Daily Briefing

Key Takeaways

• Russian KABs killed three civilians in Sumy — including girls aged 5 and 10 — while overnight drone attacks struck Mykolaiv (1 killed) and a mass Russian drone salvo (136 UAVs, 1 ballistic missile) hit 14 locations across Ukraine, with air defenses intercepting 117 drones.
• Ukraine's deep-strike drone campaign escalated sharply: Wildberries logistics warehouses in Moscow Oblast (Chekhov, 5 killed/6 injured), Leningrad Oblast (Krasnodar Krai), and Tver Oblast were struck; the Volgograd oil refinery halted 72% of crude processing after a July 31 strike; and Ukrainian UAVs have now reached 52 Russian regions in 2026.
• Zelensky proposed a ceasefire along the current frontline, an energy-strike halt, and direct talks with Putin — the most concrete Ukrainian peace framework to date, corroborated by 11 sources — while simultaneously dismissing Ambassador to the US Olha Stefanishyna with no replacement named.
• On the Donetsk front, RBC-Ukraine sources warn Ukraine risks losing Kostyantynivka within months, with Lyman and Dobropillya potentially at risk by year-end; Russian forces are also pressing offensives in the Sumy border region toward Velyka Rybytsia.
• Ukraine's 'Rezerv+' mobilization app suffered a major data breach, exposing conscription data of military-age men and prompting authorities to advise citizens to carry paper documents.