Coverage dated July 31, 2026 to August 4, 2026

Russia and Ukraine trade more fatal drone attacks

Headline from The Columbian, on the newest of 4 developments

Russia and Ukraine traded accusations on Tuesday that each side’s attacks caused civilian deaths, with officials in the Moscow region saying five people were killed there while authorities in Ukraine said a similar number, including two children, died at various sites across the country.

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  1. Russian attacks kill 8, injure 66 across Ukraine over past day, with Zaporizhzhia hit hardest

    Headline from The Kyiv Independent ·

  2. Russia says seven killed as Ukrainian drone hits crowded Russian beach

    Headline from KVIA El Paso ·

  3. Russia and Ukraine trade drone attacks with 5 killed in each country

    Headline from KXAN Austin ·

  4. Newest

    Russia and Ukraine trade more fatal drone attacks

    Headline from The Columbian ·

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  1. The Kyiv Independent

    Russian attacks kill 9, injure 48 across Ukraine over past day as country reels from deadly mass strike (opens The Kyiv Independent)

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    The Kyiv Independent's feed description

    Russian forces launched another large-scale aerial attack on Ukraine, deploying 255 Shahed-type attack drones overnight on July 31, the Air Force said.

  2. The Kyiv Independent

    Russian attacks kill 6, injure over 80 in Ukraine over past day (opens The Kyiv Independent)

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    The Kyiv Independent's feed description

    Ukrainian forces downed 109 out of the 133 drones, including Shahed-type attack drones, launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force reported. Twenty-four drones drones struck 19 different locations, and debris fell in three more areas.

  3. Deutsche Welle

    Ukraine hits targets deep inside Russia, killing eight (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Ukrainian drone strikes inside Russia killed eight people overnight in attacks that targeted military and civilian infrastructure. Russia said Moscow's forces downed 635 drones in the assault.

  4. KOB 4

    Ukrainian drones kill 5 in Russia and set fire to Wildberries warehouse (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    Ukrainian drone strikes killed at least five people across Russia, also hitting industrial sites and a further warehouse belonging to Wildberries, Russia’s largest online marketplace, local officials said.

  5. The Columbian

    Ukrainian drones kill five in Russia, hit another Wildberries warehouse (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    Ukrainian drone strikes have killed at least five people across Russia, also hitting industrial sites and another warehouse belonging to Russia’s e-commerce giant Wildberries, local officials said.

  6. Union Leader

    Ukrainian drones kill eight in Russia and strike Wildberries warehouse, governors say (opens Union Leader)

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    Union Leader's feed description

    Ukrainian drone strikes killed at least eight people in Russian regions overnight and on Sunday, hitting targets including a warehouse belonging to Wildberries, Russia’s largest online retailer, regional officials said.

  7. The Guardian

    Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv’s forces hit Wildberries again amid deadly trade of strikes with Russia (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Attacks on Russian retailer’s facilities in two regions trigger fires as at least 14 killed in cross-border exchanges; EU force boards Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker. What we know on day 1,622 Ukrainian drone strikes killed at least nine people in Russia on Sunday, with targets again including retail…

  8. The Kyiv Independent

    Ukrainian drones reportedly target Wildberries warehouse, university linked to drone development in Russia (opens The Kyiv Independent)

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    The Kyiv Independent's feed description

    Ukraine's military reportedly struck a Wildberries logistics center in the town of Khryastovo in Russia's Vladimir Oblast on the morning of Aug. 3, Russian Telegram media channels reported.

  9. France 24

    Russia's online retailer Wildberries says warehouse on fire after Ukrainian drone attack (opens France 24)

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    Russian ​top online retailer Wildberries said on Monday that a Ukrainian drone attack on ​one of ‌its warehouses ⁠in the Vladimir region had caused ‌a fire to break out. The company, known as the country's Amazon, has been targeted several times by Ukrainian drones over the last few weeks.

  10. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Ukrainian drone strikes kill 5 in Russia (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    Ukrainian drone strikes killed at least five people across Russia, also hitting industrial sites and a further warehouse belonging to Russia's e-commerce giant Wildberries, local officials said.

