The explosion, which occurred at around 7:55pm local time (5:55pm BST), occurred near an upscale Italian restaurant located in one of Moscow<\/a>‘s seven Stalin-era skyscrapers at Kudrinkskaya Square, police said. <\/p>\n Russia’s Anti-Terrorism Committee said that an unidentified woman had tried to get \u200binto \u2060the restaurant but was \u200cstopped by a security guard, Russian news agencies reported. <\/p>\n Among the dead were the security guard, the unnamed woman, and another visitor, the committee added.<\/p>\n The Kommersant daily newspaper cited sources as saying that the bomb had been intended to maim and kill guests who were enjoying themselves on the restaurant’s summer terrace outside. <\/p>\n The restaurant’s \u200cwebsite said the venue had \u200bbeen closed on Saturday for a private event, but it is unclear who was present. <\/p>\n There is not yet any suggestion that the explosion is linked to the war in Ukraine. <\/p>\n It came after Kyiv struck three Russian oil refineries<\/a> nearly 1,600 kilometres beyond enemy lines, Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a> said on Saturday.<\/p>\n <\/a>Drone fragments fell in Romanian territory near Ukraine border<\/p>\n Fragments of a drone shot down by Ukraine \u2060near its Danube river border fell on Romanian national \u2060territory on \u200ba \u2060farm field near the \u2060village of Periprava without \u200bcausing \u2060any damage, \u200cRomania’s Defence Ministry said on Sunday.<\/p>\n The drone \u200chad previously \u200cspent 20 minutes in Romanian \u2060air space before flying into Ukraine, the ministry said without specifying its origin. Romanian F-16 fighter \u200cjets shot down three \u200bRussian drones \u200cbreaching national \u2060airspace over \u2060three consecutive days in \u200clate \u200bJuly.<\/p>\n Holly Evans2 August 2026 21:00<\/p>\n <\/a>What is Wildberries?<\/p>\n In recent weeks, Ukraine has been turning its attention to attacking large warehouses owned by Wildberries. <\/p>\n Wildberries is Russia<\/a>‘s largest online marketplace. It has been called the country’s equivalent of Amazon<\/a>, as its business model resembles a mix of Amazon Marketplace, eBay, and Temu.<\/p>\n Founded in 2004 by Tatyana Kim, who is now Russia’s richest woman, the company has since become the dominant e-commerce platform in Russia and several neighbouring countries.<\/p>\n Hosting millions of third-party sellers, the platform sells almost everything, from electronics to groceries. The marketplace features clothes, books, cosmetics, toys, appliances, household items, sports gear and much more. There\u2019s an \u201cE-Pharmacy\u201d page and a travel section for booking plane tickets or hotels.<\/p>\n It operates a vast network of warehouses, sorting centres, and logistics hubs across Russia.<\/p>\n In 2021, Kim acquired a small bank and turned it into what now is Wildberries Bank, but that institution has since come under sanctions by the U.K. and the European Union.<\/p>\n Holly Evans2 August 2026 20:00<\/p>\n <\/a>Moscow attack occurred after Russia tightens security around top officials <\/p>\n Earlier this year, Russia’s Federal Security Service announced that authorities would tighten security around senior military and government officials, after a series of assassination attempts in Russian cities that followed the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.<\/p>\n So far, Russian authorities have not drawn any connections between Saturday’s blast and these earlier attacks or the war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n Russia previously said Kyiv was behind a car bombing in Moscow last April that killed Lt. Gen. Yaroslav Moskalik, a deputy head of the main operational department in Russia’s General Staff. <\/p>\n Ukraine did not publicly claim responsibility.<\/p>\n But Ukraine’s SBU security service earlier said it had organized the killing in December 2024 of Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, who headed the Russian military’s nuclear, biological and chemical protection forces.