The UN is assessing the damage to historic landmarks in Odesa after near nightly attacks by Russian forces on the city that have killed civilians, destroyed agricultural facilities and damaged sites including its most important cathedral.
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The UN's nuclear watchdog said on Monday that its inspectors had observed mines inside the perimeter of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, the frontline facility occupied by Russian forces that the agency has monitored to help avert a possible catastrophe.
A Russian attack on a Ukrainian grain hangar on the Danube River, an alternative export route that has become an economic lifeline, has complicated Ukraine’s efforts to export its grain and is expected to add pressure on global food prices.