In July, Moscow and Kiev had agreed to resume grain exports from Ukraine's Black Sea ports.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed pessimism about the situation in Ukraine, saying the prospects for peace in country are "minimal" at present.

Two more ships loaded with corn and soybeans sail from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports of Pivdennyi and Chornomorsk.

Russia and Ukraine have made substantive progress on a deal to resume grain exports from the latter country’s Black Sea ports, raising hopes of an end to a standoff that has exposed millions to the risk of starvation.

The head of pro-Russian forces in the Crimean Peninsula accuses the Ukrainian government troops of attacking oil drilling platforms in the Black Sea.

Ukrainian officials claim their forces have hit a Russian naval tugboat with two Harpoon missiles.

Iran’s foreign minister says the country is ready to further expand its cooperation with the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC).

The United States is triggering a food crisis in Ukraine by stripping the ex-Soviet country of its grain reserves.

Ukraine slams NATO for "doing literally nothing" to stop Russia’s operation as the war continues.

Russia’s Defense Ministry has pointed to the likely presence of US drones in the air directing an attempted attack on the Russian Black Sea Fleet by Ukrainian gunboats.