Nearly 20 killed in Russian attack on Kyiv region as Ukraine fails to intercept a single missile — Meduza

Russian forces launched a massive missile and drone strike on Ukraine overnight on August 5. Kyiv region bore the brunt of the attack, the Ukrainian Air Force Command reported, and Kyiv itself was…

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Russia appears to be carrying out one of its biggest VPN blocking campaigns in recent memory. Here’s what we know. — Meduza

Amnezia, one of Russia’s most popular VPN services, reported on August 4 that Russian authorities had launched a new attack on tools used to bypass internet blocking. The attack had been underway for…

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Forty days after Zelensky launched his ‘influence operation’ against Russia, what did it achieve? — Meduza

Ukraine: struck at least 20 Wildberries warehouses, hit at least 25 oil refineries and other oil and gas infrastructure facilities — knocking out a third of Russia’s oil refining capacity — and…

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Russian missile strike destroys largest warehouse of Ukrainian marketplace Rozetka — Meduza

A Russian missile strike in the Kyiv region destroyed the largest warehouse belonging to Ukrainian online marketplace Rozetka, according to the company’s co-founder, Iryna Chechetkina.

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Kommersant: Only one-third of mobile internet traffic in central Russia was unrestricted. Nearly 90% in border regions went through ‘whitelists.’ — Meduza

An average of just 30.5% of user sessions on mobile networks in Russia’s Central Federal District were unrestricted in July 2026, according to a study by Vigo, a developer of network monitoring and…

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Ukraine strikes another Wildberries, setting warehouse ablaze in Russia’s Tula region — Meduza

Ukrainian drones struck a sorting center at the Wildberries marketplace in Russia’s Tula region overnight on August 5, according to local authorities and the company’s press service.

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Massive Russian attack on Kyiv and Kyiv region kills at least 15, injures about 50 — Meduza

Russian forces struck the Kyiv region with ballistic missiles and drones.

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A Moscow clinic claimed to ‘cure’ autism with camel urine, parasite cleanses, and moon phases — charging families millions of rubles — Meduza

Vasily Generalov, a neurologist, is the founder and chief physician of PlanetaMed, a Moscow clinic that specializes in neurological disorders and claims to “cure” autism. Generalov has described his…

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RBC: Russian insurers effectively stop covering war risks for cargo ships in Azov, Black Seas — Meduza

Russian insurers have effectively stopped covering war and terrorism risks for cargo ships in the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea, the Russian business news outlet RBC reported, citing sources in the…

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Russia’s only officially recognized maker of domestically produced TVs declared bankrupt — Meduza

A Moscow arbitration court has declared Kvant LLC — the legal entity behind the television-manufacturing Kvant group of companies — bankrupt, the Russian business daily Kommersant reported, citing…

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Ukraine’s former military chief Zaluzhnyi: Ukraine will never join NATO — Meduza

Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Kingdom and former commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, said he doubts Ukraine will ever join NATO. He made the comment during…

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Ukraine has hit 20 Wildberries warehouses since mid-July. Photos and videos show the aftermath of the latest strike on a logistics center in Russia’s Leningrad region. — Meduza

Overnight on August 4, Ukrainian drones attacked a Wildberries warehouse in the village of Krasny Bor in Russia’s Leningrad region, sparking a major fire. The company says it carried out an “advance…

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Russia opens administrative case against anti-war politician Boris Nadezhdin over Meduza interview — Meduza

Authorities have drawn up an administrative citation against politician Boris Nadezhdin, accusing him of participating in the activities of an “undesirable organization” (Article 20.33 of Russia’s…

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Did Russian air defenses bring down the Ukrainian drone that killed seven on a Black Sea beach? — Meduza

A Ukrainian drone came down on a beach crowded with vacationers in the village of Arkhipo-Osipovka near Gelendzhik on the morning of August 3. Seven people died, including three children, and 40 more…

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In occupied Crimea, a soldier opens fire on fellow servicemen and locals, killing four — Meduza

A serviceman opened fire in Sevastopol, leaving people dead and wounded, according to Mikhail Razvozhayev, the Russian-installed governor of the occupied city.

