Major Russian grain export terminals hit in Ukraine Black Sea port attack

Grain exports from both Russia and Ukraine are falling as both countries attack each other's shipping facilities and ports.

Ukraine Says It Hit Oil Refinery in Russia’s Urals Region

Ukrainian forces attacked an oil refinery in Russia’s Urals region on Thursday, as Kyiv intensifies strikes on energy infrastructure again.

By Bloomberg News

Russian Blockade of Major Ukrainian Ports Threatens Global Grain Supplies

The deadly strikes are part of a long-running maritime battle with Ukraine and echo battles over other key shipping routes around the world.

By Marc Santora

Russian ghost fleet tankers use ‘Mad Max’ nets to fend off Ukraine’s drones

Defences on vessels under sanctions aim to protect against Ukraine’s vast maritime drone campaign

Ukraine war briefing: ‘With precision, as planned’ – Kyiv outlines battlefield gains

Zelenskyy announces recapture of 745 sq km in Oleksandrivskyi sector; plea from stranded Ukrainian frontline troops. What we know on day 1,632 Continue reading...

By Warren Murray and agencies

Russian strike sparks fire at Ukraine port; Zelenskyy seeks interceptors

Ukraine has reported an acute shortage of Patriot interceptors since the US went to war with Iran in February.

Ukraine's defence forces strike control tower at Saky airfield in Russian-occupied Crimea

Ukraine's defence forces attacked military facilities belonging to Russian forces in temporarily occupied Crimea and struck the control tower at Saky airfield on 12 August.

By STANISLAV POHORILOV

Poland detains Russian for 'execution' plot in Warsaw, Tusk says

Poland has arrested a Russian national who was allegedly planning to kill a Ukrainian-American dual citizen in Warsaw, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Thursday. Tusk added that this was the first time that “someone on the order of Russia” had sought to attack an American citizen on NATO territory.

By FRANCE 24

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky says Kyiv has made significant battlefield gains ‘exactly as planned’

Earlier, Zelensky says his forces struck ‌Russia’s Novorossiysk ‌naval base with drones, ‌missiles and unmanned ‌boats

By Arpan Rai and Maroosha Muzaffar

Russia is turning Kherson into a 'human safari' as its drones hunt civilians. Residents say anyone can be hit at any time.

Lone pedestrians are seen through a shattered storefront window in Kherson, Ukraine. Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty Images Russian drones target civilians in Kherson, escalating violence in the region. In July, 26 people were killed by Russian drones. Hundreds more were injured. Kherson residents say they live in fear as the city is under constant drone threat from Russian forces. The shaky video that has horrified viewers around the world lasts just over 30 seconds. It shows...

Ukraine’s drones hit a major Russian refinery 800 miles from the border, sparking a fire

Zelenskyy seeks 10% of US stockpile to 'destroy all Russians’ missiles’: Report

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By TOI World Desk

Ukraine's farmers despair as Russia's Black Sea blockade traps their harvest

Ukraine’s grain exports fall by 75% in first two weeks of August

The geopolitics behind Pakistan’s $10 billion US request

Pakistan has reportedly asked the United States for a $10 billion currency-swap facility from the US Treasury’s Exchange Stabilisation Fund. The request arrived at an extraordinary moment: the United States is at war with Iran, Pakistan has become an important channel for diplomacy between Washington and Tehran, and Islamabad is again trying to turn geopolitical relevance into economic relief. The details of the proposal remain unsettled. Its legal structure, pricing, maturity, conditions and...

By none@none.com (Shuyan (Michael) Huang)

Ukraine has retaken 745 sq km in 'precision' operation this year, Zelensky says

Ukraine's military has sought to heap pressure on Moscow's war effort in recent months, counterattacking on parts of the 1,200-km front and striking logistics and energy infrastructure.

Russian Military Officer Killed in Annexed Crimea Bomb Explosion

Telegram channels identified the victim as Captain First Rank Robert Shageyev, who defected to Russia during the 2014 annexation of Crimea.

Explosion kills Russian serviceman in occupied Sevastopol. Unconfirmed reports identify the victim as a former Ukrainian submarine commander who defected to Russia.

A bomb explosion killed a Russian serviceman in occupied Sevastopol. The regional branch of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) announced that it had detained a Russian citizen born in 1994 on suspicion of carrying out the attack, allegedly acting on the orders of Ukrainian intelligence services. The FSB did not name either the serviceman killed or the person detained.

Explosion reportedly kills man in Russian-occupied Crimean city of Sevastopol - The Kyiv Independent

Explosion reportedly kills man in Russian-occupied Crimean city of Sevastopol  The Kyiv Independent

When neutrality pays: How Malaysia is navigating the global fuel crisis

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 13 — With no end in sight, the war between the United States and Iran has left countries sc...

By Dhesegaan Bala Krishnan

Former commander of Zaporizhzhia submarine who defected to Russia killed in explosion in Sevastopol — media

Captain 1st Rank Robert Shageyev was killed in an explosion in Sevastopol. He had served as deputy commander of the 4th Separate Submarine Brigade of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, which launched Kalibr missiles at Ukraine.

Zelensky asks for 10% of the US’ Patriot stockpile so Ukraine can defend itself against Russia

“Even if they sell us 5%, we will be able to get through the winter,” the Ukrainian president said. “The Ukrainian people are tired. Putin does not want to stop the war,” he added The post Zelensky asks for 10% of the US’ Patriot stockpile so Ukraine can defend itself against Russia appeared first on ProtoThema English.

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Zelensky: We need 10 times more Patriot missiles - The Copenhagen Post

Zelensky: We need 10 times more Patriot missiles  The Copenhagen Post