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Black Sea’s Snake Island emerges as crucial in Russia-Ukraine war

Snake Island, a tiny piece of land in the Black Sea near the Ukrainian port city of Odesa, has taken on symbolic importance for both sides in the conflict. Ukraine said last week that it had won a major military victory on the island, an account Moscow disputes.

France 24

The Battle for the Black Sea

Russia and Ukraine are vying to control vital grain routes, but who will win?

Al Jazeera

Johnson welcomes ‘Dunkirk spirit’ being shown to get grain out of Ukraine

With Russia’s Black Sea fleet blocking Ukraine’s ports, grain is at risk of rotting in silos unless it can get to markets around the world.

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Convoy of ‘grain trains’ could stop Putin’s blockade of Black Sea ports

Convoys of “grain trains” would transport wheat out of Ukraine under a huge rail operation being discussed to stop millions of people starving due to Vladimir Putin’s blockade of Black Sea ports.

Evening Standard

The fallout of Russia’s grain blockade

A long blockade will worsen food shortages in the Middle East and North Africa, sparking a migration crisis.

Al Jazeera

Egypt contracts to buy 180,000 tonnes of wheat from India: Supply minister Aly Moselhy

Egypt, one of the world’s biggest wheat importers, is looking for alternatives to Black Sea grain exports which face disruptions caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The Hindu

Supply Minister: Egypt to Buy 180,000 Tons of Indian Wheat

Egypt has contracted to buy 180,000 tons of wheat from India, less than previously agreed, but is looking at ways to extract more flour from grain and even use potatoes in bread making as it tries to trim imports, the supply minister said on Sunday. Egypt, one of the world's…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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UK will give £10m to rebuild Ukrainian railways to help export trapped grain out by train

G7 to discuss ways to get around Russian blockade driving up global food prices

The Independent UK

Ukraine attacks Crimean oil-drilling platform for second time in a week - Tass

Ukrainian forces have attacked a drilling platform in the Black Sea owned by a Crimean oil and gas company, Tass news agency cited local officials as saying on Sunday, the second strike in a week.

Reuters

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 122 of the invasion

German gas prices could triple as Russia cuts supply; Ukrainian forces prepare Severodonetsk retreat; thousands of Black Sea dolphins killed

The Guardian - AU

Romanian port struggles to handle flow of Ukrainian grain

With Ukraine’s seaports blockaded or captured by Russian forces, neighboring Romania’s Black Sea port of Constanta has emerged as a main conduit for the war-torn country’s grain exports amid a growing world food crisis

The Independent UK

Russian navy ordered to lay mines at Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, says US

Intelligence claims operation is part of Russia’s blockade of grain exports, which threatens to trigger global famine

The Guardian - UK

Moment Russia Launches Two High-Precision Missiles At Ukraine From Black Sea Coast

This footage reportedly shows Russia launching two high-precision missiles at military infrastructure in Ukraine from the Black Sea coast.

Zenger

Ukraine war: as the conflict at sea intensifies, Russia's prospects of victory look further off than ever

The Ukraine war is at a strategic turning point. As the Russian offensive intensifies in the Donbas without resulting in any substantial gains, western leaders warn that the war will be long, and supporting Ukraine must be sustained in the long term. At the same time, a less perceptible change…

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Reuters

At least two sunoil tanks hit in Russian rocket attack on Mykolaiv

At least two sunflower oil tanks at a terminal in Ukraine's Black Sea port of Mykolaiv were seriously damaged in a Russian rocket attack, according to photos released on Thursday by the local emergency service.

Daily Mirror

Snake Island: How Ukraine forces hit Russians in revenge after famous defiance act

Kyiv's military claim to have killed almost 50 Russians and dealt a 'massive blow' on Moscow's anti-aircraft system as it targets Snake Island in the Black Sea

Zenger

Moment Russians Launch Supersonic Missile From Black Sea At Airfield In Ukraine

"An Oniks high-precision missile launched by the 'Bastion' coastal missile system struck Artsiz airfield in the Odesa region."

Reuters

Turkish team to discuss Black Sea grain corridor in Russia this week -sources

Ankara's military delegation will travel to Russia this week to discuss details of a possible safe sea corridor in the Black Sea to export Ukrainian grain, Turkish presidency sources said on Tuesday.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Turkish Team to Discuss Black Sea Grain Corridor in Russia This Week

Ankara's military delegation will travel to Russia this week to discuss details of a possible safe sea corridor in the Black Sea to export Ukrainian grain, Turkish presidency sources said on Tuesday. Russia's TASS agency confirmed plans for the talks citing Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. Russia's Feb. 24 invasion of…

Zenger

Russian Frigate Hurtling Through Black Sea Launches Salvo Of Missiles

Zenger News obtained the video from the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) on June 19.

Evening Standard

Vladimir Putin’s navy ‘largely neutralised” in its ability to control swathe of Black Sea

Vladimir Putin’s navy has been “largely neutralised” by Ukrainian coastal defences in its ability to control a swathe of the Black Sea, British defence chiefs said on Tuesday.

AFP

'So much pain in my heart': Tennis star Svitolina helping Ukraine

Paris (AFP) - Former women's tennis world number three Elina Svitolina has told AFP she hopes one day to return and see her octogenarian grandmother who has been trapped in the Black Sea port of Odessa since Russia invaded Ukraine.

The Guardian - UK

Ukrainian missiles hit Black Sea gas platforms, say Russian officials

Reports of strikes come as Russia’s forces said to be gathering for final assault on Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk

Crikey

Zelenskiy defiant, Russia steps up attacks

Ukraine’s president has pledged a response from his troops after Russia captured key territory ahead of the EU rubber-stamping Kyiv’s bid to join the bloc.

The Guardian - UK

Russia threatens retaliation as Lithuania bans goods transit to Kaliningrad

EU concerned over Moscow’s comments as people panic-buy in Baltic Sea exclave

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