Overview

• Russian forces launched 46 Shahed-type drones and an Iskander-M missile on the evening of August 4 in a coordinated assault on northern and eastern front sectors.
• Ukraine’s integrated air defenses, electronic warfare units and mobile fire groups shot down or suppressed 29 of the drones and intercepted the missile.
• Coordinated ground assaults in the Novopavlivka, Kupiansk and Pokrovsk sectors were repelled by Ukrainian defenders, inflicting significant losses on Russian forces.
• Russian bombardment in Zaporizhzhia killed four civilians, wounded three and damaged infrastructure in 16 settlements; an attack on the Lozova rail hub killed a railway worker, injured ten people including children and disrupted rail traffic.
• President Zelenskyy urged allies to impose tougher sanctions on Russia and its enablers to sustain pressure that could advance peace efforts.