The first Ukrainian grain ship leaves Odesa after months of Russian blockade
2 years, 4 months ago

The first Ukrainian grain ship leaves Odesa after months of Russian blockade

NPR  

The first Ukrainian grain ship leaves Odesa after months of Russian blockade Enlarge this image toggle caption Oleksandr Gimanov/AFP via Getty Images Oleksandr Gimanov/AFP via Getty Images ODESA, Ukraine – A cargo ship loaded with 26,000 tons of Ukrainian corn left the country's largest port Monday for the first time since Russia's invasion on Feb. 24. Weekend Edition Sunday Ukraine provides a bit of good news amidst a global food shortage Ukraine provides a bit of good news amidst a global food shortage Listen · 4:19 4:19 Ukraine's Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov filmed the ship, the Sierra Leone-flagged Razoni, as it departed and declared the U.N. deal "a great success for providing global food security." Enlarge this image toggle caption Joanna Kakissis/NPR Joanna Kakissis/NPR Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov also noted the ship's departure, calling it "very positive." Enlarge this image toggle caption Joanna Kakissis/NPR Joanna Kakissis/NPR Russia has repeatedly shelled the Odesa port and region since the grain export deals were signed.

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Ukraine is shipping more grain through the Black Sea despite Russian threats
1 year ago

Ukraine is shipping more grain through the Black Sea despite Russian threats

LA Times  

Grain thunders into rail cars and trucks zip around a storage facility in central Ukraine, a place that growing numbers of companies have turned to as they struggle to export their foodstuffs to people facing hunger around the world. Ukraine’s new corridor, protected by the military, has now allowed him to “free up warehouse space and increase activity.” Growing numbers …

David Cameron visits the Ukrainian port of Odesa, his first overseas trip as the UK’s top diplomat
1 year, 1 month ago

David Cameron visits the Ukrainian port of Odesa, his first overseas trip as the UK’s top diplomat

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — David Cameron traveled Thursday to the Ukrainian port of Odesa in his first overseas trip as Britain’s new foreign minister, and pledged that the U.K. would continue providing military support until Ukraine is victorious in its war with Russia. Cameron, a former prime minister who returned to government in a surprise appointment Monday in a Cabinet shuffle, …

A Russian missile hits a Liberia-flagged ship in Odesa, Ukraine’s main Black Sea port
1 year, 1 month ago

A Russian missile hits a Liberia-flagged ship in Odesa, Ukraine’s main Black Sea port

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — A Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian port of Odesa hit a Liberian-flagged freighter, killing a port worker and wounding another, as well as three citizens of the Philippines, crew members on the ship, Ukraine’s armed forces said Thursday. Odesa port facilities have come under Russian attack 21 times since Russia in August declined to renew a …

Russia bombards Ukrainian grain port Odesa
1 year, 1 month ago

Russia bombards Ukrainian grain port Odesa

Al Jazeera  

Russian forces have bombarded Ukraine’s port city of Odesa with missiles and drones. Four missiles and 22 attack drones were launched from the occupied region of Crimea of Ukraine at the Black Sea port late on Sunday, Ukraine’s air force reported on Monday. “Fifteen Shaheds and one Kh-59 air guided missile were shot down,” the Ukrainian air force said, referring …

First two cargo ships arrive in Ukrainian port after Russia’s exit from grain deal
1 year, 3 months ago

First two cargo ships arrive in Ukrainian port after Russia’s exit from grain deal

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Two cargo ships arrived in one of Ukraine’s ports over the weekend, using a temporary Black Sea corridor established by Kyiv following Russia’s withdrawal from a wartime agreement designed to ensure safe grain exports from the invaded country’s ports. Two Palau-flagged bulk carriers, Aroyat and Resilient Africa, docked Saturday at the seaport of Chornomorsk in the southern …

Putin says he won’t renew the grain deal until the West meets his demands. The West says it has
1 year, 3 months ago

Putin says he won’t renew the grain deal until the West meets his demands. The West says it has

Associated Press  

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that a landmark deal allowing Ukraine to export grain safely through the Black Sea amid the war won’t be restored until the West meets Moscow’s demands on its own agricultural exports. Putin reiterated those complaints Monday, while also telling reporters that if those commitments were honored, Russia could return to the deal “within days.” …

