The Latest Breaking News from Black Sea

Moscow criticised as concern grows about impact of climbing agricultural commodity prices on poorer countries

France’s primary grain export port is 100 kilometres away from the open sea – close to farmers, who have seen fluctuations in demand for wheat and other grains since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Russia’s recent pullout of the Black Sea grain deal, right at the start of France’s…

The White House is warning that the Russian military is preparing for possible attacks on civilian shipping vessels in the Black Sea

The Russia-Ukraine grain deal that has been critical to keeping global food prices stable and preventing famine is currently in tatters. On July 17, 2023, Russia said it was pulling out of the year-old deal, which allowed shipments of grains and other foodstuffs to travel past the Russian naval blockade…

Having pulled out of a deal to allow Ukraine to export grain through the Black Sea, Moscow has repeatedly struck one of the port cities involved in some of the fiercest assaults of its invasion

India voiced support for the U.N.’s efforts in continuing the Black Sea Grain initiative and expressed hope for an early resolution, saying that recent developments in the region, which have not helped in securing the larger cause of peace and stability

These are the main developments as the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its 511th day.

Russia attacked Ukraine's port of Odesa with missiles and drones overnight, after pulling out of a deal to allow Ukraine to export grain from the black sea - a decision that France denounced as “blackmail” impacting global food security.

Ukrainian forces have shot down 25 exploding drones and six cruise missiles from a pre-dawn Russian attack on the port of Odesa