Russian aircraft based in temporarily occupied Crimea have significantly reduced their activity over the Black Sea over the past two weeks. This may indicate that Russia is facing difficulties supplying its occupation forces on the peninsula.
Following Ukrainian strikes on Russia's military and port infrastructure, a significant number of vessels that were scheduled to enter Russian ports for loading are currently reluctant to pass through the Turkish straits.
On the afternoon of August 4, the Russian military launched a missile attack on an enterprise in the city of Bohodukhiv, Kharkiv Region. Three people are currently known to have been injured.
More than 180 fake social media posts linked to the Russian influence operation "Matryoshka" were identified ahead of regional and local elections in Germany. The campaign sought to discredit political candidates and deepen divisions between eastern and western Germany.