Ukraine could fail to meet future wheat demand if attacks continue, UN agency warns
United NationsReuters The United Nations World Food Programme warned on Tuesday that Ukraine’s wheat production may be unable to meet domestic and export demand in the years to come if Black Sea export routes remain blocked and attacks on food infrastructure continue. Wheat grain is loaded into the cargo vessel Mezhdurechensk before its departure for […]
Russian air strikes on Ukraine kill four, damage grain and port facilities
Reuters Russian air strikes and shelling killed six people in Ukraine and caused “significant damage” to infrastructure at the Black Sea port of Odesa and to grain storage facilities, Ukrainian officials said on Monday. The air attacks were part of a campaign that has made it harder for major grain producer Ukraine to export its […]
Russia strikes Ukraine’s Danube port, driving up global grain prices
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Russia attacked Ukraine’s main inland port across the Danube River from Romania on Wednesday, sending global food prices higher as it ramped up its use of force to prevent Ukraine from exporting grain. The drone attacks destroyed buildings in the port of Izmail and halted ships as they prepared to arrive there to […]
Russia delivers Black Sea shipping warning as Ukraine decries “hellish” port attacks
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Russia warned that from Thursday any ships sailing to Ukraine’s Black Sea ports would be seen as potentially carrying military cargoes, as Kyiv accused Moscow of carrying out “hellish” overnight strikes that damaged grain export infrastructure. Russia attacked the Odesa region for the second consecutive night after quitting on Monday a year-old deal […]
End of Black Sea grains deal promises pain for Africa’s neediest
Mogadishu, SomaliaReuters Russia’s announcement that it was withdrawing from a pact that allowed Ukrainian grains to leave Black Sea ports sent a shiver through poorer countries, many of which are already reeling from inflation, climate shocks and conflict. The Black Sea grains deal, brokered by the United Nations and Turkey in July, 2022, helped bring […]
Moscow halts grain deal in what UN says is a blow to people in need everywhere
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Russia halted participation on Monday in the year-old UN-brokered deal that lets Ukraine export grain through the Black Sea, spreading fear in poorer countries that price rises will put food out of reach. Hours earlier, a blast knocked out Russia’s bridge to Crimea in what Moscow called a strike by Ukrainian sea drones, […]
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 […]
UN chief delays travel to try to bring Russia back into grain deal
Kyiv, Ukraine/New York City, USReuters UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres voiced deep concern on Sunday over Russia’s decision to suspend its participation in a UN-brokered deal that had allowed grain shipments from Ukraine, as he delayed a foreign visit to try to revive the agreement that was intended to ease a global food crisis. Russia, […]
Updated: “Glimmer of hope” as Ukraine grain ship leaves Odesa port
Updated: 7:30am, 2nd August, 2022 (AEST)Kyiv, UkraineReuters The first ship to carry Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea since Russia invaded Ukraine five months ago left the port of Odesa for Lebanon on Monday under a safe passage deal described as a glimmer of hope in a worsening global food crisis. The sailing was made […]
Russia hits southern Ukraine city, killing grain export tycoon, Governor says
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Heavy Russian strikes hit the southern Ukrainian port city of Mykolaiv early on Sunday, killing the owner of one of the country’s largest grain exporters, while Russia said a Ukrainian drone struck its Black Sea fleet headquarters in Sevastopol. Oleksiy Vadatursky, founder and owner of agriculture company Nibulon, and his wife were killed […]