<\/p>\n Kirillov was killed by a bomb hidden in a scooter outside his apartment building in Moscow, a day after Ukraine’s security service leveled criminal charges against him.<\/p>\n Holly Evans2 August 2026 19:00<\/p>\n <\/a>Why is Ukraine attacking ships in the Caspian Sea?<\/p>\n Ukraine officials have claimed the Iranian vessel was carrying components for drones and missiles from Iran to Russia, but Tehran claimed the vessel was \u201centirely civilian\u201d and was carrying \u201cno military cargo\u201d.<\/p>\n Iran is a major supplier of weapons to Russia with its Shahed drones. In August 2024, Ukraine attacked a cargo vessel in the Caspian Sea, destroying a ship reportedly loaded with Shahed-136 drone components and Iranian munitions.<\/p>\n But former British army officer and weapons expert Hamish de Bretton-Gordon believes that Ukraine\u2019s most recent attack on the Caspian Sea is a \u201cmessage to Trump\u201d first and foremost.<\/p>\n He argued that by executing an attack around 500 miles away from Kyiv, Ukraine is demonstrating its capability and showing the US<\/a> president how it can help take on Iran.<\/p>\n He told The Independent: \u201cUkraine is trying to show Trump that the Russians are helping Iran out. Ukraine is demonstrating that they can prevent that and help with Trump\u2019s Iran problem, but the US needs to help Ukraine in return.\u201d<\/p>\n Holly Evans2 August 2026 18:00<\/p>\n <\/a>Inside the camp in Italy helping Ukraine\u2019s traumatised children<\/p>\n Both teenagers have suffered immensely as a result of Russia\u2019s invasion<\/a>, recalling to The Independent their grim personal anecdotes including a civilian minibus torn to shreds by Russian gunfire<\/a>, the kidnapping of family members, and the destruction of their home towns.<\/p>\n Now, for the first time since 2022, the 17-year-olds no longer need fear the sound of a passing aircraft, tucked safely away in the Italian coastal town of Lignano Pineta alongside 30 others, for a camp aimed at alleviating the psychological toll of war for Ukrainian children.<\/p>\n Read the full article here: <\/p>\n Holly Evans2 August 2026 17:00<\/p>\n <\/a>Italian-led EU force boards sanctioned tanker from Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ in Mediterranean<\/p>\n An EU mission led \u200bby Italy boarded a tanker belonging to Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” on Sunday to verify its nationality and flag registration, Italy’s Defence Ministry said.<\/p>\n It \u2060was not immediately clear whether the vessel had been detained while the checks were carried out.<\/p>\n The ministry said the Toa Payoh, a tanker under EU sanctions that \u2060was sailing under \u200bthe flag \u2060of Cameroon, had been intercepted in the Mediterranean, west of the Italian island \u2060of Pantelleria, while travelling from Benin to Istanbul.<\/p>\n The ship’s \u200bcaptain \u2060initially failed to \u200ccooperate, prompting a team of Italian military personnel to board the vessel from a helicopter launched by \u200cthe Thaon di Revel, flagship \u200cof the EU’s EUNAVFOR MED Irini operation.<\/p>\n The inspection, carried out with the support of a Greek vessel and a Polish \u2060maritime patrol aircraft, lasted about two hours and was completed safely, the ministry said.<\/p>\n Italian authorities were examining documentation obtained during the inspection.<\/p>\n Holly Evans2 August 2026 16:00<\/p>\n <\/a>Mapped: Where is the current Ukraine frontline?<\/p>\n Holly Evans2 August 2026 15:00<\/p>\n <\/a>Watch: At least 3 dead after IED explodes near Moscow cafeAt least 3 dead after IED explodes near Moscow cafe<\/p>\n Holly Evans2 August 2026 14:00<\/p>\n![\"Smoke](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-08-02T085902Z_84844436_RC28QMAE4S6L_RTRMADP_3_UKRAINE-CRISIS-RUSSIA-DRONES.JPG\")
Smoke rises after a Ukrainian drone attack on a Wildberries warehouse (Reuters)<\/p>\n