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Sunday, August 2
'They must face the most severe punishment' – How Vyshyneve's ammunition depot multiplied the toll of Russia's strike
VYSHNEVE, Kyiv Oblast – After a Russian missile strike tore through a quiet suburb just southwest of Kyiv on July 6, causing massive explosions at a warehouse near a residential area, entire streets resemble a front-line town. Where neat gardens, cherry trees, and family homes once stood, there are now scorched foundations, collapsed roofs, and piles of twisted metal. The blast resulted in the most extensive damage to residential areas since Russia's full-scale invasion began, Ukrainian officia
Russian oil refinery, airbase, Wildberries warehouse reportedly struck by Ukrainian forces
Ukrainian forces struck a Russian air base in Engels and an oil refinery in Saratov Oblast overnight on Aug. 2, Ukraine's General Staff confirmed after reports by monitoring channels.
Russian attacks kill 6, injure over 80 in Ukraine over past day
Ukrainian forces downed 109 out of the 133 drones, including Shahed-type attack drones, launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force reported. Twenty-four drones drones struck 19 different locations, and debris fell in three more areas.
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,449,120 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The figure includes 1,500 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Moscow restaurant explosion kills at least 3, injures 21, Russian authorities say
The suspect, a security guard, and a patron of the restaurant were killed, and 21 others were injured, Russia's anti-terrorism committee reported.
Saturday, August 1
Russian drone attack on Rozetka warehouse kills employee, injures 7 following Ukrainian strikes on Russia's Wildberries
A Russian drone struck a warehouse belonging to Ukrainian online retailer Rozetka in Kyiv Oblast on Aug. 1, killing one employee and injuring seven others.
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Founder and CEO Tatiana Kim claimed that Wildberries entrepreneurs in Russia and partner countries, including China and Kazakhstan, had "suffered losses amounting to billions."
