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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 · Aug 19, 2023

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 · Aug 18, 2023

Almost 500,000 troops killed or injured so far in Ukraine war, US officials say – as it happened

Russia’s military casualties are approaching 300,000, a US official said

The Guardian - AU · Aug 18, 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

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 Independent UK · Aug 16, 2023

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 Independent UK · Aug 15, 2023

As the Black Sea becomes a battleground, one Ukrainian farmer doesn’t know how he'll sell his grain

Ukrainian farmer Victor Tsvik has harvested his wheat this month but exorbitant logistics costs and Russia’s blockade of the ports has made shipping grain too expensive for him

The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2023

Zelensky visits troops as Ukraine recaptures frontline territory near Bakhmut

Ukraine’s deputy defence minister said Monday that the Ukrainian military pushed Russian forces out of pockets of territory along front lines in the east and south of the country. The news came as President Volodymyr Zelensky paid a visit to troops near the eastern front. Follow our live blog for…

France 24 · Aug 14, 2023

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

The Guardian - AU · Aug 13, 2023

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

Evening Standard · Aug 13, 2023