  11. The Kyiv Independent

    Russian attacks kill 8, injure 66 across Ukraine over past day, with Zaporizhzhia hit hardest (opens The Kyiv Independent)

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    The Kyiv Independent's feed description

    Alongside the attack on Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Russia launched 181 drones at Ukraine overnight, the Air Force said.

  12. Oil Price

    Ukrainian Drone Attacks Push Russia's Largest Online Retailer Abroad (opens Oil Price)

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    Oil Price's feed description

    Desperate to blunt the threat posed by Ukrainian drone attacks, the operator of Wildberries, Russia’s leading e-commerce platform, is looking to lease warehouse space in neighboring Kazakhstan. In response to a series of recent Ukrainian drone strikes across Russia that have destroyed at least 10 pe…

  13. KVIA El Paso

    Russia says seven killed as Ukrainian drone hits crowded Russian beach (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    By Kosta Gak, Lauren Kent, Anna Chernova, Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — At least seven people were killed in southern Russia on Monday after debris from a Ukrainian drone fell onto a crowded beach, according to local officials, in one of the deadliest incidents in recent weeks.

  14. Just the News

    Russia and Ukraine trade blame for drone strike on Russian beach that killed 7, including 3 kids (opens Just the News)

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    Moscow accused Ukraine of targeting civilians in the attack, which would be a war crime, but Ukraine said Russian air defenses brought the drone down over the beach, which caused civilians to be killed in the explosion.

  15. BNO News

    Ukrainian drone crashes into beach in southern Russia, killing 7 (opens BNO News)

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    A drone crashed into a crowded beach in southern Russia, killing seven people and injuring about 40 others, according to Russian officials. Russia and Ukraine blamed each other for the civilian casualties.

  16. France 24

    Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia kill at least six, spark fire at Wildberries warehouses (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    At least six people were killed in Ukrainian drone attacks across Russia, local officials said Tuesday on the messaging app Telegram. Warehouses belonging to the Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries were targeted for the second night in a row.

  17. NBC News

    Russia says a Ukrainian drone struck a busy beach, killing at least 7 people (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Russia said that seven people, including three children, had been killed and about 40 injured in what it said was a deliberate Ukrainian drone attack on civilians.

  18. Deutsche Welle

    Ukraine drone strikes kill five near Moscow, Russia says (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Russian officials say Ukrainian drones have killed five people, hitting industrial and warehouse sites near Moscow and St Petersburg. Meanwhile, a soldier has killed four people in Russian-controlled Crimea. DW has more.

  19. Green Field Reporter

    Russia and Ukraine trade drone attacks with 5 killed in each country (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    Russia and Ukraine traded accusations Tuesday that each side’s attacks caused civilian deaths, with officials in the Moscow region saying five people were killed there while authorities in Ukraine said a similar number, including two children, died at various sites across the country.

  20. Daily Journal

    Russian and Ukrainian drone strikes kill at least 5 in each country (opens Daily Journal)

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    Daily Journal's feed description

    Ukrainian drone attacks in the region around Moscow killed five people, local officials said Tuesday, while authorities in Ukraine said Russian aerial strikes there also caused at least five civilian deaths.

  21. CBS News

    Ukrainian drone strike on Russian warehouses in Moscow region kills 5 (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Ukraine has conducted long-range strikes targeting civilian infrastructure in Russia, and in recent weeks stepped up attacks on warehouses belonging to the Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries.

  22. Al Jazeera

    Nine killed in escalating long-range strikes between Russia and Ukraine (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Missile and drone strikes far beyond the front lines are causing a mounting civilian death toll in both countries.

  23. WMUR

    Russia says 7 killed when Ukrainian drone debris hit crowded Russian beach as 5 killed in Ukraine (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    At least seven people were killed in southern Russia on Monday after debris from a Ukrainian drone fell onto a crowded beach, according to local officials.

  24. NBC News

    Russia and Ukraine trade blame over drone crash that killed 7 beachgoers (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Russia and Ukraine traded blame after a drone slammed into a beach in the Black Sea resort town of Gelendzhik. Russian officials said seven people were killed.

  25. CBS News

    Drone hits crowded Russian beach, killing 7 people (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    A drone hit a packed beach in southern Russia on Monday on the Black Sea coast. Russian officials say seven people were killed and dozens were injured. Holly Williams reports.

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