On Tuesday, August 4th, 2026, multiple Russian strikes hit Ukrainian cities, resulting in civilian casualties and damage to infrastructure. In Sumy, a woman and two girls aged five and ten were killed in a strike on a residential area, with four others injured, according to Ukrainian sources. Meanwhile, Ukraine's State Emergency Service reported that an 89-year-old woman was killed and two girls aged two and twelve were among seven injured in a Russian strike on the southern port city of Mykolaiv overnight.

Additional Russian strikes injured two people in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi and set a food warehouse on fire in Dnipro. Facilities in St Petersburg and Tver were also reportedly hit, with at least one fatality in Russian strikes on Ukraine.

The day prior, a busy beach in southern Russia's Krasnodar region was struck by a drone attack, killing seven people and injuring 58, according to Russian officials. Verified social media footage showed a drone crashing and exploding on the beach as tourists watched. Some Ukrainian Telegram channels claimed the drone crashed due to electronic warfare jamming its signal, while Russian media cited eyewitnesses reporting gunfire before the explosion, suggesting air defenses attempted to shoot it down. The regional governor accused Ukraine of "a deliberate strike on civilians."

These incidents mark a continuation of hostilities with significant civilian impact on both sides.

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