Unmanned Systems Forces commander Robert "Magyar" Brovdi confirmed the attacks, marking the eighth and ninth Wildberries facilities to be struck since the campaign started.
Police have detained a 32-year-old man suspected of opening fire on military recruitment personnel in Odesa, injuring four.
The sanctioned vessel was intercepted in international waters west of Pantelleria, an island between Sicily and Tunisia. Initially, the ship's captain did not cooperate when asked to provide the requested documentation, Italy's Defense Ministry said.
A Russian drone crossed into Romanian territory for about 20 minutes before returning to Ukraine, where it was shot down by Ukrainian forces, Romania's Defense Ministry said.
Key developments on Aug. 1-2: * Russian oil refinery, airbase, Wildberries warehouse reportedly struck by Ukrainian forces * Ukraine sinks sanctioned Russian ship in Black Sea, Zelensky says * Ukraine strikes 3 oil refineries, 4 radar systems deep inside Russia, SBU says * 'Putin has to be stopped' — 9 killed, dozens injured in Kyiv as Russia launches 2nd major attack on Ukraine in 48 hours Ukrainian forces struck a Russian air base in Engels and an oil refinery in Saratov Oblast overnight
In this episode of Ukraine This Week, Anna Belokur examines Russia's covert recruitment networks and how the Kremlin systematically enlists ordinary people to carry out sabotage, espionage, and cyberattacks across Ukraine and Europe.
U.S. President Donald Trump said he would grant Ukraine a license to produce its own Patriot interceptor missiles, but he walked the offer back hours before Russia's latest ballistic missile strike hit Kyiv.
The Kyiv Independent's coverage of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, after eight years of aggression against Ukraine that began in 2014 with the annexation of Crimea and fighting in Donbas. The war has resulted in tens of thousands of military and civilian casualties and displaced millions of Ukrainians. NATO and Western allies have provided military aid to Ukraine while the conflict continues across fronts in Ukraine’s south and east.
Founder and CEO Tatiana Kim claimed that Wildberries entrepreneurs in Russia and partner countries, including China and Kazakhstan, had "suffered losses amounting to billions."
