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Ukraine seeks to trace thousands of 'orphans' scattered by war

Ukraine says it dismissed nearly 100,000 children from institutional care. With help from U.N. child agency UNICEF, it is still trying to reach some 26,000 of them.

Reuters

UNESCO supports Ukraine bid to put Odesa on World Heritage list

United Nations cultural agency UNESCO said on Tuesday it supported a bid by Ukraine to put its port city of Odesa on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Reuters

Ukrainian Navy Destroys Massive Russian Drifting Anti-Ship Mines

“The Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to detect and neutralize drifting Russian mines in the Black Sea.”

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Zelensky warns of 'vicious' Russian attacks ahead of Ukraine's independence day

Artillery shells rained down on a city close to Europe's biggest nuclear plant overnight and Russian missiles hit targets near Odesa on Sunday as the war headed for its six-month milestone, with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky warning that Moscow might attempt "something particularly ugly" in the run-up to the country's…

France 24

UN chief Guterres visits Odesa, calls for full access to Ukrainian grain

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says more needs to be done to ensure full global access to Ukrainian food products and Russian food and fertilisers on a visit to the Black Sea port of Odesa.

Radio France Internationale

Putin, Macron agree on need for IAEA inspection of Ukraine nuclear plant

Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday agreed on the need to send a team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine, according to the French presidential office. In a phone conversation, the two leaders also agreed to…

France 24

Turkey says four more grain ships leave Ukrainian ports

Four more ships have left Ukrainian ports carrying sunflower meal, sunflower oil and corn, from Chornomorsk and Odesa ports, under a U.N.-brokered grain export deal, Turkey's defence ministry said on Wednesday.

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UN Chief to Meet Zelenskiy, Erdogan in Ukraine on Thursday

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in Ukraine on Thursday, a UN spokesman said, and on Friday visit the Black Sea port of Odesa, where grain exports have resumed under a UN-brokered deal. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Tuesday that…

Asharq Al-Awsat

U.N. chief to meet Zelenskiy, Erdogan in Ukraine on Thursday

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in Ukraine on Thursday, a U.N. spokesman said, and on Friday visit the Black Sea port of Odesa, where grain exports have resumed under a U.N.-brokered deal.

Reuters

Satellite Images Show First Ship Out of Ukraine in Syria

The first shipment of grain to leave Ukraine under a wartime deal appears to have ended up in Syria — even as Damascus remains a close ally of Moscow, satellite images analyzed Tuesday by The Associated Press show. The arrival of the cargo ship Razoni in Syria comes after the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine war: Threat from Putin’s Black Sea naval force to Odesa ‘largely neutralised’, says UK

Moscow’s naval fleet is struggling to exercise effective sea control outside the key southern port known as the gateway to Ukraine, the Ministry of Defence says

Evening Standard

Location of 1st Ship to Leave Ukraine Carrying Grain Unknown

The first grain ship to leave Ukraine under a wartime deal has had its cargo resold several times and there is now no information about its location and cargo destination, the Ukrainian embassy in Beirut said Monday. The Sierra Leone-flagged ship Razoni, which left Odesa on Aug. 1, and moved…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Three men blown up and others injured after mine explodes on beach in Ukraine

Three civilians were killed on a beach when a landmine detonated in Ukraine. The use of anti-personnel landmines is banned by international law but has been used by Russia in the country they invaded

Daily Mirror

Explosive item kills three swimmers off Ukrainian Black Sea beach

Three civilians have been killed and two wounded by an explosive device while swimming in the Black Sea in the Ukrainian southern region of Odesa, local police said on Monday.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Ship Carrying First Ukraine Grain Cargo Nears Syria

The first ship to depart Ukraine under a deal to resume grain exports from the country two weeks ago was approaching the Syrian port of Tartus on Sunday, two shipping sources said, after the vessel had been sailing with its transponder off. The Sierra Leone-flagged Razoni set sail from Ukraine's…

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UN-Chartered Ship in Ukraine Readying for Journey to Africa

The United Nations-chartered ship MV Brave Commander will depart Ukraine for Africa in coming days after it finishes loading more than 23,0000 tons of wheat in the Ukrainian port of Pivdennyi, a UN official said. The ship, which arrived in the port near Odesa, will sail to Ethiopia via a…

France 24

War has devastating effect on tourism in Ukraine's Odesa

Odesa was once one of Ukraine's most visited cities but now its beaches and cafes are empty. FRANCE 24 spoke to tourism workers who have been struggling to make ends meet in the southern Ukrainian port city.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanese Buyer Cancels Order of Ukrainian Shipment After 5-Month Delay

A Lebanese buyer refused to accept a grain cargo from Ukraine, citing a delay in delivery terms, announced the Ukrainian Embassy in Beirut. The Razoni, the first ship to depart Ukraine under an UN-brokered deal, left the port of Odesa on the Black Sea in August, carrying 26,000 tons of…

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Daily Record

First Ukrainian war baby is born in Scotland after 3,000-mile rescue mission

Anna Chichur was six-months-pregnant with her father-in-law drove 3,000 miles to rescue her from Russian shelling.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon-Bound Ship Brings Hope, Not Solution to Food Crisis

A ship bringing corn to Lebanon’s northern port of Tripoli normally would not cause a stir. But it's getting attention because of where it came from: Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa. The Razoni, loaded with more than 26,000 tons of corn for chicken feed, is emerging from the edges…

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Three Grain Ships Set to Leave Ukraine; NATO Chief Says Russia Must Not Win

Three ships carrying a total of 58,041 tons of corn have been authorized to leave Ukrainian ports on Friday as part of a deal to unblock grain exports, as a Russian offensive forced Ukraine to cede territory in the east. The first vessel carrying Ukrainian grain allowed to leave port…

Reuters

Shells hit power lines at Ukraine nuclear plant, fighting in east

Russia and Ukraine accused each other on Friday of shelling Europe's biggest nuclear power plant as fighting raged again in the crucial border region of the Donbas and three more ships left ports carrying previously blockaded Ukrainian grain.

The Conversation

Ukraine Recap: grain and gas were problems the west should have seen coming

There was a perceptible sense of relief on Monday when the Razoni, a Sierra Leone-flagged vessel, left the port of Odesa with 26,000 tons of grain bound for Tripoli in Lebanon. This was the first ship out of the port city since Vladimir Putin sent his military machine into Ukraine…

Reuters

Ukraine expects first vessel to arrive to collect grain - official

A Turkish bulk carrier is expected to arrive in the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Chornomorsk on Friday and will be the first vessel to arrive at a Ukrainian port during Russia's invasion, a spokesperson for the regional administration of Odesa said.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Getting grain out of Ukraine is literally a minefield

What’s it like to sail a huge cargo ship loaded with thousands of tons of grain out of port from a war-torn nation into mine-infested waters?

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