Day: August 5, 2026
Microsoft Update Catalog
- Congressman Is Ousted by Democratic Socialist in Michigan House Primary The New York Times
- Michigan House District 13 Primary Election Live Results 2026 NBC News
- Donavan McKinney overtakes incumbent Thanedar Axios
- Thanedar becomes latest incumbent to fall to a progressive challenger politico.com
- Pro-Israel Democrats show signs of life in Michigan, Missouri primaries Jewish Insider
Ukraine’s escalating strike campaigns against Russian military, logistics, DIB, and economic assets include far more than the SBU strikes. Ukrainian forces have struck at least 19 Wildberries warehouses across Russia since the first strike against Wildberries facilities on July 18. Ukrainian forces have reportedly conducted at least 200 strikes against Russian cargo ships and oil tankers in the Black and Azov seas and at least 24 oil and gasoline infrastructure objects, degrading Russia’s refining capacity by at least one third.
Ukraine’s strike campaigns are increasing the strain on Russian businesses, people, and air defenses. Bloomberg reported on August 4 that Ukraine’s strikes forced Russia to export near-record amounts of crude oil as Russia’s oil refining capacity reached the lowest rates since May 2002.Institute for the Study of War (@TheStudyofWar)Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, Aug 4, 2026: Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) conducted at least 100 successful strikes against Russia in its initial 40-day strike operation against a wide target set, likely intending to generate several separate and sometimes mutually reinforcing effects that all aim to increase the cost to Russian President Vladimir Putin of continuing to wage war on Ukraine.
Other Key Takeaways:
Ukraine’s strike campaigns are increasing the strain on Russian businesses, people, and air defenses.
Ukrainian forces recently advanced in the Borova direction.
Russian forces launched one ballistic missile and over 100 long-range strike drones against Ukraine overnight. Ukrainian forces continued striking Russian military assets on August 4.(1/2)— https://x.com/TheStudyofWar/status/2084792089921900763