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Russia drops aerial bombs on Ukraine’s Sumy, killing two children and a woman. In Mykolaiv, a Russian strike kills one woman. — Meduza

Russian forces struck civilian infrastructure in Sumy with guided aerial bombs overnight on August 4, according to Oleh Hryhorov, head of the region’s military administration.

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Ukrainian drone attack kills five in Moscow region. Wildberries warehouse on fire in Russia’s Leningrad Region. — Meduza

Ukrainian drones struck Moscow region overnight on August 4, killing five people and injuring six others, Governor Andrey Vorobyov reported.

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Ukrainian drone crashes on beach with vacationers at Russian Black Sea resort as warning system fails to sound. Seven people killed. — Meduza

Six people, including three children, were killed in a Ukrainian drone attack on the village of Arkhipo-Osipovka near Gelendzhik, Krasnodar Krai Governor Veniamin Kondratyev said.

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Russia adds its youngest person yet to registry of ‘terrorists and extremists.’ He just turned 14. — Meduza

Russia’s Federal Financial Monitoring Service (Rosfinmonitoring) added Viktor Kalinin, a teenager from St. Petersburg, to its registry of terrorists and extremists on July 30, a Telegram channel that…

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At least six assassination attempts have targeted Russian generals away from the front line over the past two years — three of them fatal — Meduza

Since the start of the full-scale invasion, senior Russian generals have not only died at the front but have also become targets of attacks in the rear. At least three generals have died in bombings…

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Gasoline prices suddenly fell in Russia’s Krasnoyarsk Krai ahead of a possible Putin visit — Meduza

Fuel prices at gas stations in Russia’s Krasnoyarsk Krai dropped by more than 20 rubles on the evening of August 2, correspondents for the news outlet NGS24 reported. The price cuts affected stations…

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Rustem Umerov, Ukraine’s negotiator with Russia and the U.S., to head Foreign Intelligence Service — Meduza

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky plans to name Rustem Umerov, secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council (NSDC), as head of the Foreign Intelligence Service, the Ukrainian…

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Forbes Russia: Wildberries sellers’ losses from Ukrainian warehouse strikes estimated at 215-280 billion rubles — Meduza

Sellers on Wildberries may have lost as much as 215–280 billion rubles because of Ukrainian drone strikes on the company’s warehouses, according to an estimate Sergei Semko, lead analyst at the…

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Ukraine says online retail giant Wildberries helps supply Russia’s military. Meduza examines the evidence. — Meduza

Since July 18, Ukraine has struck Wildberries continuously. Kyiv says the warehouses and logistics centers are used to supply “sanctioned components for drone production and navigation equipment.”…

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Boris Nadezhdin, the anti-war politician who sought to challenge Putin in Russia’s 2024 presidential election, has left for France — Meduza

Boris Nadezhdin has left Russia for France, the politician revealed in a video posted to his Telegram channel showing him standing in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

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Russian Foreign Ministry on Balzi Rossi restaurant blast in Moscow: ‘Kyiv terrorists wanted to scare Italians working in Russia’ — Meduza

The Russian Embassy in Italy accused Ukraine of involvement in the explosion at Moscow’s Balzi Rossi restaurant.

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Wildberries bans employees from bringing smartphones into warehouses — Meduza

Wildberries has banned employees from bringing smartphones into its warehouses starting August 3, according to the Russian Telegram news channel Ostorozhno Novosti, which cited an internal company…

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Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill calls Russian nuclear weapons ‘God’s grace’ — Meduza

Speaking to worshippers at the Holy Trinity Saint Seraphim-Diveyevo Monastery in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region, Patriarch Kirill commented on why Russia’s nuclear weapons were created.

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Russian General Alexander Chayko appears to have been the target of the Moscow restaurant bombing. He commanded troops who carried out the Bucha massacre in Ukraine. — Meduza

On August 1, an explosion occurred in a high-rise building on Barrikadnaya Street in Moscow. At the time, a private event was underway at the Balzi Rossi restaurant on the ground floor of the…

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Ukraine reportedly strikes Russian technological university where drones were being developed — Meduza

Ukrainian drones struck Belgorod State Technological University (BSTU) in Russia’s Belgorod, according to the local Telegram channel Pepel.

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