A second merchant ship leaves Ukraine’s port of Odesa following Russia’s exit from grain deal
1 year, 3 months ago

A second merchant ship leaves Ukraine’s port of Odesa following Russia’s exit from grain deal

Associated Press  

A second container ship sailed Saturday through a temporary Black Sea corridor established by Ukraine’s government after Russia halted a wartime agreement aimed at ensuring safe grain exports from the invaded country’s ports. The Primus’ departure came 10 days after the launch of another container ship that had been docked in Odesa since before Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor, …

As the Black Sea becomes a battleground, one Ukrainian farmer doesn’t know how he’ll sell his grain
1 year, 4 months ago

As the Black Sea becomes a battleground, one Ukrainian farmer doesn’t know how he’ll sell his grain

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Victor Tsvyk harvested 4,800 tons of wheat this month, but after Russia exited a wartime deal that allowed Ukraine to ship grain to the world, he has no idea where his produce will go. Tsvyk, who normally exported up to 90% of his harvest from the southern port of Odesa, faces a crisis: His yield is 20% …

As the Black Sea becomes a battleground, one Ukrainian farmer doesn’t know how he'll sell his grain
1 year, 4 months ago

As the Black Sea becomes a battleground, one Ukrainian farmer doesn’t know how he'll sell his grain

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Tsvyk, who normally exported up …

Ukraine to open ‘humanitarian corridor’ for ships stuck in Black Sea ports
1 year, 4 months ago

Ukraine to open ‘humanitarian corridor’ for ships stuck in Black Sea ports

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine’s navy warned that military threats from Russia and sea mines remain along all shipping routes. Ukraine announced it will open a “humanitarian corridor” in the Black Sea to release cargo ships trapped in its ports since the outbreak of war, a new test of Russia’s de facto blockade since Moscow abandoned a deal last month to let Kyiv export …

Russia targets Odesa port, angering Ukraine and nearby Romania
1 year, 4 months ago

Russia targets Odesa port, angering Ukraine and nearby Romania

Al Jazeera  

Several tonnes of grain are damaged following the drone attack on Izmail, which is part of Ukraine’s Danube infrastructure. Romanian President Klaus Iohannis called Russia’s repeated attacks on Ukraine’s Danube infrastructure near Romania “unacceptable” war crimes. Nine days of attacks Kyiv has accused Moscow of stepping up attacks on Ukrainian grain infrastructure by hitting 26 port facilities, five civilian vessels …

Russia says 'impossible' to return to deal allowing Black Sea export of Ukrainian grain until Russian interests are honoured
1 year, 5 months ago

Russia says 'impossible' to return to deal allowing Black Sea export of Ukrainian grain until Russian interests are honoured

ABC  

The Kremlin says it is impossible for Russia to return to the Black Sea grain export deal until an agreement related to Russian interests is honoured, rebuffing a call by UN secretary-general António Guterres for Moscow to rejoin. Key points: Russia says the deal can not be resumed until its own fertiliser exports are protected Both Russia and Ukraine have …

Ukraine wants ships to keep exporting its grain despite Russian attacks. Some are interested
1 year, 5 months ago

Ukraine wants ships to keep exporting its grain despite Russian attacks. Some are interested

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Following the grain deal's collapse, …

Russia targets Ukraine’s farm storage sites after days of hitting Black Sea port facilities
1 year, 5 months ago

Russia targets Ukraine’s farm storage sites after days of hitting Black Sea port facilities

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia followed its withdrawal from a grain export deal by expanding its attacks from port infrastructure to farm storage buildings in Ukraine’s Odesa region Friday, while also practicing a Black Sea blockade. Attacks in recent days have put Odesa in Russia’s crosshairs after Moscow abandoned a wartime deal that allowed Ukraine to send grain through the key …

Russia attacks farm storage facilities in Ukraine after days of bombarding port
1 year, 5 months ago

Russia attacks farm storage facilities in Ukraine after days of bombarding port

LA Times  

Russia followed its withdrawal from a grain export deal by expanding its attacks from port infrastructure to farm storage buildings in Ukraine’s Odesa region Friday, while also practicing a Black Sea blockade. Attacks in recent days have put Odesa in Russia’s crosshairs after Moscow abandoned a wartime deal that allowed Ukraine to send grain through the key Black Sea port. …

