- Aug 27
Russian air defence lieutenant colonel killed by car bomb in Saint Petersburg
A bomb placed under a vehicle in southern Saint Petersburg killed an air defence lieutenant colonel and hospitalised his wife on 27 August 2026.
- Aug 2
Ukraine hits Engels bomber base, Saratov refinery and Wildberries hub in overnight drone barrage
Overnight August 1-2, Ukrainian forces struck the Engels strategic bomber airfield, a Rosneft refinery in Saratov, and a Wildberries logistics centre in Samara region, while Russia claimed a record 1,158 drones intercepted.
- Aug 2
Ukraine hits three Russian oil refineries and sinks sanctioned container ship Yanina in Black Sea
Ukrainian naval drones sank the sanctioned Russian container ship Yanina in the Black Sea early Saturday, as long-range drones also struck three oil refineries in Bashkortostan, which Kyiv puts at nearly 1,600 kilometres from Ukraine. Russian state nuclear company Rosatom, which owns the vessel, called the attack 'piracy.'
