Deadly Air Attacks, Black Sea Export Crisis and Record University Demand

In this episode of No Filter Ukraine, we cover the main Ukrainian news for August 4. Russian guided bombs kill three people in Sumy and injure at least twenty-two in Kramatorsk. Ukraine responds with counterattacks in the Kharkiv region, while Germany confirms the use of the advanced RCH 155 artillery system. We also examine Rustem Umerov’s priorities as Ukraine’s new foreign intelligence chief, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s review of Security Service personnel and the growing economic threat from the blockade of Black Sea ports. Other stories include an explosion at a military training ground, stronger grain checks in Turkey, the delayed electronic excise system, record university applications, new US sanctions and extreme heat across Ukraine.