France to deliver interceptor missiles to Ukraine after fresh wave of Russian strikes

In Ukraine on 22 August 2026, Macron said France will deliver interceptor missiles to Ukraine following a fresh wave of Russian strikes. He pledged air defence as strikes in Russia and Ukraine killed people; reports gave 13, 15 and 23 dead in Ukraine, including 15 in a Russian drone strike on a shopping center.

Separately, Ukraine said a drone unit is among 8,500 North Korean troops currently deployed in Russia. A large Russian warehouse was reported to have burned after a Ukrainian drone strike.