The Latest Breaking News from Odesa

Third night of Russian strikes on port cities of Mykolaiv and Odesa damages property and causes multiple injuries; one person killed in Ukrainian drone-attack on occupied Crimea

These are the main developments as the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its 512th day.

Russian prosecutors on Thursday requested a jail term of 20 years for the already imprisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who denounced Russia's "senseless war" in his last statement to the court. Follow our blog to see how the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).

Russia’s defence ministry said ships travelling to Ukraine considered to be potentially transporting military cargo.

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

Port bears brunt of missile and drone onslaught, with grain and oil terminal, market and storage said to have been hit

Russian-installed officials have not yet given a cause for the inferno

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