Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv hits Wildberries again as Zelensky launches hundreds of drones in mass attack

Ukrainian drones struck another facility belonging to Russian retail giant Wildberries on Sunday, as Kyiv continued to target the country’s largest online retailer. The strike on a warehouse in the Samara region caused a fire, but no casualties, regional governor Vyacheslav Fedorishchev said. The warehouse lies about 800km (500 miles) from Ukraine’s most advanced military positions. The latest attack came as cross-border drone strikes intensified, with Ukrainian attacks killing at least nine people in Russia and Russian strikes killing at least five in Ukraine, according to officials in both countries. Kyiv has attacked about a dozen Wildberries sites since 18 July in a bid to disrupt the operations of the company, a linchpin of the consumer economy that Kyiv says helps bolster Vladimir Putin’s war machine. Russia’s defence ministry said it downed 635 Ukrainian drones during the night. Moscow does not typically reveal the total number of projectiles fired by Ukraine. Man arrested after shooting injures four Ukrainian military recruitment officers in Odesa A 32-year-old man was arrested after allegedly opening fire on military recruitment officers in the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa on Sunday, injuring four people, police said. The suspect was detained at the scene and his pistol was seized, while authorities launched an investigation into the shooting. The incident occurred during a mobilisation operation and is the latest in a series of attacks targeting Ukraine’s Territorial Recruitment Centres (TCCs). Police say attacks on enlistment officers have risen sharply since Russia’s full-scale invasion, with 118 incidents recorded in the first four months of 2026 alone, according to The Kyiv Independent. Maroosha Muzaffar3 August 2026 06:02EU naval mission boards a sanctioned Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker in the Mediterranean An EU naval mission led by Italy boarded a sanctioned Russian “shadow fleet” tanker in the Mediterranean on Sunday, the second such operation in less than two weeks as Europe increases efforts to stop Moscow from evading oil sanctions. Italy’s defence ministry said the tanker, Toa Payoh, was intercepted west of the Sicilian island of Pantelleria while sailing from Benin to Istanbul. The ship, which switched to a Cameroonian registry last week, was boarded after its captain initially refused to provide documents. Italian forces, backed by a Greek naval vessel and a Polish patrol aircraft, inspected the tanker to verify its identity, according to The Kyiv Independent. “I wish to commend the crew of the Thaon di Revel and all military personnel involved in the operation for the professionalism, preparedness, and resolve they demonstrated,” Italian defense minister Guido Crosetto said. “This activity serves as further concrete evidence of Italy's contribution to security in the Mediterranean and to the European Union’s efforts.” Maroosha Muzaffar3 August 2026 05:42One killed and 31 injured in Russian attack on residential building in Zaporizhzia A Russian daytime glide bomb struck a multi-storey apartment building in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia on Sunday, killing at least one woman and injuring 31 others, according to regional governor Ivan Fedorov. Rescue teams were searching the partially collapsed building for survivors, while authorities also reported damage elsewhere in the city. Located about 20km (12 miles) from the front line, Zaporizhzhia has come under frequent Russian bombardment throughout the war due to its proximity to the fighting. Maroosha Muzaffar3 August 2026 05:10Ukraine targets Wildberries again Ukrainian drones struck another facility belonging to Russian retail giant Wildberries on Sunday, hitting a warehouse in the Samara region as Kyiv continued a campaign targeting the country’s largest online retailer. The strike caused a fire, but no casualties, regional governor Vyacheslav Fedorishchev said. The warehouse lies about 800km (500 miles) from Ukraine’s most advanced military positions. The latest attack came as cross-border drone strikes intensified, with Ukrainian attacks killing at least nine people in Russia and Russian strikes killing at least five in Ukraine, according to officials in both countries. Ukrainian forces have targeted around a dozen Wildberries facilities since 18 July in what appears to be an effort to disrupt the operations of the company, a cornerstone of Russia’s consumer economy that is often described as the country’s equivalent of Amazon. Maroosha Muzaffar3 August 2026 04:53Crew of Iranian ship hit in Ukrainian attack returns home The crew of ⁠an Iranian commercial ship that was ⁠hit ​in ⁠a Ukrainian ⁠attack and ​the ⁠body ‌of a sailor killed in ‌the incident ‌have returned ⁠to Iran, according to Iran's semi-official ISNA news agency in ‌a report ​on ‌Sunday. Iran said an attack in the Caspian Sea in late July resulted in an explosion that killed one sailor and injured another. Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araqchi had vowed that the Ukrainian ⁠attack on an Iranian commercial vessel "cannot go unanswered". Arpan Rai3 August 2026 03:58‘I can live without fear for the first time’: Inside the camp in Italy helping Ukraine’s traumatised children The thunderous explosions of Russian Grad rocket launchers, staccato blasts of approaching gunfire, and the screeching whirr of air raid sirens have been the soundtrack to Yevhen and Vlad’s childhoods during four years of war in Ukraine. Both teenagers have suffered immensely as a result of Russia’s invasion, recalling to The Independent their grim personal anecdotes including a civilian minibus torn to shreds by Russian gunfire, the kidnapping of family members, and the destruction of their home towns. Now, for the first time since 2022, the 17-year-olds no longer need fear the sound of a passing aircraft, tucked safely away in the Italian coastal town of Lignano Pineta alongside 30 others, for a camp aimed at alleviating the psychological toll of war for Ukrainian children.