Russia bombards Odesa and other southern Ukraine port cities for third night since end of grain deal
1 year, 5 months ago

Russia bombards Odesa and other southern Ukraine port cities for third night since end of grain deal

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia pounded Ukraine’s southern cities with drones and missiles for a third consecutive night Thursday, keeping Odesa in the Kremlin’s crosshairs after a bitter dispute over the end of a wartime deal that allowed Ukraine to send grain through the key Black Sea port. The Russian military on Thursday described its strikes on Odesa, a city whose …

Wheat prices spike after Russia bombs Odesa grain port in Ukraine, threatens to attack ships
1 year, 5 months ago

Wheat prices spike after Russia bombs Odesa grain port in Ukraine, threatens to attack ships

ABC  

Global grain prices have jumped after Russia bombed a Ukrainian grain port and threatened further destruction upon any cargo ship attempting to leave Ukraine. Key points: Global wheat futures made their biggest one-day jump since Russia invaded Ukraine 17 months ago The bombing follows a decision by Russia to renege on allowing the safe passage of Ukraine grain Russian and …

Russia strikes Ukraine's Black Sea port after ending grain shipments' sea corridor deal
1 year, 5 months ago

Russia strikes Ukraine's Black Sea port after ending grain shipments' sea corridor deal

ABC  

Ukraine has accused Russia of damaging grain export infrastructure in "hellish" overnight strikes focused on two of its Black Sea ports, vowing not to be intimidated from working to keep grain exports moving out of them. Key points: Russia is attacking Ukraine's Black Sea Odesa port after quitting a safe sea deal Ukraine is working on options to keep its …

Russia strikes Ukraine’s critical port facilities in Odesa after halting grain deal
1 year, 5 months ago

Russia strikes Ukraine’s critical port facilities in Odesa after halting grain deal

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia unleashed intense drone and missile attacks overnight Wednesday, damaging critical port infrastructure in southern Ukraine, including grain and oil terminals, and wounding at least 12 people, officials said. It came days after President Vladimir Putin pulled Russia out of its participation in the Black Sea Grain Initiative, a wartime deal that enabled Ukraine’s exports to reach …

Russia targets Ukraine port, calls it payback for strike on key bridge to Crimea
1 year, 5 months ago

Russia targets Ukraine port, calls it payback for strike on key bridge to Crimea

India Today  

Ukraine said its forces shot down Russian drones and cruise missiles targeting the Black Sea port of Odesa before dawn Tuesday in what Moscow called “retribution” for an attack that damaged a crucial bridge to the Crimean Peninsula. The Russians first sought to wear down Ukraine’s air defenses by firing 25 exploding drones and then targeted Odesa with six Kalibr …

Russia attacks Ukrainian port of Odesa and calls it payback for a strike on bridge to Crimea
1 year, 5 months ago

Russia attacks Ukrainian port of Odesa and calls it payback for a strike on bridge to Crimea

LA Times  

Grain silos stand in the port of Odesa, Ukraine, on the Black Sea. Ukraine said its forces shot down Russian drones and cruise missiles targeting the Black Sea port of Odesa before dawn Tuesday in what Moscow called “retribution” for an attack that damaged a crucial bridge to the Crimean peninsula. The Russians first sought to wear down Ukraine’s air …

Russia damages Ukraine's Odesa port in overnight drone attack - military
1 year, 6 months ago

Russia damages Ukraine's Odesa port in overnight drone attack - military

The Hindu  

A Russian drone attack overnight damaged some infrastructure in Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa, which is key for its grain exports, the Ukrainian military said on May 29. The United Nations and Turkey brokered the Black Sea grain deal for an initial 120 days in July last year to help tackle a global food crisis that has been aggravated …

Ukraine’s farmers risk landmines in order to plant
1 year, 7 months ago

Ukraine’s farmers risk landmines in order to plant

LA Times  

A grassy lane rutted with tire tracks leads to Volodymyr Zaiets’ farm in southern Ukraine. They have soaring production and transportation costs caused by Russia’s blockade of many Black Sea ports, and several neighboring European countries imposed import restrictions on Ukrainian grain to prevent a glut. The “drastic reduction” of grain crops potentially threatens global food security, said Pierre Vauthier, …

