Russia and Ukraine continued intense airstrikes targeting each other's industrial infrastructure on August 1 local time.

The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that overnight, Russian forces attacked military-industrial facilities and logistics centers in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and surrounding areas.

It explained that the strikes specifically targeted Ukrainian defense companies producing Neptune guided missiles, Flamingo cruise missiles, and electronic components for mid-to-long-range drones.

Ukrainian authorities announced that about 10 people were killed and dozens injured in and around Kyiv that morning, according to an AFP tally.

The Lithuanian Embassy building in Ukraine was also damaged in the Russian airstrikes, and the Lithuanian foreign minister shared related photos on social media.

In an additional statement that afternoon, the Russian Ministry of Defense also announced attacks on fuel storage tanks at the port of Odesa and tugboats at the port of Mykolaiv.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted on X, saying, "The lack of ballistic missile interception systems encourages Russia to carry out attacks that cause casualties," and appealed to the West to provide Patriot air defense systems.

Ukraine attacked a Russian container ship in the Black Sea.

According to Rosatom, Russia's state-owned nuclear corporation, the Yanina, operated by a Rosatom subsidiary, was attacked while passing near the port of Novorossiysk carrying frozen foods and building materials.

As the ship sank, 17 crew members escaped.

While Russia maintains that the vessel was transporting civilian supplies, President Zelenskyy justified the attack, claiming the ship was "under sanctions."

Meanwhile, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced that day that external power supply to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, currently occupied by Russia, was cut off for the 23rd time during the war.

The blackout lasted for about two hours, and the cause remains unconfirmed, the IAEA explained.

(Photo: AP, Yonhap News)