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Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine:
– Attack on Odessa ‘destroyed Ukrainian warship’ –
Russia says its missiles destroyed a Ukrainian warship and weapons from the United States after an attack on Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odessa, vital for grain exports.
Saturday’s strike came a day after Kyiv and Moscow signed a landmark deal hammered out over months of negotiations to ease a global food crisis.
The deal, signed in Istanbul, was brokered by Turkey and the United Nations.
“High-precision, long-range missiles fired from the sea destroyed a docked Ukrainian warship and a stockpile of anti-ship missiles supplied by the United States to the Kiev regime,” Russia’s Defense Ministry said.
“A repair and rearmament facility of the Ukrainian army has also been shut down,” the ministry added in a statement on Telegram.
Earlier, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Russian Kalibr missiles destroyed a Ukrainian “patrol boat” in the attack.
– Zelenskyy denounces the attack on Odessa –
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the missile attack on Odessa is an example of “Russian barbarism”.
“Today’s Russian missile attack on Odessa, on our port, is a cynical one, and it was also a blow to Russia’s own political positions,” Zelensky said in his nightly speech, adding that the dialogue with Moscow had become increasingly untenable.
“This blatant Russian barbarism brings us even closer to the weapons we need for our victory,” Zelenskyy adds.
The deal brought little respite on the battlefield, as four Russian cruise missiles struck residential areas in the southern city of Mykolayiv, injuring five people, including a teenager.
– UK and US condemn port strike –
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemned the Odessa attack, saying it “raises serious doubts” about Russia’s commitment to the deal with Ukraine.
“This attack casts serious doubts on the credibility of Russia’s commitment to yesterday’s deal and undermines the work of the United Nations, Turkey and Ukraine to get critical food products to world markets,” Blinken said.
Meanwhile, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss called the attack “absolutely appalling” and “completely unjustified”.
“We urgently need to work with our international partners to find a better way to get the grain out of Ukraine without involving Russia and its broken promises,” she adds.
– North Korea accuses US of biological warfare –
North Korea has accused the United States of manufacturing biological weapons in Ukraine, echoing a Russian claim that the United Nations dismissed in March.
Washington “has set up many biological laboratories in dozens of countries and regions, including Ukraine, in violation of international treaties,” says the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), citing what it “discovered” from Russia.
– Orban calls for peace talks between Russia and the US –
Hungary’s nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban calls for US-Russia peace talks to end the war in Ukraine and criticizes the European Union’s strategy in the conflict.
Orban says “only Russian-American talks can end the conflict because Russia wants security guarantees” that only Washington can give.
The EU, he adds, “should not side with the Ukrainians, but stand between the two”.
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