MARIUPOL, UKRAINE - MAY 30, 2022: Grain storage tanks are pictured at the Mariupol commercial sea port. On May 28, 2022, the first vessel, a Slavutych general cargo ship, entered the port after the end of hostilities in the city. The Russian Armed Forces are carrying out a special military operation in Ukraine in response to requests from the leaders of the Donetsk People's Republic and Lugansk People's Republic for help. Vladimir Gerdo/TASS/Sipa USA
Ukraine: Mariupol commercial sea port
BAKHMUT, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces and Russian troops continue to battle back and forth in a key eastern city. At the same time, fears of a global food crisis have escalated because million of tons of grain have piled up in the besieged country’s silos. Russian forces were closing in Wednesday on control of the entire Luhansk region. It is one of two provinces that make up the industrial heartland known as the Donbas. One analyst says that Russia’s continuing encroachment could open up the possibility of a negotiated settlement between the two nations. Meanwhile, the consequences of the war have been felt in many countries. It is driving up food prices because critical shipments of Ukrainian grain are bottled up inside the country.
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