Ukraine has announced temporary corridors in the Black Sea for trade vessels heading to and from Ukrainian ports.
Source: press service of the Ukrainian Navy
Quote: “In accordance with the navigation order of the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukr…
ANCHORAGE – Russian President Vladimir Putin has been particularly angry lately, and the Ukrainian port city of Odesa has been suffering the consequences. In the Kremlin’s neo-imperial view, Odesa has long been a symbol[1] of the Russian charact…
A Russian missile attack on Odesa Oblast killed one civilian guard overnight, regional governor Oleh Kiper said on Telegram[1] on July 27.Kiper reported that Russian forces fired Kalibr cruise missiles at port infrastructure facilities in the region. A…
Following the collapse[1] of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, the Russian Black Sea Fleet “has altered its posture” in preparation to enforce a blockade on Ukraine’s ports, the U.K. Defense Ministry said in its July 26 intelligence update[2].The Russian…
U.K. Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said[1] on July 25 that Russia may escalate its campaign to destroy Ukraine’s food exports by targeting civilian ships in the Black Sea.”We will highlight this unconscionable behavior at the (U.N. Security Council)…
Russia has shown less restraint in striking Odesa and areas in Ukraine’s south since the collapse[1] of the Black Sea Grain Deal, the U.K. Defense Ministry said in its July 25 intelligence update[2]. “Between August 2022 and June 2023, when the Black S…
The UK intelligence has reported that since 18 July, Russia has increased the number of attacks on Odesa and port infrastructure in the south of Ukraine after the decision to withdraw from the grain deal. The UK believes that the Kremlin is targeting t…
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appealed to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg with a proposal to immediately convene a NATO-Ukraine Council due to Russia’s aggressive actions in the Black Sea.
Source: Zelenskyy in a video message
Quote: “We tal…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held the first phone conversation in the history of bilateral relations with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali on 20 July.
Source: Ukrainian President’s website; Zelenskyy in his evening address
Details: Th…
Russia will “consider the possibility” of coming back to the Black Sea Grain Initiative only if its terms are fully implemented.
Source: Russian President Vladimir Putin, quoted by Russian news outlets
Details: Putin has claimed that Russia has “shown …