Russia has suspended its participation in the Black Sea grain export deal, the Kremlin said on Monday. The deal, brokered by the United Nations and Turkey last July, aimed to alleviate a global food crisis by allowing Ukrainian grain blocked by the Russia-Ukraine conflict to be exported safely.

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Ukrainian president Zelensky failed in his efforts to secure a time frame for Ukraine's membership to NATO, but it has made headway in garnering support of the western allies an 11 Nation Coalition is set to start training Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets the announcement came on the first day of the ongoing two-day Summit now according to the reports the pilots from Ukraine will begin training in Denmark from August this year.

NATO Chief: Will invite Ukraine when conditions are met

As Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets NATO leaders in Lithuania, Russia launched a wave of Kamikaze drone attacks on Kyiv and other cities for a second night in row. According to the Ukrainian military, Russia launched a total of 15 of the Iranian drones on Ukraine.

War in Ukraine: Russia launches air strikes over Kyiv, fighting rages in south-eastern Ukraine

According to rumours, Russian President Vladimir Putin may have fired his top general, Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov. Since Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner group, briefly mutinied last month, the general has not been seen in public. Moscow, however, unveiled a clip that claimed to be of him attending a briefing on the conflict in Ukraine.

Russia- Ukraine war: Vladimir Putin fired top Russian general?

We are working in this area and we are successfully pushing back the enemy we destroyed the enemy's firing positions and ammunition Depots we inflicted losses on the enemy in the past two weeks, said Ukrainian soldier.

Battle of Bakhmut: Ukraine catches Russian troops in a trap

Russia says Ukraine has rained down 5 drones on its capital Moscow. Over one month into the Ukrainian counter-offensive where is the war headed? Molly Gambhir tells you more.

Gravitas: Russia says Ukraine attacked Moscow with 5 drones

As the Russia-Ukraine war closes in on 500 Days of ongoing conflict newly released footage shows a fierce attack by Keith's forces in eastern Ukraine's which comes under the Donetsk region of the country both sides claim a different story to the blow up.

Russian arms warehouse blown-up in Eastern Ukraine city

Putin attends first summit since Wagner's Mutiny. Russian President Vladimir Putin attends via video link the meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Council of Heads of State. India, as the chair nation of this year's summit, announced in May that it would hold the event in a virtual format.

Russians are even more united: Putin at SCO summit

What are Japanese mercenaries doing in Ukraine? Reports say, 70 of them have joined various private armies. What is enticing them to do so? How many private armies are there in Ukraine? Molly Gambhir

Gravitas: What are Japanese mercenaries doing in Ukraine?

The Wagner mutiny is being called the most serious challenge to Putin, since he came to power. What are the implications for him, the West and the war in Ukraine? Bhairavi Singh speaks to Retired Colonel Rich Outzen, Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, watch to know more.

Russian intel service threatened Wagner leaders' kin

Vladimir Putin's role more fragile than thought earlier: Analysts

The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has left civilians including children maimed and dead on both the sides of the front line the United Nations has taken a note of the same putting Russia on its list of Shame while leaving Ukraine out of it the Russian war crimes towards children at the Ukraine Front Range from using kids as human Shields abducting them killing them and leading attacks that maimed many more Russia has killed at least 136 kids in Ukraine in 2022

Russia-Ukraine conflict affecting children, Russia has killed at least 136 kids in Ukraine

Ukraine's European allies are facing a dilemma. Do they keep sending their stocks of weapons to Ukraine and potentially increase their own vulnerability to Russian attack? On the other hand, if they hold back to what is left to protect their homeland, they risk the possibility that makes a Russian victory in Ukraine more likely. Unlike European leaders, Russian President Vladimir Putin can order weapons makers to go into 24-hour-a-day production. Moscow has directed some troops to factories instead of the front line. Russia has a track record of reconstituting its military every few years, like moves against Georgia in 2008 and the 2014 annexation of the crimean peninsula. For many European nations, military spending became a lower priority after the end of the cold war, which weakened their defence industrial bases. US Defence companies also had a role as they moved in to compete for European contracts.

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Ukraine has announced that its forces have retaken three villages in the Eastern region of Donetsk. This is the first reported gains of Ukraine's much anticipated counter-offensive which President Zelensky confirmed is now underway.

