After having pulled out the nuclear threat yesterday, today the Kremlin diplomats are expected in Ankara to sit at the table and find an agreement together with the UN and Kiev to “free” the stocks of cereals held hostage in the Black Sea ports.
Meanwhile, through the Bystre Canal in the Danube, the number of merchant ships ready to be loaded with Ukrainian grain has risen to 16. “The restoration of navigation through this channel – said the Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Yurii Vaskov – is an important step, which will also make it possible to speed up grain exports”. “Unfortunately, at the moment the capacity of the waterway and the organization of the work allow us to receive only four ships per day, while we need at least eight ships per day.”
Following the announcement yesterday by Monsignor Gallagher about an imminent visit of the pope in Ukraine, the Archbishop of Kiev asked to speed up the date of the event as much as possible: “Let us pray that among us, Christians of the new era, he may he be the first to convert and then, after his personal conversion, confirm his confreres in the faith. Let us pray that he will visit Ukraine as soon as possible, to be on the side of the suffering Ukrainian people “.
The death toll from the Russian bombing of a residential building in Chasiv Yar, Donbass continues to rise. According to the Ukrainian emergency services, 45 bodies have been recovered, including a child. Instead, 9 people were saved from the rubble.
The reportage – The last trench of the Donbass
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07:00 – Chasiv Yas, the number of victims of the bombing rises to 45
The death toll in the Russian air attack that destroyed an apartment building in Chasiv Yar, in the Ukrainian republic of Donetsk has risen to at least 45 people, including a child. Under the rubble, rescuers found nine survivors.
06:00 – Waiting for the wheat summit between Russia, Ukraine and the UN in Anakara
A meeting between Russians and Ukrainians kicks off today in Turkey in the presence of UN representatives on the difficult issue of grain exports across the Black Sea, in a context of increased financial aid from Westerners to Kiev. On the ground of military operations, the Ukrainian army said it shelled enemy forces in the occupied southern region of Kherson overnight Monday through Tuesday, while Russian missiles fell in large numbers on Mykolaiv, further west. “Military delegations from the Turkish, Russian and Ukrainian defense ministries, as well as a delegation from the United Nations, will hold talks in Istanbul on safe delivery to international grain markets waiting in Ukrainian ports,” said Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar.
02:00 – Ukraine: Kiev, 16 ships in the Danube ports to export grain ‘But that’s not enough, we need to unlock the seaports’
The number of merchant ships that sailed through the Bystre Canal in the Danube to be loaded with Ukrainian grain has risen to 16. This was announced by the Ukrainian Ministry of Infrastructure, according to Ukrinform. “Over the past four days, a total of 16 ships have sailed through the Bystre canal. We intend to keep up. The restoration of navigation through this canal is an important step, which will also speed up grain exports,” he adds. . “Unfortunately, at the moment the capacity of the waterway and the organization of the work allow us to receive only four ships per day, while we need at least eight ships per day,” said Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Yurii Vaskov. According to Kiev, due to the blockade of Ukrainian seaports, which before the Russian invasion handled about 80% of agricultural exports, food is exported through the Danube ports, rail and road checkpoints to the western borders now. But their capacity is not enough. In June, around 2.5 million tonnes of agricultural products were exported through available logistic routes. But the monthly demand is 8 million tons, adds the Ukrainian government.
00:30 – Di Maio, in Ukraine impressive numbers of victims. We support Kiev
“Let’s start with the data: this war” in Ukraine “has already caused 360 dead children, 650 injured children, there are 37 thousand Russian soldiers wounded or dead. We have impressive numbers of this war. We are supporting Ukraine, because there is no. is no one who can give me the certainty that Putin can stop when we stop supporting Ukraine. What the Ukrainian people in Ukraine are doing with our support is not just defending their country, but keeping Russian troops away from the NATO borders, from the borders of our countries that would cause a world war to break out “. This was stated by the foreign minister and leader of Together for the future, Luigi Di Maio.