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War in Ukraine: Russia strikes Odesa port for third night after grain deal
Issued on: 20/07/2023 – 14:18Modified: 20/07/2023 – 14:29 04:15 © France 24 Authorities in Ukraine say the port city of Odessa was hit by Russian strikes for a third straight night. Ukraine’s president Vlodymir Zelensky accusing Moscow of deliberately targetting grain supplies. The latest strikes comes just days after Russia pulled out of the Black Sea Grain deal, which have caused wheat prices in Europe to spike. FRANCE 24’s International Affairs Commentator…
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At least 2 dead as Russia aims ‘retaliatory’ strikes at southern Ukraine cities for a third night
Issued on: 20/07/2023 – 16:52Modified: 20/07/2023 – 16:57 02:02 Russia pounded Ukraine’s southern cities Thursday with drones and missiles for a third consecutive night, targeting some of the country’s critical grain export infrastructure and helping to drive up food prices in countries facing hunger. At least two people in the besieged port city of Odesa were killed in the strikes, which came days after President Vladimir Putin pulled Russia out of a wartime deal that allowed Ukraine to send grain to some needy countries. FRANCE 24’s correspondent in Ukraine Gulliver Cragg reports from Zaporizhzhia.…
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Ukraine sees third night of Russian attacks on Black Sea port cities
Issued on: 20/07/2023 – 07:35Modified: 20/07/2023 – 10:30 03:24 gulliver cragg © France 24 Wednesday evening marked the third consecutive…
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🔴 Live: Several injured in Russian attacks on Mykolaiv and Odesa
At least 18 people were injured in a new Russian attack on the Ukrainian port city of Mykolaiv and two were…
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🔴 Live: Putin will not attend BRICS summit by ‘mutual agreement’, says South Africa
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the summit of the BRICS group of nations in South Africa in August…
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🔴 Live: Crimea bridge partially open to traffic, Russian official
The bridge connecting Crimea to southern Russia that was damaged in an attack Monday has partially opened to traffic, according…
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Ukraine’s farmers on edge as Russia halts grain deal – France 24
Issued on: 17/07/2023 – 12:29Modified: 17/07/2023 – 13:28 02:16 Russia said on Monday that it had halted participation in a…
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🔴 Live: Black Sea grain deal in peril, Ukraine says territory retaken around Bakhmut
The deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain from its Black Sea ports is set to expire at midnight Monday if…
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Bulgarian resorts blame Black Sea tourism slump on dam disaster
Bulgaria’s Black Sea resorts are blaming a slump in visitor numbers on pollution fears trigged by the ecological disaster caused…
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🔴 Live: At least one killed, three injured in Russia’s pre-dawn attack on Kyiv, officials
Russia launched a pre-dawn attack on Ukraine’s capital Tuesday as its air defenses worked to stop drones in what has…
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