RIA reported Ukrainian drones struck multiple Russian regions in the early hours of Aug. 2, the largest such attack to date.

Iranian news agency IRNA reported the Iran commodity exchange recorded a single-day inflow of 2,100 kg of silver bars, surpassing the previous 2,000 kg record. The exchange said the volume signals increased liquidity and greater confidence in its silver deposit certificate market. The exchange guarantees bullion authenticity and quality, and under capital market rules gold and silver funds must deposit physical bars or coins into the exchange warehouse proportional to issued fund shares.

IAEA said the cause of a recent nearly two-hour loss of offsite power at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant remains unclear.