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Russian Drones Strike Zaporizhzhia Market and Hostel, Killing One

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Russian drones struck Zaporizhzhia's central market at around 01:37, destroying a shopping complex, damaging vendor kiosks and stored merchandise, and igniting a fire that spread to a nearby hostel just a few meters away. One person was killed in the hostel. The Zaporizhzhia Regional Prosecutor's Office opened a war-crimes investigation into the strike.

Fire damage at Zaporizhzhia's central market after a Russian drone strike, August 19, 2026
Fire damage at Zaporizhzhia's central market after a Russian drone strike, August 19, 2026 — Ukrinform