Russia and Ukraine Intensify Drone Attacks and Bombings

A Ukrainian drone strike on Wildberries facilities in Moscow left at least five people dead and a dozen injured on August 4, according to Russian authorities.5 Russian authorities claimed that anti-aircraft alarms were not activated during the attack, surprising civilians on a southern Russian beach on August 3.2,4 The impact of a Ukrainian drone on a beach in southern Russia caused six deaths, three of them children, and fifty wounded, according to Russian media.2,4

Russia reported that it shot down 635 Ukrainian drones during a night attack on August 3, according to the headline of the Times of India newspaper.1 Ukraine attacked a Wildberries warehouse east of Moscow on August 3, according to the company and local authorities, in the context of an offensive against Russian infrastructure.3 Russia bombed a warehouse in Ukraine's Kharkiv region over the weekend of 2 and 3 August, according to France 24.3

A woman and two girls were killed in Ukraine's Sumy region by Russian shelling on August 4, according to France 24.6 Another person was killed in Mikolaiv by Russian bombing on August 4, while Ukrainian drone strikes left one dead in Bryansk, another in Belgorod and five more in and around Moscow.6 Ukraine attacked Wildberries facilities in Moscow on August 4, leaving five people dead, according to Russian authorities.5

Russia intensified its offensives against energy infrastructure and residential areas in Ukraine, according to France 24.9 Moscow denounced Ukrainian attacks on military depots and a resort, according to France 24.9 Independent Russian media and Ukrainian authorities reported on a possible new mobilization of soldiers in Russia, although the Russian government denied it.8