Russia's Defense Ministry says its forces struck Ukrainian transport, energy and logistics sites overnight. It claims Ukraine lost about 1,415 troops and that Russian air defense downed 1,158 Ukrainian drones, a HIMARS rocket and 6 aerial bombs in 24 hours.

Enerhodar mayor Likhachev tells TASS 15 civilians killed, 51 wounded since April 27 escalation began.

Since April 27 — the start of the escalation around Enerhodar — 15 residents have died and 51 people were wounded, Likhachev stated, according to TASS.

Ukraine attempted to strike spent fuel storage at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Rosatom says; the facility lost external power for ~1 hour on Aug 1 due to automatic safety systems.

Rosatom says Ukrainian forces attempted to attack the spent nuclear fuel storage site at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant; the facility lost external power for about one hour on August 1 after automatic safety systems activated, according to the Russian state corporation.

Russian attacks trigger emergency gas and power outages across Poltava Oblast in central Ukraine. Strikes hit energy infrastructure and disrupt utilities for residents.

Russian attacks caused emergency gas and power outages in Poltava Oblast.

Ukrainian border guards destroyed seven Russian assault groups in Kharkiv Oblast, per border guard reports. The service announced all seven groups were eliminated.

Ukrainian border guards destroyed seven Russian assault groups in Kharkiv Oblast, according to border guard reports.