Russian President Vladimir Putin is not expected to agree to a full ceasefire, Moscow is seeking ways to ease mounting pressure from Trump, Bloomberg writes. Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR) special forces fought off a Russian attempt to advance in Sumy Oblast, “destroying more than eight Russian companies” during the battle, the agency said on Aug. 5. Total Russian losses: at least 334 killed, more than 550 wounded.
Ukraine’s latest war: Ukraine obtains classified information on Russia’s new nuclear submarine, intelligence claims
