ConflictMissile Strike Kills 10 in Ukraine as UN Aid Chief Tours Frontline HospitalsAired August 19, 2026 at 5:26 PM UTCWritten September 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:00At least 10 people were killed [music]0:01and 20 injured when a missile struck0:03Pereyaslav in the Kyiv region on the0:05morning of August 18th, [music] while0:07strikes on energy infrastructure cut0:08power at the same time. The casualties0:10were concentrated [music] in Pereyaslav,0:12where the strike hit residential areas0:14and left 20 more people injured. The0:16same window of attacks struck energy0:18[music] sites and knocked out0:19electricity, compounding the pressure on0:21communities already exposed to repeated0:22[music] missile and drone fire. On0:24August 18th and 19th, the UN's top0:27humanitarian official moved through the0:28front-line south, visiting Mykolaiv and0:31Kherson to meet displaced families and0:32victims of drone attacks in hospitals.0:34[music]0:35Across the first half of 2026,0:37humanitarian operations reached 30:39million people across Ukraine [music]0:41with 60% of that help going to0:43front-line areas where each person0:44received at least one form of0:45assistance. The missile and energy0:47strikes landed the morning of the 18th,0:50while the hospital visits in Mykolaiv0:51and Kherson [music] unfolded across the0:5318th and 19th, linking the casualty0:55surge to the ongoing front-line [music]0:57aid effort. Still not detailed are the0:59final toll and condition of those1:00injured, which energy facilities were1:02damaged, and [music] how long power will1:03stay out, what the humanitarian chief1:05will conclude or appeal for after1:07[music] hearing from families and1:08victims, and who was responsible and1:10what broader damage was caused.1:12Like and follow for more stories that1:14matter.Explore with HeyDexThe shortThe short ↗