Russian strike on Kryvyi Rih steel plant kills 2, wounds 14, Zelenskyy says

Sunday, August 16, 2026Confirmed

World Desk

Street view in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine — Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0). File: Kryvyi_Rih_city_01.jpg — city context; not a plant strike photo

What we know

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday a Russian missile attack on Kryvyi Rih killed two people and wounded 14, with France 24 and other outlets locating the hit at ArcelorMittal’s steel plant — Zelenskyy’s hometown industrial complex. The strike was part of a wider day of Russian attacks that also damaged sites in Kyiv.

What's confirmed

Zelenskyy’s Sunday statement: two dead, 14 wounded in Kryvyi Rih.
France 24 and wires tied the industrial hit to ArcelorMittal’s Kryvyi Rih works.

What's still developing

Production impact and longer outage estimates from the company were not detailed in the day’s first reports.

Sources

France 24 — Kryvyi Rih plant casualties in Sunday strike roundup link
Associated Press — Zelenskyy Kryvyi Rih toll link