Key facts
- Russian forces launched missile, drone, and guided bomb attacks across Ukraine.
- At least six people were killed and dozens more wounded in the attacks.
- Four people, including a child, died in a glide bomb attack on an apartment building in Sumy.
- Eight people were killed and dozens injured in a Russian attack on a train station platform in Brovary, Kyiv Oblast, on August 5, 2026.
- The Brovary strike was part of a large-scale bombardment that also targeted civilian warehouses.
- A Russian drone strike on a railway station in Kharkiv Oblast killed at least two railway workers.
- The attacks resulted in at least nine deaths and 84 injuries over the past day.
- Russia is escalating attacks on Ukraine's Black Sea ports, including Odesa.
- These strikes are causing damage to infrastructure and resulting in casualties among merchant seamen.
- The Black Sea is becoming one of the most dangerous shipping lanes globally due to these attacks.
- Russia is using FPV drones and glide bombs to sow panic and damage infrastructure in Zaporizhzhia.
Russian forces have escalated their aerial campaign across Ukraine, utilizing missiles, drones, and guided bombs to inflict casualties and damage infrastructure. In Sumy, a glide bomb attack on an apartment building resulted in the deaths of four individuals, including a child. The city of Brovary in Kyiv Oblast was struck on August 5, 2026, with a Russian attack on a train station platform killing eight people and injuring dozens more. This strike was part of a larger bombardment that also targeted civilian warehouses in the region. In Kharkiv Oblast, a Russian drone strike on a railway station killed at least two railway workers. These attacks are part of a broader wave of strikes that have claimed at least nine lives and injured 84 people in the past day. Russia is also intensifying its attacks on Ukraine's Black Sea ports, including Odesa, causing significant damage to port infrastructure and resulting in casualties among merchant seamen. These strikes, particularly those targeting grain export facilities, are making the Black Sea one of the most dangerous shipping lanes globally. Residents in Zaporizhzhia describe the use of FPV drones and glide bombs as a deliberate terror tactic, with drones hunting civilians and vehicles, contributing to a sense of panic and widespread damage.