No further negotiations planned on Black Sea grain deal this week says Ukraine
1 year, 7 months ago

No further negotiations planned on Black Sea grain deal this week says Ukraine

Firstpost  

Ukrainian Black Sea ports were closed following Russia’s incursion last year, but access to three of them was restored in July under a deal mediated by the United Nations and Turkey between Moscow and Kyiv Despite the fact that no further negotiations are scheduled for this week, Ukraine cannot completely rule out the possibility that the agreement for the secure …

US, Europe eyeing ways to improve Ukraine’s grain exports
1 year, 7 months ago

US, Europe eyeing ways to improve Ukraine’s grain exports

Associated Press  

IZMAIL, Ukraine — U.S. and European officials on Wednesday toured Ukraine’s southern port of Izmail that’s important in bringing Ukrainian grain to the world — and could become critical if a deal with Russia to allow grain exports from Ukrainian Black Sea ports expires. Ukrainian grain supplies are critical to millions of people around the world, and Wednesday’s visit comes …

Ships sail after Russia exits grain deal, but future in flux
2 years, 1 month ago

Ships sail after Russia exits grain deal, but future in flux

Associated Press  

LONDON — Ships loaded with grain departed Ukraine on Tuesday despite Russia suspending its participation in a U.N.-brokered deal that ensures safe wartime passage of critical food supplies meant for parts of the world struggling with hunger. Ukraine, Turkey and the U.N. have carried out vessel inspections without Russia, allowing some shipments to continue, in what the international body called …

Ships sail after Russia exits grain deal but future in doubt
2 years, 1 month ago

Ships sail after Russia exits grain deal but future in doubt

The Hindu  

Ships loaded with grain departed Ukraine on November 2 despite Russia suspending its participation in a U.N.-brokered deal that ensures safe wartime passage of critical food supplies. The Russian Defense Ministry said Monday that ship traffic from ports in southern Ukraine was halted, calling the movement “unacceptable.” But a total of 14 ships sailed that day, including one chartered by …

Turkey promises to keep grain moving despite Russian suspension
2 years, 1 month ago

Turkey promises to keep grain moving despite Russian suspension

Al Jazeera  

Cargo ships carrying 354,500 tonnes of grain, the most shipped in one day since Ukrainian exports resumed, set sail on Monday, October 31. Turkey says it is determined that Ukraine continue its food exports despite Russia suspending its participation in a United Nations-brokered grain deal, a move that has heightened concerns for nations desperate for food assistance. Despite Moscow’s decision, …

Concerns rise as Russia resumes grain blockade of Ukraine
2 years, 1 month ago

Concerns rise as Russia resumes grain blockade of Ukraine

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia resumed its blockade of Ukrainian ports on Sunday, cutting off urgently needed grain exports to hungry parts of the world in what U.S. President Joe Biden called a “really outrageous” act. The U.N. negotiated that deal and that should be the end of it.” Biden spoke hours after Russia announced it would immediately halt participation in …

Russia suspends Ukraine grain deal over ship attack claim
2 years, 1 month ago

Russia suspends Ukraine grain deal over ship attack claim

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia announced Saturday that it will immediately suspend its implementation of a U.N.-brokered grain deal that has seen more than 9 million tons of grain exported from Ukraine during the war and has brought down soaring global food prices. Ukraine accused Russia of creating a world “hunger games.” The Russian Defense Ministry cited an alleged Ukrainian drone …

Vladimir Putin says Ukraine grain going to EU, not developing nations
2 years, 3 months ago

Vladimir Putin says Ukraine grain going to EU, not developing nations

New Indian Express  

"Almost all the grain exported from Ukraine is sent not to the poorest developing countries, but to EU countries," Putin told the Eastern Economic Forum in Russia's Pacific port city of Vladivostok. Exports of grain across Black Sea ports resumed after Kyiv and Moscow in July inked a deal with the United Nations and Turkey acting as guarantors. Putin said …

