out drone attacks on warehouses owned by Wildberries — Russia's most profitable online retailer.