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Tuesday, August 5
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.
Russian forces regrouping near Dnipro River as they prepare for more active 'island war,' Ukrainian military officials say
A decrease in assault operations is "related to the regrouping of the relevant Russian units in order to eventually resume more active assaults on the island zone of the right bank of Kherson Oblast," military spokesperson Serhii Bratchuk told the Kyiv Independent.
Zelensky says mercenaries from Asia and Africa fighting for Russia in northeastern Ukraine
"The soldiers on this front are recording the participation of mercenaries from China, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, and African countries in the war. We will respond," President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a statement.
Netherlands to deliver $579 million in US weapon systems to Ukraine, including Patriot missiles
"I am sincerely grateful to the Netherlands for their substantial contribution to strengthening Ukraine's air shield," President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote, saying this is "the first such step" among NATO countries.
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