Ukrainians in Russian-occupied territory are facing detention or deportation unless they agree to take Russian citizenship, according to a new report. See our 7.18pm post for our international correspondent John Sparks' take on why the Izmail port was a target. That's just shy of the 50,000 tonnes of free grain President Putin promised to six African countries at a summit in St Petersburg last week. Ukraine claims last night's attack destroyed almost 40,000 tonnes of grain that had been destined for China, Israel and parts of Africa. Not only for Ukraine, but also for all those in the world whose stability Russia is trying to destroy by attacking our ports and infrastructure."
Mr Zelenskyy added: "It is very important for the world not to get used to this Russian terror. Most of those have been aimed at ports around Odesa, but last night's attack hit the port city of Izmail, within a kilometre of the Ukraine-Romania border. Russia has launched a number of missiles at Ukraine's Black Sea ports in the past fortnight, ever since it pulled out of a key grain deal on 17 July.
They need a price crisis, they need disruptions in supplies," he said. "In their madness, they need world food markets to collapse, He's accused Russia of "waging a battle for a global catastrophe" by targeting grain storage facilities. President Zelenskyy's nightly addresses have become a fixture since Russia launched its invasion - and his latest one covers Moscow's repeated attacks on Ukrainian ports. Ukraine says 40,000 tonnes of grain, destined for African countries, were destroyed in a Russian attack on a grain store in Izmail, a city less than a kilometre from NATO territory in Romania.Recent drone attacks in Moscow have led Turkmenistan's flagship airline to suspend flights to the Russian capital.The Ukrainian president also said he hopes a peace summit with Russia could be held this autumn - but Brazil's President Lula, who has been criticised for holding both countries equally responsible, said neither Putin nor Zelenskyy are "ready for peace".President Zelenskyy said the West should show gratitude to Ukraine for stopping Russia's advance from continuing into the rest of Europe and Asia.He warned the toll of 10,749 civilians dead is just "the tip of the iceberg", with tens of thousands of dead in Mariupol alone Ukraine's leading war prosecutor claimed Russia has committed 98,000 war crimes since it launched its full-scale invasion.Here's what has happened in the last 24 hours: Several explosions were reported but there are no known casualties. Overnight anti-aircraft units were in action against attack drones in Kyiv overnight. Welcome back to our live coverage of the war in Ukraine.
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