Ukraine drone strikes kill five near Moscow, Russia says
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Russian officials say Ukrainian drones have killed five people, hitting industrial and warehouse sites near Moscow and St Petersburg. Meanwhile, a soldier has killed four people in Russian-controlled Crimea. DW has more.
https://p.dw.com/p/5IEWL Russia has increasingly targeted warehouses and industrial facilities deep inside Russia (FILE: 24/7/2026) Image: Anadolu/picture alliance Advertisement Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know Moscow's regional governor says five people were killed in an industrial zone A warehouse facility near St Petersburg and a hub belonging to online retailer Wildberries were also said to have been hit A serviceman opened fire on fellow soldiers and civilians in Crimea’s Sevastopol, killing four, with motives unclear Russia says it hit targets in the Odesa region, while a drone hit a Russian cargo ship Here is a roundup of the key developments in Russia's war in Ukraine on Tuesday, March 4, 2026: Tired of missing our real-time updates? Click here to ad d us as a Preferred Source on Google. Then tap the "Star" or "Preferred" to keep DW News at the top of your feed.
08/04/2026 August 4, 2026 Four killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine — regional authorities The aftermath of a Russian airstrike on Sumy during the night into Tuesday Image: Militärverwaltung der Region Sumy/Cymcbka OBA At least four civilians have been killed in a fresh wave of Russian attacks on cities in northern and southern Ukraine, including two girls aged 5 and 10.
The children and a woman died in Sumy after Russian forces dropped eight guided bombs on the northeastern city, regional military chief Oleh Hryhorov said.
He said six of the bombs hit civilian sites, while Ukrainian forces intercepted two.
Further south, an 89-year-old woman was killed in Mykolaiv and seven other people were wounded, according to regional military governor Heorhii Reshetylov.
The strike also damaged homes and a vehicle.
The attacks come as fighting increasingly reaches far beyond the front line. Russia continues its invasion launched in February 2022, while Ukraine has intensified long-range drone strikes on targets deep inside Russian territory.
08/04/2026 August 4, 2026 Turkey condemns attacks on civilian shipping in Black Sea Turkey has strongly condemned the growing threat to civilian shipping in the Black Sea after drone attacks on two Turkish-owned vessels left several crew members injured.
The Foreign Ministry said the Yasar and Nadezhda were attacked after leaving the Russian port of Novorossiysk late on Monday, adding that the condition of those wounded was being "closely monitored."
"We are deeply concerned about the escalating conflict between Russia and Ukraine in the Black Sea, which is affecting civilian shipping despite our numerous warnings," the ministry said.
Ankara called on both sides to "urgently implement concrete measures to ensure the safety of navigation in the Black Sea," warning that continued attacks could endanger not only commercial shipping but also food supplies.
Turkey has repeatedly raised the alarm over attacks on civilian vessels as Russia and Ukraine step up strikes on shipping in the region.
A Turkish fishing vessel was attacked near Crimea in late June, killing one person and injuring four others.
At the end of May, Ankara warned of an "uncontrolled escalation" in the Black Sea after another Turkish cargo ship was struck by a drone. Ukraine's navy said at the time that a Russian drone had carried out that attack.
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08/04/2026 August 4, 2026 Ukraine accuses Russia of hunting civilians with drones Ukrainian authorities have accused Russia of deliberately targeting civilians after police released video appearing to show a drone chasing a man through the streets of Kherson.
The footage shows a man running around a vehicle as a first-person-view drone follows him before detonating its explosive charge.
Police said the 52-year-old suffered injuries and a concussion.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called the incident a "barbaric war crime committed by Russia" and said thousands of similar cases never become public.
"This is a deliberate and systemic Russian strategy. They know exactly what they are doing," he wrote on X.
Ukraine's human rights commissioner Dmytro Lubinets said the man in the video was an "unarmed market vendor."
"The world must watch without looking away," he said. "This is how Russia hunts civilians. If anyone still asks who Russia considers its target, the answer is in this footage.
"This is not war. It is deliberate terror against civilians. It is yet another Russian war crime that must receive a proper international legal assessment."
Kherson, which had around 280,000 residents before the war, was occupied by Russian forces from March to November 2022, after which it was retaken in a Ukrainian counter-offensive.
Russian troops are now positioned across the Dnipro River from the city and regularly strike it, including with drones.
08/04/2026 August 4, 2026 Ukraine's former army chief says NATO membership unlikely Zaluzhnyi is now Ukraine's ambassador to the United Kingdom Image: Wiktor Szymanowicz/ZUMA/picture alliance Ukraine 's former top military commander Valery Zaluzhnyi has said the country is unlikely ever to join NATO, despite membership remaining a constitutional goal.
Zaluzhnyi, now Ukraine's ambassador to Britain, told a meeting of Ukrainian ambassadors that the country's armed forces did not meet the military standards required for membership.
"I know NATO really well. For about 12 years, I personally worked on making sure we met NATO standards, and every year I heard tales about how we would join NATO any day now," Ukrainian media outlet European Pravda quoted him as saying.
"Unfortunately, we will never actually join."
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