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Fire at Russia's Ilsky oil refinery put out after Ukrainian drone attack

She is Russia’s richest woman. Her business empire Wildberries is going up in flames

Kyiv has targeted at least 23 Wildberries facilities so far, hitting them night after night since mid-July, with billions of dollars in merchandise going up in smoke.

Russia’s only anti-war party eyes support boost at elections

Chairman of the Yabloko party Nikolai Rybakov (centre) attends the draw to determine the order of placement of political party names on Aug 5.

Russian drones kill 3-year-old boy and grandparents near Kyiv, Zelenskiy says

Firefighters work at a compound of car garages damaged during overnight Russian missile strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine August 8, 2026. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Handout via REUTERS

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Aug 8, 2026

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (centre) visiting senators in Washington on July 28.

Russia dismisses German drone incident as 'fabricated provocation'

Police officers work in the vicinity of an Antonov cargo plane, near which a drone was found, at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Schkeuditz, Germany, August 5, 2026, after the police said explosives experts examined a drone near a runway, and after a DHL cargo aircraft hit an unknown object as it was climbing away from the airport overnight, prompting an unscheduled landing in Hanover, according to a source familiar with the incident. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt

‘A hybrid attack’: Germany holds security meeting over explosive drone found near Ukraine plane

A bomb disposal robot was dispatched to deal with an explosive drone at an airport housing Ukrainian planes on Aug 5.

US Senate passes sweeping Russia sanctions Bill targeting Putin’s energy war chest

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (centre) speaking to reporters after a meeting with US senators in Washington on July 28.

Russia-linked group blamed for fake Merz resignation video

The video - using the branding of German public broadcaster Deutsche Welle and business daily Handelsblatt - falsely claimed German Chancellor Friedrich Merz was set to resign.

Ukraine’s Zelensky makes landmark visit to Russia ally Serbia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (left) arriving in Serbia on Aug 7.

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