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Ukraine August 2026
US Senate passes sweeping Russian energy sanctions bill amid Ukraine war, including 100 percent tariff on Russian oil and gas importers: dubbed the "Lindsey O Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026" (LINK) — 7 August 2026
Ukraine strikes Russian oil refineries; 6 killed, dozens hurt in Ukraine (LINK) — 6 August 2026
Ukraine launches more than 600 drones at Russia and occupied Crimea. Another Wildberries warehouse hit.(LINK) — 6 August 2026
Ukraine: Russian soldier opens fire on comrades in Crimea and 17 killed ins bombardment of Kyiv (LINK) — 5 August 2026
Russia lost 30,272 troops to Ukrainian drone strikes in July, Zelensky says (LINK) — 4 August 2026
At least 27 killed as Russia and Ukraine trade heavy attacks (LINK) — 3 August 2026
Ukraine pairs deep strikes on Russian targets with new sanctions on Moscow's defense industry: restrictions target 23 individuals and 20 entities with ties to Russia's military-industrial complex (LINK) — 3 August 2026
Ukraine says online retail giant Wildberries helps supply Russia's military. Meduza examines the evidence (LINK) — 3 August 2026
— Meduza: Wildberries has openly sold goods intended for the front. Meduza also found that a comparable volume of military-related purchases goes through Ozon, a company Ukraine has not yet attacked. (Whether marketplaces can be considered legitimate military targets remains disputed.) The Kremlin claims Wildberries' warehouses are purely civilian facilities and calls the strikes on them "acts of terrorism. The Russian military does receive goods from Wildberries, though not directly. Volunteers post links to specific Wildberries products soldiers need and raise money to buy them, or ask followers to place the order themselves and ship it to a designated pickup point. Wildberries does nothing to stop this. In fact, the "Everything for the SVO" section — where customers could order first-aid kits, radios, body armor, and even drone components, the very items Zelensky mentioned — didn't disappear from the marketplace's website until massive strikes on its warehouses began in July 2026. Some products carried labels like "tested in the SVO" and "SVO fighters' choice.