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Russia and the west compete to secure safe passage for Ukraine’s grain

Analysis: both sides agree grain must reach world markets soon but each wants to decide how

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine war: despite Russia's success in Donbas, this is only the end of the beginning

When considering the current position of the war in Ukraine, it’s worth remembering that the assumption of Russian commanders when they began their “special military operation”, was that the whole thing would be complete within two weeks. So much for assumptions. What they face now is a protracted attritional battle…

The Conversation

Farmers in Odesa sound alarm over blockade: ‘It’s a question of survival’

Russia has blockaded and occupied all of Ukraine’s seaports, meaning about 22m tonnes of produce is stuck

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Ukraine Get Missiles, Howitzers as Zelenskiy Expects Good News on Arms

Ukraine has started receiving Harpoon anti-ship missiles from Denmark and self-propelled howitzers from the United States, arms that will bolster forces fighting Russia's invasion, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said on Saturday. "The coastal defense of our country will not only be strengthened by Harpoon missiles - they will be…

Asharq Al-Awsat

West working to break Russian blockade and ‘avert global food crisis’, says PM

Boris Johnson updated Ukrainian Volodymyr Zelensky on the plan during a phone call on Saturday.

The Independent UK

How has war changed life for everyday Ukrainians?

From work and studies, to friendships and news consumption, Ukrainians tell Al Jazeera about their experiences.

Al Jazeera

Putin’s Odesa blockade will send food prices spiralling, UK warns

Vladimir Putin’s blockade of Odesa and other Ukrainian ports will send basic food prices spiralling even higher, British defence chiefs warned on Wednesday.

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British Navy warships could be sent to protect freighters carrying Ukrainian grain

The UK could send warships, along with NATO allies, to the Black Sea port of Odesa to help ensure a safe passage for vital grain exports around the world and avoid a global famine

Daily Mirror

Corridor for food exports out of Odesa would need Russian consent, Western official says

Any corridor designed to secure safe passage for food exports out of the Ukrainian port city of Odesa could only occur with Russian consent, a Western official said on Monday, adding it would not be possible without Moscow's permission.

Reuters

UK in talks with allies on ‘coalition-of-willing’ to create safe corridor from Odesa to save millions from starvation

Britain is involved in talks with allies about creating a coalition-of-the-willing to open up ports in Ukraine for grain exports to stop millions of people starving around the world.

Evening Standard

Ukraine calls for help to secure safe passage for food exports - BBC

The international community should help secure safe passage for food export vessels in a corridor out of the port city of Odesa to help Ukraine and avoid world hunger, the BBC quoted Ukrainian First Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko as saying on Monday.

Reuters

UK backs Lithuania’s plan to lift Russian blockade of Ukraine grain

Britain supports in principle the call for a naval coalition ‘of the willing’ to restart exports through Black Sea

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson discussed Russia's blockade of Odesa with Ukraine's Zelenskiy

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday discussed with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy Russia's blockade of Ukraine's shipping port Odesa, a Downing Street spokesperson said.

Reuters

Humiliation for Putin as £4m missile only destroys a beach toilet

Ukrainians didn't miss the opportunity to mock Russia

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Ukrainians' life during war like Lord of the Rings films, Australian artist says

George Gittoes and his wife, Helen, were watching a movie in their bedroom bunker in the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa when two Russian missiles struck the city, a scene they've likened to "watching Lord of the Rings".

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian Military Says it Destroys Western Arms Consignment in Ukraine

The Russian military said on Saturday it had destroyed a major consignment of Western arms in Ukraine's Zhytomyr region, west of Kyiv, using sea-launched Kalibr cruise missiles. The defense ministry said in a statement the strike took out "a large batch of weapons and military equipment delivered from the USA…

ABC News

Volunteers transform Ukraine's Odesa catacombs into liveable bomb shelter to protect civilians from Russian attacks

Facing an increase in missile strikes in recent weeks, the Ukrainian city of Odesa is utilising its expansive underground labyrinth, turning one of the largest catacomb networks in the world into a liveable modern-day bomb shelter.

Wales Online

'People in Cardiff are kind but I didn't want to come to the UK under these circumstances': The 21-year-old Ukrainian living a new life in Wales

Alina Chernivska, 21, left Ukraine a week after war broke out in February after waking up to the sound of explosions. Now, Cardiff resident Beth Arthur, 33, hosts her in her home

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Trudy Rubin: Save Odesa to save the world from hunger and high food prices

When Russia sent hypersonic missiles into a shopping center in Ukraine’s elegant port city of Odesa on Monday, it was literally attacking the world.

The Independent UK

Ukrainian refugee: Family’s future unknown but we hope for something better

Elena Sidorova is planning to start a new life in Germany or Austria with her husband Vladimir and their three children.

France 24

Russian blockade of Ukraine's ports puts global food supply at risk

The Russian blockade of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports risks causing a global food crisis, given that Ukraine is one of the world’s top agricultural exporters. Analysts say this shows how Russia is weaponising food in its geopolitical games – but it’s a weapon the EU plans to neutralise by creating…

France 24

Global food threat: What to do about Russia's blockade of Ukrainian exports?

Can the rest of the world stay out of it when Russia's invasion of Ukraine starts to threaten food supplies? This week's bombing of the Black Sea resort of Odesa is a reminder that Moscow is blockading Ukraine's main port of export for wheat and other grains. The UN's World…

The Independent UK

Ukrainians make gains in east, hold on at Mariupol mill

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv’s military has made small gains near the eastern city of Kharkiv

France 24

UN chief 'deeply concerned' about risks of global hunger due to war in Ukraine

UN chief Antonio Guterres said Wednesday he was "deeply concerned" about the prospect of global food shortages stemming from the war in Ukraine, calling the current food security situation "dramatic". Ukraine said its forces were gradually pushing Russian troops away from the city of Kharkiv, the country's second-largest, signalling a…

The Independent UK

Ukraine news – live: Putin’s troops in Kharkiv pushed back by counter-attack

Russian troops have been pushed back ‘within 10km’ of the border, according to intelligence

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