Russia Ukraine War: Ukraine claims Russia blew up another dam

Volodymyr Zelensky has praised Ukrainian troops for advances claimed near the devastated city of Bakhmut. On the other hand, Russia says it repelled a large-scale attack. The contrasting claims come at a time as Pope Francis's peace envoy arrived in Kyiv for two days of talks. Remember, in May, Russia said it seized the now-destroyed eastern Ukrainian city, the scene of the longest and one of the bloodiest battles of the war.

Russia-Ukraine War: Ukraine blames Russia as flooding prompt evacuation

Ukraine’s military said Russian forces have blown up a key dam in southern Ukraine, while the Moscow-installed official in the city of Nova Kakhovka in the Russian-controlled portion of the country’s Kherson region blamed the dam’s destruction on Ukrainian shelling.

Nova Kakhovka damage sparks flooding, evacuation

A key dam in Kherson, on the banks of the Dnipro river. That's the latest casualty in the Russia-Ukraine war. The dam was blown up less than 24 hours ago and this has sent a torrent of floodwaters into the warzone. Here is a complete breakdown of the breach that has opened the floodgates of suffering and blame game.

Another example of price of war on people: UN

Months after launching an investigation, the world still does not have a concrete answer to the question - Who was behind the Nord Stream blast? But a Washington Post now claimed that the attack was carried out by a group of special Ukrainian servicemen.

Ukrainian divers bombed Nord stream pipelines, CIA was aware months before the blasts

Several blasts were heard in the Kyiv region signaling air defence systems hitting the target. This comes after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declaring that Kyiv is ready to launch its much anticipated counter offensive against russia. In an interview to wall street journal, Ukraine's President Zelensky suggested a significant attack in the near future, further reiterating his faith in Ukraine’s victory.

Russia-Ukraine war: Pro-Kyiv militia claims control of Novaya Tavolzhanka

Volodymyr Zelensky has praised Ukrainian troops for advances claimed near the devastated city of Bakhmut. On the other hand, Russia says it repelled a large-scale attack. The contrasting claims come at a time as Pope Francis's peace envoy arrived in Kyiv for two days of talks. Remember, in May, Russia said it seized the now-destroyed eastern Ukrainian city, the scene of the longest and one of the bloodiest battles of the war. In the southern region of Zaporizhzhia, a Moscow-installed official said Ukrainian troops were on the offensive. Earlier, Russia said the enemy launched a large-scale offensive in five sectors of the front on Sunday, south of the Donetsk region. The Russian defence ministry stated it defeated new attempts to pierce Russian defences in southern Donetsk. Meanwhile, anti-Kremlin fighters, the Russian volunteer corps, claim to have taken control of a town southern Russia's Belgorod region.

Wagner group boss: Ukrainians have made gains near Bakhmut

The Russia-Ukraine war has escalated in recent weeks, with increased attacks on both sides of the border. Kyiv says it is preparing a long-expected counter-offensive. Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of blowing up a dam and causing widespread flooding in southern Ukraine. The south command of Ukraine's armed forces said Russian forces blew up the soviet-era Nova Kakhovka dam in the occupied Kherson region. Ukrainian authorities say 16,000 people are in flooding critical zone; and evacuations efforts are ongoing. Videos showed intense explosions around the dam and water surging through. The dam, 30 metres tall and 3.2 kilometres long, was built in 1956 on the Dnipro river. It holds water equal to that in the great salt lake in the US State of Utah, and supplies water to Crimea and the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. Russian news agencies said the dam had been destroyed in shelling. The mayor of Russia-controlled Nova Kakh-Ovka city was quoted blaming an act of terrorism - Moscow's Shorthand for an attack by Ukraine.

Dam supplying water to Crimea blown up, Russia flags 'act of terrorism' | Details

Here we bring you a quick round-up of all the latest news and top headlines from all across the globe: In the hallowed halls of the house of representatives, a crucial battle has been won. A bill to suspend the massive 31.4 trillion dollars debt ceiling has passed the republican-controlled house of representatives. The deeply divided house voted 314 to 117 to clear the bill.

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