Fires
As a result of strikes with guided aerial bombs in Zaporizhzhia, 23 people were injured, including two children. Rescuers extinguished the fires, buildings and cars were damaged.
On Sunday, an Indonesian ferry with 271 people on board caught fire near the island of Java. 225 people were rescued, five died, 41 are missing.
Russian troops struck residential areas of the regional center with guided aerial bombs in the evening. One person is reported dead and 21 wounded, including two minors.
In Greece, two helicopters collided while extinguishing fires, killing two people. One deceased had Greek citizenship, the other — Romanian.
In Omsk, the Gazpromneft-ONPZ oil refinery was attacked, likely by FP-1 drones. Authorities canceled the city day concert; there is no official confirmation of the attack yet.
Two helicopters collided while fighting forest fires west of Athens. The crew of one of them has been found and is safe, search for others is ongoing.
As a result of a Russian strike on the outskirts of Kharkiv on August 2, one person was killed. The fire has been contained, and a sweep of the area is ongoing.
Ukrainian military struck the Saratov Oil Refinery and the Engels military airfield at night. President Zelenskyy confirmed the strikes on strategic facilities of Russia.
On Sunday, August 2, Russian troops struck a postal terminal in the suburbs of Kharkiv. According to preliminary information, there are no casualties.
On the night of August 2, the Russian city of Saratov was attacked by drones. The oil refinery was hit, and there was also a fire in the industrial zone and explosions at the Engels airfield.
In the village of Novoyakovlivka, a 54-year-old man was killed by a drone strike. In Tavriyske, a drone attacked a combine harvester, injuring a 57-year-old man.
On August 1, the Russian army launched an airstrike on residential neighborhoods of Kherson with three guided bombs. One woman was killed, 19 people were injured.
The UN's World Meteorological Organization stated that the El Niño phenomenon is rapidly intensifying and will cause extreme weather events. The UN Secretary-General urged countries to accelerate the fight against climate change.
Rescuers have completed the elimination of the consequences of the shelling of Kyiv. 9 people died, 33 were injured, 105 people were rescued.
Minister of Education Andriy Butenko reported on the russian attack on the educational literature warehouse. Students will gain access to electronic versions of textbooks.
In Greece, wildfires have engulfed several regions, destroying hundreds of homes. Rescuers are evacuating residents, but due to strong winds, aerial firefighting is impossible.
During the Russian shelling of Kyiv, police demonstrated the work of specialists under attack conditions. As a result of the strike, civilians and 22-year-old patrol officer Yehor Terekhin were killed.
The Château Miraval winery in southeastern France has been threatened by massive forest fires. The estate was owned by Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, who are in litigation over its sale.
Russian troops launched an airstrike on an educational institution in Kherson, resulting in the death of a man. Rescuers completed search operations, extinguishing the fire despite drone attacks.
As a result of a Russian drone strike on a logistics center in the Brovary district, one person was killed and six others were injured. In the Bucha district, three people were wounded by shelling, and firefighting efforts are ongoing.
At night in Kyiv, during a repeated Russian strike, 22-year-old patrol officer Yehor Terekhin, who was helping people, was killed. In the capital, 9 dead, over 30 wounded, in Kyiv region a massive fire engulfed 20,000 sq. m of a logistics center, the Ministry of Internal Affairs service center in Poltava region was damaged.
At night, Russian troops struck the Kyiv region. Warehouse premises of an enterprise were damaged, three people were hospitalized.
The enemy attacked a critical infrastructure facility in the Poltava district and struck a logistics terminal for the second time. There are no casualties; debris caused a fire in an outbuilding.
In Sevastopol, after night explosions, fires broke out at positions of Russian electronic warfare (EW) and air defense systems. The fires were recorded at Cape Fiolent and in the area of the Kaya-Bash heights.
The Russian ballistic attack on Kyiv claimed the lives of nine people, with 23 more injured. The highest number of casualties is in the Darnytskyi district, where seven people died.
As a result of a massive ballistic attack by the Russian Federation on Kyiv, 4 people were killed and 13 were injured. A missile hit the courtyard of a five-story building in the Solomianskyi district.
In Kyiv, as a result of a Russian ballistic attack, one person died, the number of injured has increased to four. In the Shevchenkivskyi district, a residential building was partially destroyed, there may be people under the rubble.
In temporarily occupied Sevastopol, on the night of August 1, a series of explosions occurred, after which a fire broke out and detonation began. According to preliminary data, the fire occurred in the area of a Russian air defense position or an electronic warfare center.
Russian troops are attacking Kyiv with ballistic missiles on the night of August 1, fires broke out in the Solomianskyi, Shevchenkivskyi and Darnytskyi districts. Information about casualties is being clarified, the threat of repeated strikes remains.
In Greece, three firefighters died on Crete, with more than 70 fire hotspots recorded. In Turkey, there are over 200 fires, most are under control, but the risk of new ones remains.