Overview

• On August 4, Ukraine’s military logged 151 frontline clashes as Russia launched ballistic missiles, air strikes and drone attacks against positions near Pokrovsk and Lyman.
• Ukrainian forces repelled repeated assaults across eastern sectors from Novopavlivka to Kramatorsk, with Russian troops concentrated between Pokrovsk, Dobropillia and Kostiantynivka.
• Shelling in Zaporizhzhia killed four people and wounded three, and strikes in Kharkiv claimed three lives and injured ten civilians, including two children.
• Ukraine’s Security Service said its drones struck five fighter jets at Saky airfield in Crimea, destroying one plane.
• The Netherlands earmarked €500 million for U.S. air defence systems, including Patriot components, to reinforce Ukraine’s defences.