Journalism of Courage
Russia blamed saboteurs for explosions at one of its military bases in Moscow-annexed Crimea. (AP)
The blasts in Crimea on Tuesday engulfed an ammunition depot at a military base in the north of the Crimean peninsula, disrupting trains and forcing the evacuation of 2,000 people from a village, according to Russian officials and news agencies. (AP)
The first shipment of grain to leave Ukraine under a wartime deal appears to have ended up in Syria, satellite images showed. The arrival of the cargo ship Razoni in Syria comes after the government in Kyiv praised the ship’s initial departure from the port of Odesa as a sign that Ukraine could safely ship out its barley, corn, sunflower oil and wheat to a hungry world. (AP)
On the eastern front, the stalemate between both sides continued, with the brutality of the shelling causing ever more death and destruction. Seen here is a resident looking at damaged homes from a rocket attack in Kramatorsk. (AP)
A Ukrainian border guard officer stands guard at the Krakovets - Korcheva border crossing point in Krakovets, Ukraine. A renovation of Krakovets border crossing point is a part of the Ukraine - Poland open border project. (AP)
