Overview

• Ukraine’s interior ministry reports at least 26 civilians killed and 159 wounded after the overnight assault struck more than 100 targets across the capital
• Russian forces deployed 309 Shahed and decoy drones alongside eight Iskander-K cruise missiles, with air defenses downing most but allowing five missiles and 21 drones to hit their marks
• The bombardment devastated residential high-rises, schools, hospitals and other infrastructure in Solomianskyi and Sviatoshynskyi districts
• President Trump’s ten-day ultimatum for President Putin to negotiate peace or face new sanctions expires on August 8, with the Kremlin publicly dismissing the threat
• Moscow’s claim to have captured Chasiv Yar in Donetsk remains unverified as President Zelensky urges stronger international pressure and calls for a regime change in Russia