Ukraine grain News

Key Parts of Original Black Sea Grain Deal With Ukraine Were Never Fulfilled: Kremlin

Russia and the United States will discuss resuming a deal to ensure the safety of merchant shipping in the Black Sea, the Kremlin said on Monday, noting that what Moscow saw as key parts of an earlier agreement on the …

UK Warns of Grain Threat After Russia Steps Up Port Attacks

An increase in Russian attacks on Ukrainian port infrastructure in recent weeks threatens food shipments to destinations from Gaza to southern Africa, the UK warned. British intelligence has detected a “noticeable increase in Russian risk appetite,” leading to at least …

Russian Missile Hits Fourth Cargo Ship in Ukraine This Month

A Russian missile hit a fourth cargo ship in Ukraine this month, as the Kremlin ramps up its attacks on Kyiv’s trade infrastructure. A grain storage facility at Odesa port was attacked on Monday, killing one person and injuring two …

Russian Strikes on Ukraine’s Ports Push Up Insurance Rates: Market Sources

A series of Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian Black Sea port infrastructure and commercial vessels has led to a jump in insurance costs and forced some shipowners to cancel bookings, insurance sources and a broker said on Thursday. Russian ballistic …

Ukraine Says Russian Missile Hits Second Grain Ship

Russia targeted a ship loaded with Ukrainian grain with a ballistic missile Monday — the second in two days — killing one person and injuring five, according to the Infrastructure Ministry in Kyiv. The Optima, which sails under the flag …

Ukraine Says Russian Strike on Danube Port Town Kills Three

Ukrainian authorities said at least three people were killed by a Russian strike against a Danube River port that was repeatedly attacked last year after it became a lifeline for key exports amid the Kremlin’s invasion. Fourteen others, including a …

Ukraine Boosts Grain Exports Despite Intensified Russian Attacks

Ukraine is scrambling to ship as much grain as it can this summer, taking advantage of military gains it has made in the Black Sea area to boost exports even as Russia has attacked its ports. Ukraine is a major …

Marsh McLennan, Ukraine, Lloyd’s Expand Insurance Facility for Non-Military Shipments

Insurance broker Marsh McLennan, the Ukrainian government and Lloyd’s have announced a major expansion of the Unity insurance facility – a public-private partnership originally launched in November 2023 to provide war risk insurance for grain shipments and other critical food …

Grain Insurance Program Could Be Blueprint for Ukraine’s Return to Air Travel: Doyle

Ukraine is working “intensively” with partners to restore air travel suspended for nearly two years, with the main focus on Boryspil International Airport outside the capital Kyiv, a presidential official said on Thursday. Ukraine’s airspace was abruptly closed by Russia’s …

UN Chief Says It Will Be Difficult to Revive Black Sea Grain Deal

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told Reuters NEXT on Wednesday that it will be difficult to revive a landmark deal that allowed the safe Black Sea export of Ukraine grain, which Russia quit in July over complaints about its own …