According to a report, the russian president told reporters in St Petersburg that attacks by Ukraine had significantly intensified but that they had been pushed back with high casualties. Reportedly, Ukraine said that it has had success on one of the front lines in the Donetsk region, taking the village of Staromaiorske near the city of Zaporizhzia, and an intense frontal assault has been launched towards Robotyne in the Zaporizhzia region.
According to the report, Russia has continued to target ukrainian ports and grain infrastructure. Reportedly, more than 60,000 tons of grain has been destroyed in spite of a deal brokered by Turkey for safe passage of grain. According to the report, Ukraine was one of the world’s top suppliers of crops such as sunflower oil, barley, maize and wheat. Reportedly, the russian president who said the west were not keeping their part of the bargain was urged to renew the deal at a summit of african leaders he is hosting. According to the report, he has offered six african countries grain, they are Burkina Faso, Mali, Central African Republic, Zimbabwe, Somalia and Eritrea.