Russia’s war on Ukraine latest: Turkey says it is working to renew Black Sea grain deal
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Sunday that Ankara is working hard to expand a United Nations-backed initiative that has allowed Ukraine to export grain from ports blocked by Russia. BATTLE
* Ukrainian forces defending Bakhmut are facing increasingly heavy pressure from Russian forces, British military intelligence said on Saturday, with intense fighting raging in and around the eastern city. * A woman and two children were killed in a Russian mortar shelling on a village in southern Ukraine’s Kherson region, the head of Ukraine’s presidential office said on Sunday.
* The Russian army has attacked a command center of the Azov regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the southeastern Zaporizhia region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday. The ministry did not provide any details about the attack. Reuters could not independently verify the account. * The death toll from a Russian missile attack that hit an apartment building in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia rose to 11 on Saturday after the body of a woman was found in the rubble, the state emergency services said.
* Commanders in chief of what Russia is calling its “military special operation” in Ukraine have briefed Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on the current situation and action plans, his ministry said on Sunday. WEAPONS, SANCTIONS
* Two Ukrainian pilots are in Arizona to fly flight simulators and be evaluated by the US military, two US officials said Saturday, as Washington remains silent on whether it will send fighter jets or sophisticated remote-controlled drones to Kiev. * German arms group Rheinmetall is in negotiations to build a tank factory in Ukraine, the Rheinische Post newspaper reported on Saturday, citing an interview with CEO Armin Papperger.
* In addition to Leopard 2 tanks, Rheinmetall plans to buy 96 Leopard 1 tanks from Swiss arms company Ruag to send to Ukraine, Swiss newspaper Tages-Anzeiger reported on Saturday. * Germany is making slow progress in enforcing sanctions against Russian oligarchs and institutions, according to government figures provided to Reuters on Saturday.
STORIES OF THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE WAR * SCHEDULE – The most important developments since the Russian invasion
* Zelenskyy of Ukraine has challenged Putin against all odds * Putin, secure in power, has set the stage for a long war
* A year later, Ukraine and its government not only survived. They resisted * Hardened by the scars of war, Kiev presses on
* Graphs of a war year in the markets: how the dollar, energy and food prices tumbled * The Russian economy is holding up, but the road back to prosperity can be a long one
* Moscow’s decades-long gas links with Europe are in tatters * Top brands are pulling out of Russia, but goods are easy to find
* Can US support for Ukraine last? * External donors are pumping billions into Ukraine
* How did China face the “No Limits” partner Russia? * Life and Death in Mariupol – a survivor’s war story
* Family mourns Bucha victim who became symbol of war PODCAST
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