Russian forces attempting to regain lost territory in Bakhmut, Ukraine says
Ukrainian soldiers are seen at their artillery position on Donetsk frontline as the Russia-Ukraine war continues in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on April 24, 2023.
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Ukraine’s deputy defense minister Hanna Maliar said during a national telethon that Russian forces are attempting to regain areas around Bakhmut, according to an NBC News translation.
“The enemy has not yet captured the town,” Maliar said, adding that so far, Ukrainian forces have repelled Russian advances.
She added that Russian forces are also attempting to capture the cities of Maryinka and Avdiyivka.
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One ship leaves Ukraine under renewed Black Sea grain deal
Grain corridor traffic seen from Istanbul on April 18, 2023 in Istanbul, Turkey.
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One ship carrying 6,800 metric tons of wheat departed Ukraine’s port of Chornomorsk under the Black Sea Grain Initiative. The ship is destined for Italy.
The deal, which established a humanitarian sea corridor for agricultural exports, was extended on Wednesday a day before its expiry.
Since August 1, nearly 1,000 ships carrying more than 30.3 million metric tons of agricultural products and foodstuffs have left Ukraine for global ports, according to figures provided by the United Nations.
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Turkey’s Erdogan touts ‘special relationship’ with Putin
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan meets with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Sochi, Russia August 5, 2022.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country had a “special relationship” with Russia and its leader Vladimir Putin, speaking to CNN during an interview Friday.
“We are not at a point where we would impose sanctions on Russia like the West have done. We are not bound by the West’s sanctions,” Erdogan told CNN. “We are a strong state and we have a positive relationship with…
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