Ukraine war briefing: Strikes on three Russian oil refineries and sanctioned ship

Power cut to Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant; meal queues in Crimea where Ukrainian strikes have cut fuel and power supplies. What we know on day 1,621 Ukrainian drones struck three oil refineries in the Russian republic of Bashkortostan, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday. The refineries “process millions of tonnes of oil each year” and are located nearly 1,600km (994 miles) from Ukraine, Ukraine’s president said. The Russian online news outlet Astra reported Saturday that a Ukrainian dr...

By Warren Murray and agencies

Russia claims to have shot down 1,158 Ukrainian drones in one day

Russia's Ministry of Defence claims that its air defence shot down 1,158 fixed-wing Ukrainian drones over the past day.

By Roman Petrenko

Огромен облак од чад над руските градови по новиот бран украински напади (ВИДЕО)

⚡️Drones attacked Engels and the Saratov Oil Refinery in russia💥 According to preliminary reports from OSINT channels, the local oil refinery was hit. Drones also targeted the military airbase near Engels. The Engels-2 airbase is used by russia’s military aviation to launch… pic.twitter.com/m6DvtM7py7 — BLYSKAVKA (@blyskavka_ua) August 2, 2026 Жителите на Саратов и Енгелс пријавиле […] The post Огромен облак од чад над руските градови по новиот бран украински напади (ВИДЕО) appeared first on...

By Dubravka

Russia Confirms It Has Attacked Over 80 Vessels In The Black Sea In July Alone

Russia Confirms It Has Attacked Over 80 Vessels In The Black Sea In July Alone We've been detailing the escalating 'southern front' war in the Black and Caspian Seas, as Russia and Ukraine take aim at each other's maritime and energy and cargo transit and trade. Ukraine's Black Sea ports, such as at Odessa, had by and large not been focus of large-scale Russian strikes in the opening years of the war, but it seems this is fast changing. Also, the cargo going in and out of pla...

By Tyler Durden

Defense Forces strike oil refinery in Saratov, Engels airfield, and oil depot in Russia’s Kaluga region

On the night of August 2, the Ukrainian Armed Forces struck an oil refinery in Saratov, the Engels airfield, an oil depot in the Kaluga Region of the Russian Federation, and a launch site for attack drones in the Bryansk Region.