❗TASS News Roundup, August 4

▪ Presidents of Russia and Brazil, Vladimir Putin and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, discussed Ukraine and other global issues over the phone, the Kremlin said

▪ They confirmed that the two countries hold similar positions on many key international issues, the Kremlin said

▪ Russia liberated the community of Baksheyevka in the Kharkov Region, the Defense Ministry said

▪ Russian forces struck a container terminal holding military cargo and a warehouse storing FP-2 drones at the port of Chernomorsk, the Russian Defense Ministry said

▪ Russia hit seven ships carrying military cargo for the Ukrainian army in the Black Sea area with Geran-4 Seeker drones, the Defense Ministry said

▪ The Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant was briefly cut off external power, the IAEA said

▪ Russian swimmers won gold in Artistic Swimming Team Technical event at the 2026 European Aquatics Championships in France