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Russia-Ukraine war: critics of counteroffensive are ‘spitting in the faces of soldiers’, says Kyiv – as it happened

Ukraine’s foreign minister also says critics of the offensive’s slow progress should ‘shut up’

The Guardian - AU

Odesa beaches reopen, offering Ukrainians a respite from war

Beaches on the Black Sea that closed after Russia's invasion have reopened. People say swimming and sunbathing are ways to find a taste of normal life, even while under threat from Moscow.

WEKU

Wagner Group’s second-in-command buried quietly near Moscow

Dmitry Utkin, cofounder and military commander of the Wagner Group, was buried Thursday in a quiet ceremony at a military cemetery near Moscow after dying in a plane crash that also killed his boss, Yevgeny Prigozhin. The ceremony came as Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met his Russian counterpart Sergei…

France 24

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Turkey's Erdogan hopes to kick-start failed Black Sea grain deal with Vladimir Putin

Turkey has said that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Russia "soon" for talks with Vladimir Putin on reviving a Black Sea grain deal that could be used as a springboard for broader peace negotiations with Ukraine.

Radio France Internationale

US concerned that arms negotiations between Russia and North Korea ‘actively advancing’ – as it happened

Sergei Shoigu, Russian defence minister, has recently travelled to North Korea to try to convince them to sell ammunition, says White House

The Guardian - AU

Fifteen years after the war in Georgia, the dilemmas of the European Union in the South Caucasus

Fifteen years ago this month, while all eyes were set on Beijing for the opening of the 29th Olympic Games of the modern era, war broke out between Russia and Georgia over South Ossetia. Officially part of Georgia since the country gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, it…

The Conversation

Russia scrambles jets to intercept two drones over Black Sea, Moscow says

Russia's air force scrambled two jets to force two drones to stop reconnaissance near the Crimean peninsula, the Russian defence ministry said on Tuesday. The news came after Russia said one of its jets had “destroyed” a Ukrainian reconnaissance boat near a gas production facility in the Black Sea. Read…

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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 542

As the war enters its 542nd day, these are the main developments.

Al Jazeera

Neighbors Ukraine and Romania sign accord to boost Kyiv's grain exports through Romanian territory

Ukraine and neighboring Romania have signed an agreement to work together to boost Kyiv’s export of grain through Romania borders after Moscow broke off a key wartime shipping agreement that allowed safe passage through the Black Sea

The Independent UK

Ukraine and Romania sign accord to cooperate on grain exports

Ukraine and neighbouring Romania signed an agreement Friday to work together to boost Kyiv’s export of grain through Romania after Moscow broke off a key wartime shipping agreement that allowed safe passage through the Black Sea. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris…

France 24

First cargo ship leaves Ukraine port since end of grain deal despite Russian threats

Civilian vessel left port of Odesa and travelled down temporary corridor set up after Moscow pulled out of UN-backed Black Sea grain deal

The Guardian - AU

Second Temple-era Synagogue Unearthed In The Black Sea Region

Researchers from the Russian Academy of Science concluded that the synagogue operated from at least the early first century C.E

Zenger

Russia hits Ukrainian grain depots again as a foreign ship tries out Kyiv's new Black Sea corridor

Officials say Russia has resumed its targeting of grain infrastructure in Ukraine’s southern Odesa region, using drones in overnight strikes on storage facilities and ports along the Danube River

The Independent UK

Warning as unexploded Russian mines wash up on Europe’s tourist beaches

As recently as Monday, a Russian mine exploded in a Romanian Black Sea resort

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Warning as unexploded Russian mines wash up on Europe’s tourist beaches

As recently as Monday, a Russian mine exploded in a Romanian Black Sea resort

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 537 of the invasion

Seven people, including a young baby, killed by Russian shelling in Kherson; Russian warship’s ‘warning shots’ at Black Sea cargo ship

Evening Standard

Russia fires warning shots at cargo ship which ‘failed to stop’ in the Black Sea

The ship destined for a port in Ukraine was eventually searched after shots were fired

Al Jazeera

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

Ukraine’s navy warned that military threats from Russia and sea mines remain along all shipping routes.

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The Guardian - US

Turning food into a weapon: how Russia resorted to one of the oldest forms of warfare

With Russia blockading Ukraine’s eastern ports, an alternative route to the west is possible but faces serious problems

Barchart

Sunday Scaries: What I'm Watching This Week In Agriculture

The Black Sea situation escalates to a whole new level. China announces stimulus measures that don't appear to stimulate imports and more...

The Guardian - UK

Russian oil tanker hit by Ukrainian sea drone off occupied Crimea

Ukraine designates Russian Black Sea ports as ‘war risk’ areas after strike on ship known to supply Russian forces

Dynamite News

Russia says it repelled Ukrainian drone attacks on Crimea, Black Sea naval base

Russian Defence Ministry on Friday said that it repelled separate Ukrainian drone attacks on Crimea and Black Sea naval base in southwest Russia, CNN reported. Read further on Dynamite News :

Evening Standard

Ukrainian drone strike ‘blows hole’ in Russian ship at key Black Sea base

A Ukrainian drone strike has left a Russian ship severely damaged following a shock overnight attack.

The Independent UK

Russia accuses Ukraine of attacking Black Sea navy base and Crimea with drones

Russia had accused Ukraine of attacking its Black Sea navy base in the port of Novorossiysk with sea drones

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 527 of the invasion

Ukraine claims to have incapacitated a ship in Russia’s Black Sea fleet ; Russian defence minister pictured visiting troops inside occupied Ukraine

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