MOSCOW, Aug 2, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Ukraine attacked multiple regions of Russia 
on Sunday, killing at least eight people, Russian officials said.

Some of the strikes hit hundreds of kilometres from the front line, according 
to authorities.

Both Moscow and Kyiv have upped attacks on each other in recent months, as 
US-led talks aimed at ending the conflict remain largely frozen.

Kyiv, which denies targeting civilians, says the strikes are fair retaliation 
for deadly Russian bombardment of its own territory and are aimed at 
pressuring Moscow into negotiations.

Ukrainian shelling of Russia's Belgorod region bordering Ukraine left three 
dead, while a separate drone attack on the Saratov region bordering 
Kazakhstan killed two others, regional authorities said.

Three were killed in a drone strike on a car in Russia's Udmurtia region, 
more than 1,000 kilometres (600 miles) from the front line, the region's 
acting governor Olga Abramova said on Telegram.

"This act is monstrous in its senselessness. These people were definitely not 
a military target," she said.

Russian air defence systems intercepted 635 Ukrainian drones overnight, the 
Russian defence ministry said.