Ukrainian and Russian strikes killed at least 14 people on both sides on Sunday, as each side extended long-range attacks far beyond the front line in the fifth year of the war.
What was hit inside Russia?
Ukraine’s General Staff confirmed strikes overnight on 2 August against an air base at Engels and an oil refinery in Saratov Oblast, following reports from monitoring channels. A Wildberries warehouse was also set alight, the second such site struck in recent weeks.
Russia said it shot down 635 drones over the same period. Swarms launched overnight into Sunday targeted multiple Russian regions, according to AFP and AP.
What was hit inside Ukraine?
Russian forces launched 35 missiles, most of them ballistic, and close to 190 drones during the night of 1 August, with Kyiv and the surrounding region the primary targets. At least nine people were killed and 40 injured in that attack.
Over the following 24 hours, Russian attacks killed six people and injured more than 80 across Ukraine. Ukrainian air defences downed 109 of 133 drones launched overnight, the air force said. In Kharkiv, a publishing house depot was struck twice, destroying millions of books.
| Reported figure | Detail |
|---|---|
| Killed on both sides, Sunday | At least 14 |
| Russian missiles, night of 1 August | 35 |
| Russian drones, night of 1 August | About 190 |
| Drones Russia says it downed | 635 |
| Russian losses in July | 42,860 killed or wounded |
What happened in the Ukraine strikes on 2 August 2026?
On Sunday 2 August 2026, Ukrainian and Russian long-range strikes killed at least 14 people in total. Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian territory killed at least nine people, according to officials cited by AFP, AP and Reuters, while Russian strikes on Ukraine killed at least five. Ukraine’s General Staff confirmed that its forces struck an air base at Engels and an oil refinery in Saratov Oblast overnight. Russia said its air defences destroyed 635 drones. The exchange followed a Russian attack on the night of 1 August involving 35 missiles and close to 190 drones aimed primarily at Kyiv, which killed at least nine people and injured 40. Ukraine reported that Russian forces sustained 42,860 personnel killed or wounded during July, the highest monthly figure of 2026.
How does this compare with earlier in the war?
Both sides have increased the scale and intensity of long-range attacks nearly four and a half years into the war. Civilian casualties in Ukraine have risen sharply this year as Russia has expanded its use of ballistic missiles, which are harder to intercept, according to United Nations data cited by France 24.
Al Jazeera reported the exchange as part of a wider escalation. Ukrainian figures put Russian personnel losses in July at 42,860 killed or wounded, the highest monthly total recorded in 2026. Ukrainian forces reported 193 combat engagements over the previous day, concentrated in the Pokrovsk sector, which has remained the most heavily contested stretch of the front for much of the year. Neither side has reported significant movement in the ground positions there.
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