Russian glide-bomb attack on Zaporizhzhia kills one and wounds 31

Aug 3, 2026

On August 2, 2026, Russian forces launched eight powerful glide bombs at Zaporizhzhia, killing a 71-year-old woman, wounding 31 people, and damaging 22 apartment buildings. The attack prompted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to renew urgent pleas for U.S.-made Patriot air defense systems. Meanwhile, both nations exchanged extensive overnight drone strikes, and Ukrainian forces targeted a Wildberries warehouse in Russia's Vladimir region, injuring three.

Zaporizhzhia glide bomb attack

▪The Russian glide bomb attack on Zaporizhzhia on August 2, 2026, killed a 71-year-old woman and wounded 31 people, including a 16-year-old girl.
▪Russian planes dropped eight glide bombs in a span of 90 minutes on residential districts of Zaporizhzhia on August 2, 2026.
▪The Russian glide bomb attack on Zaporizhzhia on August 2, 2026, damaged 22 apartment buildings across four districts of the city.

Russian glide bomb capabilities

▪Russian glide bombs are Soviet-era bombs retrofitted with guidance systems that can carry up to 3,000 kilograms of explosives.
▪Ukraine lacks effective countermeasures against Russian glide bombs, which Russia has used to target Ukrainian towns and cities for over four years.

Patriot air defense system requests

▪Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made an urgent plea on August 2, 2026, for international partners to provide Ukraine with more U.S.-made Patriot air defense systems.
▪U.S. President Donald Trump stated on July 31, 2026, that a decision regarding licensing Ukraine to manufacture Patriot missiles remains under discussion.

Overnight drone strikes

▪Russian air defenses intercepted 131 Ukrainian drones overnight from August 2 to August 3, 2026, over several Russian regions, annexed Crimea, and the Black Sea.
▪Russia attacked Ukraine with 181 long-range strike drones overnight from August 2 to August 3, 2026, with Ukrainian air defenses intercepting 163 of them.

Wildberries warehouse targeting campaign

▪A Ukrainian drone strike on August 3, 2026, caused a fire at a Wildberries warehouse in the Vladimir region of Russia, injuring three people.
▪Ukrainian drone strikes have hit more than a dozen distribution hubs belonging to Wildberries, causing severe disruption to Russia's largest online shopping company.