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Ukraine accuses Russia of using phosphorus bombs in fresh strikes on Snake Island

Ukraine's army accused Russia of carrying out strikes using incendiary phosphorus munitions on Snake Island on Friday, just a day after Moscow withdrew its forces from the outcrop in the Black Sea. Russian missile strikes hit an apartment building and a resort near the city of Odesa early Friday morning,…

France 24

Russian missile strikes near Ukraine's Odesa kill 21

(This July 1 story refiles to correct attribution in par 11)

Reuters

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 128 of the invasion

At least 19 dead after Russian missile strikes multi-story apartment building in Odesa; Russian forces withdraw from Snake Island in Black Sea

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Russian missile strike kills 10 in Ukraine's Odesa, official says

A Russian missile struck a multi-story apartment building in Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa early on Friday, killing at least 10 people, a local official said.

Reuters

Ukraine 'knocked out' Russian troops from strategic Snake Island, official says

Despite Russian claims their retreat from Snake Island was an 'act of good will', Ukraine confirmed Moscow’s troops fled quickly after being picked up by high-speed boats

Daily Mirror

Russian forces withdraw from strategic Snake Island in the Black Sea

"KABOOM! No Russian troops on the Snake Island anymore," a Ukrainian official tweeted.

Axios

Russia Abandons Snake Island in Strategic Victory for Ukraine

Russian forces abandoned the strategic Black Sea outpost of Snake Island on Thursday, in a major victory for Ukraine that could loosen a Russian grain export blockade threatening to worsen global hunger. Russia's defense ministry said it had decided to withdraw from the outcrop as a "gesture of goodwill" that…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Russia-Ukraine war: The struggle for Snake Island

Russian forces abandon the strategic Black Sea islet – a major victory for Ukraine that could also enable grain exports.

Al Jazeera

Russia withdraws from Ukraine’s Snake Island in Black Sea

Moscow says the withdrawal is a ‘goodwill gesture’ that proves its commitment to UN-led efforts to resume grain exports.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine pushes Russian forces from strategic Snake Island

Winning back vital Black Sea landmass could weaken any future Russia coastal land attack

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine says Russian forces have withdrawn from Snake Island

The head of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's office, Andriy Yermak, said on Thursday that Russian forces had withdrawn from Snake Island, a strategic Black Sea outpost.

Reuters

UK aircraft could secure shipping routes for Ukraine’s grain, says Wallace

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has been attending the Nato summit in Madrid.

The Independent UK

Price of lager set to rocket due to Russia's grain blockade, Ukrainian MP warns

Odessa MP Alex Goncharenko - a key ally of President Volodymyr Zelensky - called for the Royal Navy to police a deal allowing grain exports from Black Sea ports

Daily Mirror

Ukraine begs UK to put warships in Black Sea to help get grain out of country

Odessa MP Alex Goncharenko, a key ally of Ukraine's President, called for a 'political deal' between the West, Turkey and Russia to get the grain out of his city - and for the Royal Navy to be allowed to police it

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France 24

Black Sea’s Snake Island emerges as crucial in Russia-Ukraine war

Snake Island, a tiny piece of land in the Black Sea near the Ukrainian port city of Odesa, has taken on symbolic importance for both sides in the conflict. Ukraine said last week that it had won a major military victory on the island, an account Moscow disputes.

Al Jazeera

The Battle for the Black Sea

Russia and Ukraine are vying to control vital grain routes, but who will win?

The Independent UK

Johnson welcomes ‘Dunkirk spirit’ being shown to get grain out of Ukraine

With Russia’s Black Sea fleet blocking Ukraine’s ports, grain is at risk of rotting in silos unless it can get to markets around the world.

Evening Standard

Convoy of ‘grain trains’ could stop Putin’s blockade of Black Sea ports

Convoys of “grain trains” would transport wheat out of Ukraine under a huge rail operation being discussed to stop millions of people starving due to Vladimir Putin’s blockade of Black Sea ports.

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Al Jazeera

The fallout of Russia’s grain blockade

A long blockade will worsen food shortages in the Middle East and North Africa, sparking a migration crisis.

The Hindu

Egypt contracts to buy 180,000 tonnes of wheat from India: Supply minister Aly Moselhy

Egypt, one of the world’s biggest wheat importers, is looking for alternatives to Black Sea grain exports which face disruptions caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Supply Minister: Egypt to Buy 180,000 Tons of Indian Wheat

Egypt has contracted to buy 180,000 tons of wheat from India, less than previously agreed, but is looking at ways to extract more flour from grain and even use potatoes in bread making as it tries to trim imports, the supply minister said on Sunday. Egypt, one of the world's…

The Independent UK

UK will give £10m to rebuild Ukrainian railways to help export trapped grain out by train

G7 to discuss ways to get around Russian blockade driving up global food prices

Reuters

Ukraine attacks Crimean oil-drilling platform for second time in a week - Tass

Ukrainian forces have attacked a drilling platform in the Black Sea owned by a Crimean oil and gas company, Tass news agency cited local officials as saying on Sunday, the second strike in a week.

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 122 of the invasion

German gas prices could triple as Russia cuts supply; Ukrainian forces prepare Severodonetsk retreat; thousands of Black Sea dolphins killed

The Independent UK

Romanian port struggles to handle flow of Ukrainian grain

With Ukraine’s seaports blockaded or captured by Russian forces, neighboring Romania’s Black Sea port of Constanta has emerged as a main conduit for the war-torn country’s grain exports amid a growing world food crisis

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