{"id":1831,"date":"2026-08-04T11:53:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T11:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asianewscast.com\/?p=1831"},"modified":"2026-08-04T11:53:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T11:53:53","slug":"nine-killed-in-escalating-long-range-strikes-between-russia-and-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asianewscast.com\/?p=1831","title":{"rendered":"Nine killed in escalating long-range strikes between Russia and Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__divider\">\n<div class=\"listen-to-article\"><button class=\"listen-to-article__button\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><title>Listen<\/title>Listen (3 mins)<\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share__update-reading-list-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"update-reading-list\">\n<p class=\"update-reading-list__button-text\">Save<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"screen-reader-text\">Click here to share on social media<\/div>\n<p><title>share-nodes<\/title><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<div class=\"rich-share__links rich-share__links--row\" data-testid=\"share-links\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__social rich-share__social--row\"><a class=\"rich-share__social-link row\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Faje.news%2F1belef\"><title>facebook<\/title><\/a><a class=\"rich-share__social-link row\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Nine%20killed%20in%20escalating%20long-range%20strikes%20between%20Russia%20and%20Ukraine&amp;source=sharethiscom&amp;related=sharethis&amp;via=AJEnglish&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Faje.news%2F1belef\"><title>x<\/title><\/a><a class=\"rich-share__social-link row u-hidden--desktop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Share on Whatsapp\" href=\"\/\/send?text=https%3A%2F%2Faje.news%2F1belef\"><title>whatsapp-stroke<\/title><\/a><a class=\"rich-share__social-link row copylink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Copy link\" href=\"https:\/\/aje.news\/1belef\"><title>copylink<\/title><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"google-preferred-source\"><button class=\"google-preferred-source__button\" aria-label=\"Add Al Jazeera on Google\" data-testid=\"google-preferred-source-button\"><title>google<\/title><span class=\"google-preferred-source__text\">Add Al Jazeera on Google<\/span><\/button><button aria-label=\"See more of Al Jazeera\u2019s trusted journalism by adding us as a preferred source on Google.\" class=\"tooltip-accessible_trigger\"><title>info<\/title><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-featured__media\">\n<figure class=\"article-featured-image\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ap_6a719a2750f88-1785829927.jpg?resize=770%2C513&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"A firefighter puts out a blaze.\"><\/div><figcaption>A firefighter puts out a blaze following a Russian missile attack in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, Tuesday, August 4, 2026 [Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-info m--t-20 m--desktop-b-30 m--b-mobile-20\">\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\"><a class=\"avatar\" aria-hidden=\"true\" href=\"\/author\/al_jazeera_staff_150119130629458\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2017-06-08T131939Z_1189275883_RC11B0FE7F20_RTRMADP_3_GULF-QATAR-JAZEERA-1714943623.jpg?resize=96%2C96&amp;quality=80\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline-content\">\n<div class=\"contributors-list contributors-list--byline\"><span class=\"contributors-list__by-prefix\">By <\/span><a href=\"\/author\/al_jazeera_staff_150119130629458\">Al Jazeera Staff<\/a> and <!-- -->News Agencies<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<div class=\"date-simple\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 4 Aug 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">4 Aug 2026<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg--all-content\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p>Long-range attacks have killed at least five people in Russia and four in Ukraine, according to local officials, as escalating long-range missile and drone attacks kill a mounting toll of civilians.<\/p>\n<p>A Ukrainian drone struck a warehouse in the Moscow region, killing five people and injuring 10, regional Governor Andrei Vorobyov said on Tuesday. The strike was one of three overnight attacks on warehouses across Russia.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"more-on__list\">\n<li class=\"more-on__article\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list 1 of 3<\/span><a class=\"more-on__link\" href=\"\/news\/2026\/8\/1\/russia-says-explosion-near-cafe-in-moscow-kills-three\">Moscow restaurant bombing kills three<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"more-on__article\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list 2 of 3<\/span><a class=\"more-on__link\" href=\"\/video\/newsfeed\/2026\/8\/3\/08-03-2026-ukraine-strikes-wildberies-russia\">Ukraine strikes Russia\u2019s biggest retailer again<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"more-on__article\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list 3 of 3<\/span><a class=\"more-on__link\" href=\"\/news\/2026\/8\/3\/more-than-10-killed-as-russia-and-ukraine-trade-heavy-attacks\">At least 27 killed as Russia and Ukraine trade heavy attacks<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>A warehouse belonging to e-commerce giant Wildberries was also struck by drones in the Tver region, northwest of Moscow. Wildberries confirmed that a blaze broke out after another of its warehouses near St Petersburg was attacked.<\/p>\n<p>Kyiv alleges that the online retailer, Russia\u2019s largest, plays a crucial role in Moscow\u2019s war effort by supplying dual-use items that can also be used for military purposes.<\/p>\n<p>The company banned smartphones on Monday, to prevent employees from sharing images or footage that could be analysed by Ukrainian authorities to better bypass Russian air defences near Wildberries\u2019 warehouses. Employees can now only carry phones without cameras.<\/p>\n<p>The Syzran Oil Refinery in Russia\u2019s Samara region was also attacked, triggering a fire.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:block;position:relative;min-width:0px;max-width:770px\">\n<\/div>\n<p>Meanwhile, in Ukraine, at least three people, including two children, were killed in Russian strikes on the northern city of Sumy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"109\" data-end=\"237\">An elderly woman was also killed in an overnight attack on the southern Ukrainian port city of Mykolaiv, near the Black Sea.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"242\" data-end=\"356\">Separately, Russia\u2019s state-run news agency RIA reported that Russian forces struck seven cargo vessels in the city\u2019s port.<\/p>\n<div class=\"container--ads in-article-ads\">\n<div class=\"ads\"><span class=\"ads__title\"> Advertisement <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday that he intended to pressure his counterpart Vladimir Putin to end the conflict before winter. However, he cautioned that his goal might not be achievable, accusing Putin of attempting to \u201ccontinue dragging out\u201d the war.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The number of non-combatants killed in both Russia and Ukraine is continuing to rise. On Monday, seven people were killed and more than 50 injured when a Ukrainian drone struck a beach in Russia\u2019s southern Krasnodar region, near the city of Gelendzhik.<\/p>\n<p>Reports suggest the drone was intercepted, causing it to crash into the beach. Ukraine has not commented on the strike but has repeatedly said it does not deliberately target civilian sites.<\/p>\n<p>In the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula, one soldier was arrested after allegedly going on a rampage, killing a colleague and three civilians, Moscow-installed Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll circumstances and causes of the incident are being established,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, three people were seriously injured in a drone attack on a Turkish cargo ship in Russia\u2019s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk. All 22 crew members were evacuated following the incident, which was reported by Turkiye\u2019s maritime authority late on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Turkiye has since called on both Moscow and Kyiv to ensure safe passage in the Black Sea, saying it was seriously concerned about the targeting of civilians in the area despite \u201call \u2060of our warnings\u201d.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:block;position:relative;min-width:0px;max-width:770px\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ListenListen (3 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo A firefighter puts out a blaze following a Russian missile attack in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, Tuesday, August 4, 2026 [Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP] By Al Jazeera Staff and News Agencies Published On 4 Aug 20264 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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