Ships backed up in Black Sea lanes as Russia warning shots raise tensions
London, UKReuters Merchant ships remained backed up in lanes around the Black Sea on Monday as ports struggled to clear backlogs amid growing unease among insurers and shipping companies a day after a Russian warship fired warning shots at a cargo vessel. Russia said its Vasily Bykov patrol ship on Sunday fired on the Palau-flagged […]
Russia attacks Danube grain export route vital for Ukraine
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Russia destroyed Ukrainian grain warehouses on the Danube River in a drone attack on Monday, targeting a vital export route for Kyiv in an expanding air campaign that Moscow began last week after quitting the Black Sea grain deal. Last week’s attacks mostly struck the sea ports of Odesa but Monday’s pre-dawn strikes […]
Russia hits Ukraine’s grain for fourth day, practises seizing ships
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Russia pounded Ukrainian food export facilities for a fourth day in a row on Friday and practised seizing ships in the Black Sea in an escalation of what Western leaders say is an attempt to wriggle out of sanctions by threatening a global food crisis. The direct attacks on Ukraine’s grain, a key […]
Russia bombs Ukraine ports, threatens ships, as Kyiv deploys cluster munitions
Mykolaiv/Near Kupiansk Ukraine Reuters Russia jolted world grain markets with an escalation in the Black Sea, mounting a third straight night of air strikes on Ukrainian ports and issuing a threat against Ukraine-bound vessels to which Kyiv responded in kind. At least 27 civilians were reported hurt in the air strikes on the ports, which […]
Explainer – What happens if Black Sea grain corridor deal is not extended?
London, UKReuters A deal allowing Ukraine to export grain via the Black Sea expires on 17th July and with Moscow saying it sees no grounds for an extension there are fears it may collapse. Why is it important?Ukraine is a major producer of grains and oilseeds and the interruption to its exports at the outbreak […]
Ukrainians face homelessness, disease risk as floods crest from breached dam
Kherson, Ukraine Reuters Ukrainians abandoned inundated homes as floods crested across a swathe of the south on Wednesday after the destruction of a huge hydro-electric dam on front lines between Russian and Ukrainian forces, with their presidents trading blame for the disaster. Residents slogged through flooded streets carrying children on their shoulders, dogs in their […]
Ukraine port of Odesa not operating after Russian drone attack on energy facilities – minister
Kyiv, UkraineReuters The Ukrainian port of Odesa was not operating on Sunday after the latest Russian attack on the region’s energy system, Agriculture Minister Mykola Solsky said, but added that grains traders were not expected to suspend exports. Two other ports – Chornomorsk and Pivdennyi – authorised to export grains from Ukraine under a deal […]
Ukraine grain export deal back on track as Russia resumes participation
Ankara, Turkey/Kyiv, UkraineReuters Russia said on Wednesday it would resume its participation in a deal freeing up grain exports from war-torn Ukraine, reversing a move that world leaders had said threatened to exacerbate global hunger. Moscow announced the sudden reversal after Turkey and the United Nations helped keep Ukrainian grain flowing for several days without […]
Russia orders wider evacuation of occupied southern Ukraine
Kyiv/Mykolaiv, Ukraine Reuters Russia told civilians on Tuesday to leave an area along the eastern bank of the Dnipro River in the Ukrainian province of Kherson, a major extension of an evacuation order that Kyiv says amounts to the forced depopulation of occupied territory. Russia had previously ordered civilians out of a pocket it controls […]
Grain ships sail from Ukraine ports as Russian missiles knock out power across country
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Ships carrying grain sailed from Ukrainian ports on Monday despite Moscow’s suspension of its participation in a UN program to ensure the safety of such cargoes amid an unrelenting war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said his country would continue implementing the programme, brokered by the United Nations and Turkey in July and aimed […]