From our Washington correspondent on the fresh U.S. sanctions on Russia. We'll be adding to this story through the night.
U.S. Adds Russian Banks, Shipbuilding Company To Sanctions List
Here's the EU's fact sheet, courtesy of Brussels correspondent @RikardJozwiak:
EU restrictive measures in view of the situation in Eastern Ukraine and the illegal annexation of Crimea
That concludes our live blogging for Tuesday, July 29. Follow our ongoing coverage HERE.
With the Ukrainian army gaining ground in fierce fighting against separatists around Donetsk and elsewhere, pro-Russia commander Igor Girkin (aka Strelkov) decided it was time to issue an order banning public profanity in the ranks. Such language is non-Russian in origin, he says, and its usage thus "demeans us spiritually and leads an army to defeat." He orders that it be regarded as "a serious disciplinary offense and punished accordingly."
Drinking by warriors constitutes "blasphemy," he adds.
Obama's Russia Envoy Nominee: U.S. Will 'Never Accept' Crimea Takeover
In his Reuters interview, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin vowed with respect to Donetsk and Luhansk, where heavy fighting has been taking place, that "we will not attack such cities." The Kyiv-led authorities will regain control "through the political process, not by attacking those cities."
Pro-Kyiv military blogger Dmitry Tymchuk says this morning that seven tanks that "arrived last night from the territory of Russia" supported a separatist attack overnight in the area of Dubrovka.