Russian wheat may shore up domestic stock

Russian wheat may shore up domestic stock

New Delhi: The Centre is considering import of 9 million tonnes of wheat from Russia via a government-to-government deal to augment domestic stocks amid rising prices, said people aware of the matter. The All-India Consumer Wholesale Price of wheat was up 6.2% to ₹2,633 per quintal on Wednesday, from ₹2,480 a year ago. Prices have … Read more

Russia says prevents Ukraine “terrorist” attack on Crimea’s Sevastopol

Russia says prevents Ukraine “terrorist” attack on Crimea’s Sevastopol

Russia’s defence ministry said its forces had prevented Ukraine from attacking the Black Sea port of Sevastopol on Sunday, destroying seven aerial and two underwater drones. “This morning, an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack by seven unmanned aerial vehicles and two unmanned underwater vehicles on objects on the territory … Read more

Russia says its fighters didn’t use weapons, impact U.S. drone

Russia says its fighters didn’t use weapons, impact U.S. drone

The Russian Defense Ministry says Russian fighter jets didn’t use weapons or impact a U.S. drone that went down after an encounter over the Black Sea. The Ministry said the U.S. drone was flying near the Russian border and intruded into an area declared off limits by Russian authorities. It said the Russian military scrambled … Read more

Russian missiles strike Kyiv, shattering sense of calm

Russian missiles strike Kyiv, shattering sense of calm

A barrage of Russian missiles struck Ukraine‘s capital early on Sunday, hitting unspecified “infrastructure” targets, Kyiv‘s mayor said. No one was reported killed, with one person hospitalized with injuries. But the attack shattered a sense of calm in Kyiv, which hadn’t seen similar strikes since the April 28 visit of U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. The … Read more

In Krakow rail station, Ukraine war refugees find care amid chaos

In Krakow rail station, Ukraine war refugees find care amid chaos

It’s 11:30 a.m. at Krakow Main Station and Ruslana Shtuka is desperate for some fresh air. She and her friend, Anya Pariy, are Ukrainian refugees who’ve spent the last hour sorting through cardboard boxes full of children’s clothing in a dim tent just outside the train terminal of Poland’s second city. As Shtuka, 30, and … Read more

Russian navy conducts live fire exercise in Black Sea as Ukraine, NATO drill

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Russian warships have carried out a live fire training exercise in the Black Sea, the country’s Black Sea fleet said on Thursday, as Ukraine and NATO countries held military drills in the same wider area. The Sea Breeze exercise, led by Ukraine and the United States, follows a spike in tensions between NATO and Moscow … Read more

Russia says it expelled British warship from waters near annexed Crimea

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A senior Russian security official said on Thursday that Moscow had used its navy and air force to expel a British warship, HMS Dragon, from what he described as Russian territorial waters near Russian-annexed Crimea last October. Russia annexed the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, drawing sanctions and condemnation from the … Read more

Russia’s plan to restrict foreign warships near Crimea will keep Kerch Strait open: RIA news

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Russia’s plan to temporarily restrict movement of foreign warships in part of the Black Sea will not affect the nearby Kerch Strait, the RIA news agency reported on Friday, signalling lower risks for regional trade from Russia-Ukraine tensions. The Kerch Strait is a crucial part of the regional grain trade connecting the Azov sea with … Read more