- Russia’s Supreme Court designates the Azov Regiment — which has far-right and ultranationalist roots — a “terrorist” group, allowing for lengthy jail terms for its members, Russian news agencies have reported.
- The first ship carrying Ukrainian grain to world markets since Russia’s blockade has anchored in Istanbul, Turkey, on Tuesday night.
- Russia’s Supreme Court designates the Azov Regiment — which has far-right and ultranationalist roots — a “terrorist” group, allowing for lengthy jail terms for its members, Russian news agencies have reported.
- The first ship carrying Ukrainian grain to world markets since Russia’s blockade has anchored in Istanbul, Turkey, on Tuesday night.
- More than 10 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded the country in late February, the UN refugee agency reports.
- Several explosions were heard overnight in the southern city of Mykolaiv, Mayor Oleksandr Sienkevych said on social media.
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These were the updates on Tuesday, August 2: