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. One killed and 31 injured in Russian attack on residential building in ZaporizhziaA 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 againUkrainian 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 homeThe 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 childrenThe 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.Read more here:Alex Croft3 August 2026 03:00Russia says it struck Ukrainian port infrastructureRussia's Defence Ministry said on Sunday its forces had struck infrastructure and two vessels with military cargo in Ukraine's port of Mykolaiv. Moscow’s forces also hit a vessel carrying military supplies in the Black sea, it added. We’re working to bring you more on the attacks.Alex Croft3 August 2026 01:29Ukrainian drones kill eight in Russia and strike Wildberries warehouseUkrainian 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.Russia's Defence ⁠Ministry said it had downed 635 Ukrainian drones during the night.Kyiv's drones attacked a Wildberries warehouse in the Samara region, around 800 km (500 miles) from Ukraine's most advanced military positions, Samara Governor Vyacheslav Fedorishchev said. He said there were no casualties and that a fire ⁠that had broken out as a result ​of ⁠the attack was being put out.Ukrainian forces have been striking deeper inside Russia as they expand strikes on economic and energy targets, ⁠hoping to undermine Moscow's ability to wage its more than four-year-old war in Ukraine.Holly Evans3 August 2026 00:00At least eight killed in mass Ukrainian drone attack on RussiaAt least eight people in Russian regions overnight and on Sunday, after Kyiv launched at least 635 drones in a mass attack.Among the targets was a warehouse belonging to Wildberries, Russia's largest online retailer, regional officials said.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. The acting governor of Russia's border region of Belgorod, Alexander Shuvayev, said a Ukrainian drone struck an area next to a playground, killing one child and injuring two.Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia's commissioner for children's rights, was quoted by Russian news agencies as saying that the strike was "another inhumane terrorist act" by Ukraine.The Ukrainian Defence Ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Ukraine's drones attacked a Wildberries warehouse in the Samara region, around 800 km (500 miles) from Ukraine's most advanced military positions, Samara Governor Vyacheslav Fedorishchev said. Fedorishchev said there were no casualties and that a fire that broke out as a result of the attack was being put out. Smoke rises after a Ukrainian drone attack on a Wildberries warehouse (Reuters)Alex Croft2 August 2026 23:19Death toll of Moscow restaurant explosion rises to fiveRussian authorities have increased the death toll of the explosion in Moscow’s Balzi Rossi restaurant to five. Two people died in hospital following the explosion, Radio Liberty’s Russian Service said according to Ukrainska Pravda, after three deaths had originally been reported by Russia’s National Anti-Terrorism Committee. Another six people are in a serious condition, it said. Alex Croft2 August 2026 23:04As millions jet off on holiday, meet the men choosing to go to a warzone with total strangerst’s hard to travel off the beaten track any more. Thanks to social media, no site is unseen, no viewpoint unphotographed, and no hidden gem concealed for long. According to the World Tourism Barometer, this is pushing more of us to holiday further afield – Brazil, Curaçao and Uzbekistan saw some of the largest increases in visitor numbers last year.But some are willing to take things further than others. For four years, one group has seen plenty of new sights – by driving into an active warzone.Ukrainian Action, a charity set up after Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, has just sent its 500th vehicle full of aid and equipment across Europe to support Ukrainians in need on and off the front line. With Russian airstrikes actively targeting ordinary homes, civilian businesses, and infrastructure facilities with ballistic missiles and drones, killing at least 26 people, including four children, in separate attacks this week, Ukraine is a highly volatile place to be.Read the full article here: Holly Evans2 August 2026 23:00Zelensky asks for Trump’s help to win Elon Musk’s approval for Starlink drones planThe availability of these interceptors is dwindling amid the ongoing conflict involving the US and Israel against Iran, with Mr Trump reportedly stepping back from a recent pledge to grant Ukraine a licence for their production.Read the full article here: Holly Evans2 August 2026 22:00