War in Ukraine

On the morning of August 3, Ukrainian drones struck yet another strategic facility belonging to the Russian e-commerce platform Wildberries—this time in the Vladimir Region of the Russian Federation.

In Belgorod, Russia, a fire broke out in a building at the V. G. Shukhov Belgorod State Technological University following a nighttime drone attack.

On the night of August 3, explosions and drone activity were reported in several areas of occupied Crimea. In Kerch, a fire broke out following one of the explosions, and in Feodosia, according to preliminary reports, a drone struck near an oil depot.

A Russian attack drone struck a gas station in the Kyivskyi district of Kharkiv. A fire broke out at the scene, and all relevant emergency services are on the scene.

Russian forces carried out an airstrike on Zaporizhzhia. Preliminary reports indicate one fatality and 11 injuries. A private home, high-rise buildings, and warehouse facilities were hit.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy congratulated the servicemen of the Ukrainian Air Force and presented them with state awards. He emphasized that Ukraine had managed to preserve and strengthen its air force, preventing Russia from gaining control over Ukrainian airspace.

Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov stated that Russian troops attacked the city 109 times in July, with nearly half of the strikes carried out by FPV drones. In total, eight people were killed as a result of the shelling during the month, including one child, and another 217 people, including 24 children, were injured.

Since early July, as part of the special operation “Crimean Circuit Breaker Off,” Ukrainian UAV operators have targeted 177 energy facilities belonging to the occupying forces in the temporarily occupied territories of southern Ukraine.

Over the past week, Russian occupation forces have carried out an intense campaign of aerial terror against Ukraine’s civilian population and infrastructure. Sixteen Ukrainian regions came under enemy attack, with more than half a thousand destroyed facilities recorded.

On the night of August 2, Russian attack drones once again struck the largest warehouse complex belonging to the Ukrainian online retailer Rozetka. This is the second attack by enemy drones on the company’s logistics facility in the last 24 hours.