Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,257

Here is however things basal connected Monday, August 4:

Fighting

• A Russian onslaught killed 3 radical successful Ukraine’s southeastern Zaporizhia portion connected Sunday, Governor Ivan Fedorov wrote connected Telegram.
• A Ukrainian drone attack sparked a large fire astatine an lipid depot successful Sochi successful confederate Russia, the politician of Russia’s Krasnodar region, Veniamin Kondratiev, said connected Sunday. The occurrence was extinguished hours aboriginal aft 120 firefighters were deployed, officials said. Russia’s civilian aviation authority, Rosaviatsia, concisely halted flights astatine Sochi’s airdrome during the fire.
• Ukraine’s subject says it utilized drones to target respective sites wrong Russia, including refineries, an airfield and an electronics plant.
• The politician of the Voronezh portion successful confederate Russia said 4 radical were injured successful a Ukrainian drone onslaught that caused respective fires,
• A Russian onslaught injured 7 radical and destroyed dozens of houses and apartments successful the confederate Ukrainian metropolis of Mykolaiv, Mayor Oleksandr Senkevych said connected Telegram aboriginal connected Sunday.
• The Ukrainian aerial unit said connected Sunday that Russia launched 76 drones and 7 missiles against Ukraine. It said 60 drones and 1 rocket were intercepted, but 16 drones and six missiles deed 8 antithetic locations crossed Ukraine.
• The Russian Ministry of Defence said its aerial defence units destroyed 93 Ukrainian drones overnight, including 1 implicit the Krasnodar portion and 60 implicit the waters of the Black Sea. It did not specify however galore drones were fired successful total.

Politics and Diplomacy

• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that Ukraine and Russia person agreed to speech 1,200 prisoners pursuing negotiations successful Istanbul, adding that “work connected the lists [of prisoners to beryllium released] is ongoing”. There was nary contiguous remark from Russia.
• Zelenskyy announced helium had appointed Anatolii Kryvonozhko arsenic Commander of Ukraine’s aerial force, a relation Kryvonozhko has been serving successful arsenic Acting Commander for astir a year.
• Zelenskyy besides said that Ukraine has prepared 3 caller sanctions packages, including sanctions against the captains of Russia’s shadiness fleet of lipid tankers.
• China and Russia began joint naval drills successful the Sea of Japan successful waters adjacent the Russian larboard of Vladivostok, China’s Ministry of National Defence said successful a connection connected Sunday. The drills volition past for 3 days.
• Speaking to a assemblage of 1 cardinal young Catholics connected the outskirts of Rome, Pope Leo said: “We are with the young radical of Gaza; we are with the young radical of Ukraine.”

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Al Jazeera and quality agencies