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History: 2 August 2023
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Retrospective · events of 2 August 2023
Ukraine's Christmas move: what was signed in July 2023
Politics
A look back at a legislative change on holiday dates and a Pyongyang meeting reported in the days before 2 August 2023.
Retrospective · events of 2 August 2023
Poland reinforces border as Belarusian helicopters stray
World
A look back at the Polish troop increase near Belarus and the UK sanctions linked to the Kara-Murza case, both reported in the days before 2 August 2023.
Retrospective · events of 2 August 2023
What happened on 2 August 2023 in Izmail
Security
A retrospective on a drone strike in Odesa Oblast and the aftermath of drone attacks near Moscow in the preceding days.
Retrospective · events of 2 August 2023
Izmail grain facilities hit as Moscow drone fallout lingers
Opinion
A look back at a day when a drone strike hit Izmail's grain storage while the effects of earlier attacks on Moscow and Kryvyi Rih were still being felt.
Retrospective · events of 2 August 2023
Why is Poland sending more soldiers to the Belarus frontier?
World
A look back at the border tension and the sanctions announced in the days around 2 August 2023.
Retrospective · events of 2 August 2023
More Polish troops head east after reported airspace violation
World
A look back at the airspace report that led Warsaw to send more soldiers to its eastern frontier, and at sanctions announced by London days earlier.
Retrospective · events of 2 August 2023
Drones and strikes: the security picture on 2 August 2023
Security
A look back at how attacks on Ukrainian grain facilities and drone incidents near Moscow unfolded in the days around 2 August 2023.
Retrospective · events of 2 August 2023
Break with Russian legacy: new Christmas date for Ukrainian workers
Politics
A law signed in late July 2023 shifted the date of Christmas and other religion-linked state holidays in Ukraine.