Category: Russia-Ukraine War

Russia Struck Military Boat in Odesa With Cruise Missiles, Foreign Ministry Says

MOSCOW—Russia said on Sunday that its cruise missiles had struck military infrastructure of Ukraine’s Odesa port, destroying a military boat a day after Moscow reached a grain deal with the United Nations, Turkey, and Ukraine. “Kalibr missiles destroyed Odesa port’s military infrastructure, sending a Ukrainian military boat to the Kiev regime’s favorite address in a…


Zelenskyy Says No Ceasefire Without Recovering Land Lost to Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a ceasefire with Russia without reclaiming lost territories would only prolong the war, according to an interview with the Wall Street Journal on Friday. He warned that a ceasefire that allows Russia to keep Ukrainian territories seized since the invasion in February would only encourage an even wider conflict, giving…


Ukraine Says Russian Missiles Hit Odesa Port; Landmark Grain Deal at Risk

KYIV—Russian missiles hit the major port of Odesa in southern Ukraine on Saturday, the Ukrainian military said, dealing a blow to a deal signed on Friday to unblock grain exports from Black Sea ports. The landmark deal signed by Moscow and Kyiv on Friday is seen as crucial to curbing soaring global food prices, easing…


Wheat Prices Fall to Pre-War Levels Following Announcement of Russia-Ukraine Deal to Unblock Exports

Global wheat prices fell by 6 percent on Friday following the announcement of a deal between Ukraine and Russia, bringing prices of the staple grain down to levels unseen since before the Russian invasion of Ukraine last February. Representatives of Ukraine, Russia, and Turkey met in Istanbul on Friday to sign a deal that would…


Ukraine, Russia Sign UN-backed Deal to Resume Grain Exports

Russia and Ukraine signed a deal on Friday to allow the export of millions of tons of grain amid the war between the two countries, said U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. The deal was signed in Istanbul, Turkey, to allow Ukrainian grain exports through the Black Sea. It comes after months of negotiations between the two sides,…


Nord Stream Flows Stable, Eastbound Yamal Flows Decline

LONDON—Physical flows of Russian gas through Nord Stream 1 pipeline to Germany remained stable on Friday, while eastbound gas flows via the Yamal-Europe pipeline to Poland from Germany declined, operators’ data showed. On the Nord Stream AG website, physical flows were at 29,191,527 kWh/h for 0700-0800 CET (0500–0600 GMT), compared with levels around 29,000,000 kWh/h…


Russia Says It Destroyed 4 HIMARS Launchers in Ukraine

LONDON—Russia’s defense ministry said on Friday its forces had destroyed four U.S.–supplied high mobility artillery rocket systems (HIMARS) between July 5–20. “Four launchers and one reloading vehicle for the U.S.-made multiple launch rocket systems (HIMARS) were destroyed,” it said in a daily briefing. Reuters could not verify battlefield reports. Kyiv has hailed the arrival of…


Italian, Russian Share Rare Spacewalk Amid Ukraine Tensions

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—An Italian astronaut joined a Russian cosmonaut in a rare spacewalking show of unity Thursday, as tensions over Ukraine continued to ricochet back home. Italy’s Samantha Cristoforetti teamed up with Russia’s Oleg Artemyev to work on the International Space Station’s newest robot arm. The 37-foot (11-meter) mechanical limb—contributed by the European Space Agency—rocketed…


Russia Pounds Major Ukrainian City After Expanding War Aims

KHARKIV, Ukraine—Russian shelling pounded a densely populated area in Ukraine’s second-largest city Thursday, killing at least three people and injuring at least 23 others with a barrage that struck a mosque, a medical facility and a shopping area, according to officials and witnesses. Police in the northeast city of Kharkiv said cluster bombs hit Barabashovo…


Russia, Ukraine Reach Deal on Grain Exports, Turkey Says

Officials from Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, and the United Nations (U.N.) have agreed to a deal to resume exports of Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea from July 22, according to officials from Turkey and the U.N. A July 21 statement from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s office said that a general agreement had been reached during…