Zelensky repeats call for no fly zone.

Four military recruitment personnel were injured, including one said to be in serious condition. The incident marks yet another violent eruption in Ukraine's longstanding mobilization crisis.

The sanctioned vessel was intercepted in international waters west of Pantelleria, an island between Sicily and Tunisia. Initially, the ship's captain did not cooperate when asked to provide the requested documentation, Italy's Defense Ministry said.

A Russian drone crossed into Romanian territory for about 20 minutes before returning to Ukraine, where it was shot down by Ukrainian forces, Romania's Defense Ministry said.

In this episode of Ukraine This Week, Anna Belokur examines Russia's covert recruitment networks and how the Kremlin systematically enlists ordinary people to carry out sabotage, espionage, and cyberattacks across Ukraine and Europe.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he would grant Ukraine a license to produce its own Patriot interceptor missiles, but he walked the offer back hours before Russia's latest ballistic missile strike hit Kyiv.

Ukrainian forces struck a Russian air base in Engels and an oil refinery in Saratov Oblast overnight on Aug. 2, Ukraine's General Staff confirmed after reports by monitoring channels.

Ukrainian forces downed 109 out of the 133 drones, including Shahed-type attack drones, launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force reported. Twenty-four drones drones struck 19 different locations, and debris fell in three more areas.

The figure includes 1,500 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.

The suspect, a security guard, and a patron of the restaurant were killed, and 21 others were injured, Russia's anti-terrorism committee reported.

A Russian drone struck a warehouse belonging to Ukrainian online retailer Rozetka in Kyiv Oblast on Aug. 1, killing one employee and injuring seven others.

Zelensky said Yanina was a sanctioned Russian container ship with a capacity of more than 100,000 metric tons.