Aftermath of Russian strikes on Kyiv, Ukraine, August 1, 2026 (BBC)
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UPDATE 0741 GMT:
In a video address, Tatiana Kim, the CEO of Russia’s largest online retailer Wildberries, has acknowledged billions of dollars in losses from Ukrainian drone attacks on the company’s warehouses and logistic hubs.
Kim, Russia’s richest woman with an estimated worth of $8.1 billion, said the company is not legally obligated to compensate businesses using it for sales.
She said Ukraine’s warehouse attacks “constitute force majeure….Therefore, these losses are not subject to compensation under the law.”
Sellers should instead wait for assistance from the Russian Government, she declared.
UPDATE 0736 GMT:
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has posted about Russia’s overnight mass killing.
Zelensky noted that the Russians fired 35 missiles, including 27 ballistic missiles, and 185 attack drones across Ukraine: “Only one ballistic missile was intercepted, simply because there are no interceptors for the Patriot systems. And it is this shortage of ballistic missile interceptors that only encourages Russia to launch such attacks that take human lives.”
Since last night, response efforts have been underway in Kyiv and the surrounding region following Russia’s strike. There were numerous fires across the city. Seven districts were affected, and, as usual, the Russians struck ordinary residential buildings. Eighteen residential… pic.twitter.com/Fr8Jb4AEys
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) August 1, 2026
UPDATE 0554 GMT:
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky reports a “good phone call” from US Vice President J.D. Vance, following Monday’s “positive and productive” trip to the White House.
Zelensky posted that air defense, specifically US-made Patriot interceptors against ballistic missiles, “remains a top priority”. He said “the consequences of Russia’s war for global markets” was also discussed.
Vance has been a fervent opponent of support for Ukrainian and European security. He threatened a complete cutoff of Trump Administration links with Kyiv with his ambush of Zelensky in the White House in February 28, 2025.
ORIGINAL ENTRY: At least nine civilians have been killed and 28 injured in Kyiv in the second set of massive Russian ballistic missile strikes on Ukraine in 48 hours.
Seventeen people have been hospitalized. First responders rescued 105 as fires and damage to residential buildings and industrial targets were reported in at least five districts.
In the Darnytskyi district, seven people were slain and 14 wounded, including two children.
The assault began just after 1:30 a.m. A second round began less than half an hour later, with blasts lasting until 3:20 a.m.