Ship carrying grain for Ethiopia ready to leave Ukraine
2 years, 4 months ago

Ship carrying grain for Ethiopia ready to leave Ukraine

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — A United Nations-chartered ship loaded with 23,000 metric tons of Ukrainian grain destined for Ethiopia was getting ready Sunday to set sail from a Black Sea port, the first shipment of its kind in a program to assist countries facing famine. So today was very positive.” On the front line, Russian forces fired rockets Sunday on the …

Ukraine grain headed for Lebanon under wartime deal delayed
2 years, 4 months ago

Ukraine grain headed for Lebanon under wartime deal delayed

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — The scheduled arrival Sunday of the first grain ship to leave Ukraine and cross the Black Sea under a wartime deal has been delayed, a Lebanese Cabinet minister and the Ukraine Embassy said. The Ukrainian embassy in Beirut said the arrival of the ship has been postponed adding that an “update for the ceremony will be sent later …

After a long-standing grain impasse, three more ships depart Ukrainian ports
2 years, 4 months ago

After a long-standing grain impasse, three more ships depart Ukrainian ports

India TV News  

Russia-Ukraine war: Three more ships with grain have departed Ukrainian ports and are headed to Turkey for inspection, Turkey's defence ministry said on Friday. The departure of the ships comes after the first grain ship since the start of the war left Ukraine earlier this week. It crossed the Black Sea under a wartime deal and passed inspection Wednesday in …

Three more ships with grain leave Ukrainian ports under U.N.-brokered deal
2 years, 4 months ago

Three more ships with grain leave Ukrainian ports under U.N.-brokered deal

LA Times  

Three more ships carrying thousands of tons of corn left Ukrainian ports Friday, in the latest sign that a negotiated deal to export grain trapped since Russia invaded Ukraine nearly six months ago is slowly moving forward. The first vessels to leave are among more than a dozen bulk carriers and cargo ships that had been loaded with grain but …

Inspectors OK 1st Ukraine grain ship but no sign yet of more
2 years, 4 months ago

Inspectors OK 1st Ukraine grain ship but no sign yet of more

Associated Press  

ISTANBUL — The first grain ship to leave Ukraine and cross the Black Sea under a wartime deal passed inspection Wednesday in Istanbul and headed on to Lebanon. The Joint Coordination Center team included officials from Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the United Nations, who signed deals last month to create safe Black Sea shipping corridors to export Ukraine’s desperately needed …

First Ukraine grain ship passes inspection in Istanbul
2 years, 4 months ago

First Ukraine grain ship passes inspection in Istanbul

Al Jazeera  

The first ship carrying Ukrainian grain to world markets since Russia’s invasion leaves Turkey en route for Lebanon. The first shipment of grain from Ukraine since Russia’s invasion five months ago has passed inspection in Istanbul and was on its way to Lebanon on Wednesday, as Ukraine said 17 other vessels were “loaded and waiting permission to leave.” The Sierra …

1st ship carrying Ukrainian grain leaves the port of Odesa
2 years, 4 months ago

1st ship carrying Ukrainian grain leaves the port of Odesa

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — The first ship carrying Ukrainian grain set out Monday from the port of Odesa under an internationally brokered deal to unblock the embattled country’s agricultural exports and ease the growing global food crisis. “The first grain ship since Russian aggression has left port,” Ukrainian Minister of Infrastructure Oleksandr Kubrakov declared on Twitter. In Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry …

First ship carrying Ukrainian grain leaves the port of Odesa for Lebanon
2 years, 4 months ago

First ship carrying Ukrainian grain leaves the port of Odesa for Lebanon

Firstpost  

Russia & Ukraine signed separate agreements with Turkey and the UN clearing the way for Ukraine — one of the world’s key breadbaskets — to export 22 million tons of grain and other agricultural goods that have been stuck in Black Sea ports because of Russia’s invasion Ankara: The first ship carrying Ukrainian grain has set off from the port …

First grain ship leaves Ukraine: What, where and why it matters
2 years, 4 months ago

First grain ship leaves Ukraine: What, where and why it matters

Al Jazeera  

Departure of vessel carrying 26,000 metric tonnes of corn raises hopes of easing growing global food crisis. A vessel carrying Ukrainian grain has left the Black Sea port of Odesa for the first time since Russia’s invasion in late February. The deal signed last month on reopening blocked Black Sea delivery routes to export grain and other agricultural goods is …

