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Bulletin world briefing: Why North Korea has fired a barrage of ballistic missiles

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The Independent UK · Aug 20

Zelensky says Ukraine needs at least 5% of US Patriot stocks to get through winter

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with CNN on Thursday that his country needs at least 5 percent of the United States' Patriot interceptor missiles to get through the winter. Earlier, the UN reported that the number of civilians killed in Ukraine in July jumped to its highest…

France 24 · Aug 13

Danube water level rising: Another Paks nuclear plant turbine may restart

The Danube's level at Paks, south of Budapest, has risen by about 19 centimetres from its previous low, allowing the first additional Paks nuclear plant turbine to be restarted and reconnected.

Euronews · Aug 10

A cargo ship picking up Ukrainian grain hits a Russian floating mine in the Black Sea, officials say

Officials say a civilian cargo ship has struck a Russian mine in the Black Sea near Ukraine’s Danube ports, injuring two sailors

The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war live: at least 17 killed in missile strike on market, say Ukrainian officials – as it happened

Volodymyr Zelenskiy condemns attack on the eastern city of Kostiantynivka, where a child was among the dead

The Guardian - AU · Sep 6, 2023

Putin says no grain deal until west meets obligations; Kyiv reports advances in east and south – as it happened

Russian president says the Black Sea grain deal will not be restored until restrictions on the export of Russian agricultural products are lifted

The Guardian - AU · Sep 4, 2023

Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin reportedly killed in plane crash with no survivors – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Aug 23, 2023

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 · Aug 16, 2023

Russian missile attacks leave few options for Ukrainian farmers looking to export grain

The collapse of the Black Sea grain deal and a series of missile strikes on Ukrainian grain silos and ports have left farmers with few options to export their grain — and all of them are getting more expensive

The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2023

Ukraine ministry: ships passing through Danube Bystre rivermouth

Ukraine's infrastructure ministry said in a statement Tuesday that 16 ships had passed through the Danube's newly-reopened Bystre rivermouth in the last four days and that the opening up of the Bystre was an important step towards speeding up grain exports.

Reuters · Jul 12, 2022