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Russian official says Ukraine carried out drone attack on Black Sea fleet HQ

A senior official in Russian-annexed Crimea accused Ukraine on Sunday of carrying out a drone attack ahead of planned celebrations to mark Navy Day, injuring five and forcing the cancellation of festivities.

Reuters

Zelenskiy urges civilians to leave Donetsk as city of Bakhmut comes under attack – as it happened

Hundreds of thousands ‘must evacuate Donetsk’ to avoid falling into enemy hands, says Ukrainian president

The Guardian - AU

Ukrainian agribusiness leader holds cautious hope for grain export deal brokered by UN and Turkey

A leading Ukrainian agribusiness organisation remains optimistic that a recent deal between Ukraine and Russia to restart Black Sea exports will succeed.

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US poised to deliver bumper wheat crop the world badly needs

The U.S. is poised to deliver a bumper spring wheat crop in the upcoming weeks, which if realized could help relieve global shortfalls caused by turmoil in the Black Sea.

Tribune News Service

Ukraine moves closer to resuming grain exports as UN-backed deal is agreed

Ukraine has said it has restarted operations at its blockaded Black Sea ports as it moved closer to resuming grain exports with the opening of a coordination centre in Istanbul to oversee a UN-backed deal.

Radio France Internationale

Several killed, more than 20 wounded in Russian strike in central Ukraine

A Russian strike on a flight school killed five people and wounded 25 in the Ukrainian city of Kropyvnytskyi on Thursday, the regional governor said. Ukraine's counteroffensive is gathering momentum in the Russian-controlled southern city of Kherson, Britain's defence ministry said. Read abotu the day’s events as they unfolded on…

France 24

Russian official says grain deal could collapse unless obstacles to Russian exports lifted

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko said on Wednesday that a Turkish-brokered deal to unblock Ukrainian grain exports on the Black Sea could collapse if obstacles to Russia's agricultural exports are not promptly removed, Interfax reported.

Reuters

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Risks, mined waters slow rush to extract grains from Ukraine

Shipping companies aren't rushing to export millions of tons of trapped grain out of Ukraine, despite a breakthrough deal to provide safe corridors through the Black Sea

The Independent UK

First Ukraine Grain Exports Likely This Week under Deal, Says Turkish Official

The headquarters overseeing exports of Ukrainian grains is set to be unveiled in Istanbul on Wednesday after a landmark UN deal last week, and a senior Turkish official said the first ship is likely to depart Black Sea ports in a few days. Russia and Ukraine signed the deal on…

Asharq Al-Awsat

First Ukraine grain exports likely this week under deal -Turkish official

The headquarters overseeing exports of Ukrainian grains is set to be unveiled in Istanbul on Wednesday after a landmark U.N. deal last week, and a senior Turkish official said the first ship is likely to depart Black Sea ports in a few days.

Reuters

Russia’s Defense Ministry: Grain Coordination Center Launched in Istanbul

The Joint Coordination Center (JCC), established as part of a landmark deal to resume grain exports from Ukraine, has started work in Istanbul, Russia's defense ministry said on Tuesday The Russian delegation to the JCC will arrive in Turkey today and begin work in a four-way format, alongside Turkey, Ukraine…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Aims New Air Strikes at Black Sea Coastal Targets

Russia targeted Ukraine’s Black Sea regions of Odesa and Mykolaiv with air strikes Tuesday, hitting private buildings and port infrastructure along the country's southern coast. the Ukrainian military said. The Kremlin’s forces used air-launched missiles in the attack, Ukraine’s Operational Command South said in a Facebook post. In the Odesa…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia aims new air strikes at Black Sea coastal targets

Russia has targeted Ukraine’s Black Sea regions of Odesa and Mykolaiv with air strikes, hitting private buildings and port infrastructure

The Independent UK

Russian gas cut to Europe hits economic hopes, Ukraine reports attacks on coastal regions

Russia said it will cut gas supplies to Europe from Wednesday in a blow to countries that have backed Ukraine, while missile attacks in Black Sea coastal regions raised doubts about whether Russia will stick to a deal to let Ukraine export grain.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

UN World Food Program Optimistic on Ukraine Grain Export Deal

The World Food Program (WFP) said it was optimistic about a UN-brokered deal to reopen Ukrainian ports for grain exports but warned the agreement alone will not solve the global food crisis even if it is implemented effectively. Russia, Ukraine, the United Nations and Turkey signed a deal on Friday…

Reuters

First Ukraine grain ships may move in days, says U.N

The first ships to export Ukraine grain from the country's Black Sea ports may move within a few days under a deal agreed on Friday by Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the United Nations, a U.N. spokesperson said on Monday.

Radio France Internationale

Thousands of dolphins die in Black Sea, collateral victims of war in Ukraine

Ukrainian biologists have warned that dolphins in the Black Sea are dying at an alarming rate due to deadly noise pollution caused by Russian warships and submarines.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine aims to ship grain this week, despite Russian attack

Exports will resume from Chornomorsk port first, followed by ports of Odesa and Pivdeny, government officials say.

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The Conversation

Ukraine war: Black Sea grain deal exposes Moscow's long-term diplomatic game

The deal to open up Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, brokered by the UN and Turkey, is expected to facilitate the much-needed export of several million tonnes of grain and other food products, and potentially ease an international food crisis.

Reuters

Russia's Lavrov says no barriers to Ukraine grain export, defends strikes

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday there are no barriers to the export of grain from Ukrainian ports, after Ukraine and Russia signed a deal to unblock grain shipments on the Black Sea in Turkey last week.

Reuters

First Ukraine Black Sea grain shipments could move in days - U.N., Ukraine

The first shipments of Ukrainian grain could leave Black Sea ports within days under a U.N.-brokered deal to tackle a global food crisis that has worsened since Russia invaded its neighbor, the United Nations and Ukraine said on Monday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lavrov Says Russian Goal to Oust Ukraine's President

Russia appears to have reversed itself after the country's top diplomat said Moscow's overarching goal is to topple the government of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as Russian artillery barrages and air strikes continue to pummel cities across Ukraine. The remark from Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov comes amid Ukraine's efforts…

Reuters

The Ukrainian fighters standing in Russia’s way on eastern front

Barely a kilometre from Russian positions defending the captured eastern city of Izium, Ukrainian and foreign fighters hunker in a dank basement. Artillery rains down on them most nights, shaking loose the plaster and filling the air with dust.

Reuters

Russian gas cut to Europe hits economic hopes after Ukraine grain deal

Russia will further cut gas supplies to Europe in a blow to countries that have supported Kyiv just as there was hope on Monday that Ukraine's blocked grain exports would resume this week.

France 24

Strike on Odesa will not affect grain shipments says Russia

The Kremlin said Monday that a strike on the Ukrainian port town of Odesa would not impact grain exports as it only hit military targets. Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov offered reassurances over Russian grain supplies to Egypt during a visit to Cairo on Sunday, amid uncertainty over a deal…

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