Sixteen ships loaded with grain ready to leave Ukraine’s Odesa
2 years, 4 months ago

Sixteen ships loaded with grain ready to leave Ukraine’s Odesa

Al Jazeera  

Ships are loaded and ready to depart Odesa as Moscow and Kyiv trade blame for an attack that killed Ukrainian prisoners of war. Sixteen ships loaded with grain were set to depart from the Ukrainian port of Odesa, as tensions flair up again over a missile attack that killed dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war. Al Jazeera’s John Hendren, reporting …

Zelenskyy visits port as Ukraine prepares to ship out grain
2 years, 4 months ago

Zelenskyy visits port as Ukraine prepares to ship out grain

Associated Press  

ODESA, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited a Black Sea port Friday to watch crews prepare to export grain trapped by Russia’s five-month-old war, a week after a deal was struck to allow critical food supplies to flow to millions of impoverished people facing hunger worldwide. Ukraine’s military is committed to the ships’ safety, said Zelenskyy, adding, “It is …

Zelenskyy visits port as Ukraine prepares to ship out grain
2 years, 4 months ago

Zelenskyy visits port as Ukraine prepares to ship out grain

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine’s president says grain vessels at Black Sea port loaded as crews await signal for departure of first shipment. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has visited a Black Sea port as crews prepared terminals to export grain trapped by Russia’s five-month-old war, work that was inching forward a week after a deal was struck to allow critical food supplies to flow …

UN says details for safe Ukraine grain shipments still unresolved
2 years, 4 months ago

UN says details for safe Ukraine grain shipments still unresolved

Al Jazeera  

A UN aid chief says the first shipment of grain under a new deal could take place Friday, but ‘crucial’ details for the safe passage of ships are still being worked out. United Nations aid chief Martin Griffiths has said he was hopeful that the first shipment of grain from a Ukrainian Black Sea port could take place as early …

Ukraine’s grain is ready to go. But ships aren’t. Why? Risk
2 years, 4 months ago

Ukraine’s grain is ready to go. But ships aren’t. Why? Risk

Associated Press  

Shipping companies are not rushing to export millions of tons of grain trapped in Ukraine, despite a breakthrough deal to provide safe corridors through the Black Sea. The goal over the next four months is to get some 20 million tons of grain out of three Ukrainian sea ports blocked since Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion. U.N. humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths …

Uncertainty looms over deal to resume Ukrainian grain exports from Black Sea
2 years, 5 months ago

Uncertainty looms over deal to resume Ukrainian grain exports from Black Sea

ABC  

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has reassured Cairo of Moscow's ability to supply grain, amid uncertainty over a deal to resume Ukrainian exports from the Black Sea. Key points: Russia's invasion of Ukraine has disrupted shipments and increased global commodity prices A deal to restart Ukrainian wheat exports by sea is in doubt following a Russian strike on Odesa Russia …

Ukraine aims to ship grain this week, despite Russian attack
2 years, 5 months ago

Ukraine aims to ship grain this week, despite Russian attack

Al Jazeera  

Exports will resume from Chornomorsk port first, followed by the ports of Odesa and Pivdeny, government officials say. Ukraine has said it hopes a United Nations-brokered deal aimed at easing global food shortages by resuming grain exports from the Black Sea region would start to be implemented this week. A senior Ukrainian government official said he hoped the first grain …

Russia says attack on Ukrainian port only hit military targets
2 years, 5 months ago

Russia says attack on Ukrainian port only hit military targets

Al Jazeera  

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Saturday’s attack on Odesa’s sea port ‘destroyed the very possibility’ of dialogue with Moscow. Earlier on Sunday, Russia’s foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Russian Kalibr missiles destroyed a Ukrainian “patrol boat” in the attack. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his nightly televised address Saturday evening that the attack on Odesa – …

Russia hits Ukraine’s Black Sea port despite grain deal
2 years, 5 months ago

Russia hits Ukraine’s Black Sea port despite grain deal

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian missiles hit Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa just hours after Moscow and Kyiv signed deals to allow grain exports to resume from there. Nikolenko described the missile strike on the 150th day of Russia’s war in Ukraine as Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “spit in the face of U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Turkish President Recep …

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