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Abbey Fenbert
Senior News EditorAbbey Fenbert is a senior news editor at the Kyiv Independent. She is a freelance writer, editor, and playwright with an MFA from Boston University. Abbey served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ukraine from 2008-2011.
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Russian gasoline prices hit record high amid Ukrainian strikes on oil refineries, Russian media reports
A market source told the Russian state outlet Kommersant that Ukrainian attacks on oil facilities on Aug. 2 contributed to the price hike.

Russian drone strikes kill 3 in Kharkiv Oblast
The attacks struck a residential building and a moped, killing three civilians in the Chuhuiv district. Local prosecutors are investigating the attack as a war crime.

Russia abandons moratorium on deployment of short, intermediate-range missiles
The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Aug. 4 that it no longer considered itself bound by the moratorium due to recent actions by the United States.

Ukraine's military intelligence, partisans blow up bus carrying Chechen soldiers in occupied Melitopol
Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) conducted a joint operation with local partisans to blow up a minibus in occupied Melitopol, killing all five soldiers of the Russian-backed Akhmat unit on board.

Russian troops resort to 'total infiltration' tactics in front-line Pokrovsk, Ukraine's commander-in-chief says
Russian forces are "looking for vulnerabilities in our defense, and conducting active combat operations in several directions simultaneously," Commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi reported.

Ukraine aims to secure all EU aid planned for 2025, economy minister says
Kyiv has submitted an updated version of the Ukraine Plan for the European Commission's consideration, following the EU's decision to cut the next tranche of the Ukraine Facility due to incomplete reforms.

Russian drone strike kills child in Sumy Oblast
The attack killed a 12-year-old boy and left a 13-year-old hospitalized with shrapnel wounds, Governor Oleh Hryhorov said.

India to keep buying Russian oil despite Trump threats, NYT reports
The Indian government has "not given any direction to oil companies" to reduce Russian imports, one senior official told the New York Times.

Ukraine's law enforcement uncovers drone procurement corruption scheme involving lawmakers
Oleksii Kuznetsov, a member of parliament who belongs to Zelensky's Servant of the People party, allegedly accepted kickbacks for inflating military contracts. He has been dismissed from his parliamentary faction pending the outcome of the case.

Russian nuclear submarine base hit by tsunami, satellite images reveal
The waves reportedly hit the Rybachiy naval base, which houses the bulk of the nuclear submarines in Russia's Pacific Fleet, according to images taken by the Umbra Space satellite the morning after the tsunami.

Russian drone attack on Kharkiv injures 11, infant and children among victims
The victims include a 5-month-old baby, along with a 9-year-old and 10-year-old boy, Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported. Five of the victims have been hospitalized.

'It's disgusting' — Trump says deadly Russian attack on Kyiv 'very sad,' threatens sanctions
Trump said he found Russia's latest attacks against Ukraine "disgusting" and said the Kremlin has "about eight days" to make a deal or face sanctions.

Kyiv recognizes forced resettlement of 700,000 Ukrainians from communist Poland as deportation
The new law provides compensation for material and moral damages incurred by victims of deportation and their descendants.

Russian missile hits Ukrainian military training ground, killing 3 soldiers, injuring 18
Russia launched a missile attack on a military training facility of Ukraine's Ground Forces on July 29, killing at least three soldiers and injuring another 18.

'Taking back what is theirs' — Ukrainian special forces successfully raid Russian-occupied island in Black Sea
Ukrainian special forces destroyed Russian weaponry and personnel during a combat operation on the Tendra Spit, an island off the coast of the occupied area of Kherson Oblast, Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) reported on July 29.
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