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The Ukrainian authorities have reported the departure from the port of Chornomorsk, in the Odessa region, of a convoy of

three ships with more than 58,000 tons of grain

, destined for Turkey, the United Kingdom and Ireland, in a second operation in the supervised corridor by Turkey and the United Nations, since the

Russian invasion of Ukraine.

This second output of grain coincides with the strengthening of the trade alliance between the leaders of Russia and Turkey, to

definitively unblock Russian and Ukrainian grain exports

.

After several hours of negotiations on the shores of the Black Sea, both countries consider that their "relations of trust" are key "for regional and international stability."

While Ukraine reports new bombings in the east and especially accuses Russia of having carried out three bombings near a

reactor at the Zaporizhia plant

in southern Ukraine, in Russian since March.

But Moscow also accuses Kiev and accuses the government of President Volodimir Zelensky of practicing

"nuclear terrorism".

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The "difficult decision" of the anti-war journalist Marina Ovsiannikova to return to Russia

Four trials and one arrest

.

Since her return to Russia, journalist

Marina Ovsiannikova has been

intimidated by power and redoubled her efforts, in the face of criticism, to prove the sincerity of her opposition to the conflict in Ukraine.

"I have decided to play Russian roulette," she

says, dressed in an elegant black dress, sitting on a bench in central Moscow, after dropping her daughter off at a private school for a summer course.

On March 14, he interrupted live the news of the first Russian channel he worked for, Pervy Kanal, with a banner against the offensive launched by Vladimir Putin.

A gesture that went around the world and changed his life.

After that blow, he announced that he would stay in Russia, but eventually moved and worked with

Die Welt

in Germany for three months.

In her absence,

her ex-husband

, an employee of the pro-Kremlin RT network,

took her to court to take custody of her two children

and prevent her from taking them abroad.

For this reason, the 44-year-old journalist made the

"difficult decision" to return to Russia

in early July, she explained to AFP.

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Ukraine reports the departure of three ships with 58,000 tons of grain

The Ukrainian authorities reported today the departure from the

port of Chornomorsk

, in the Odessa region, of a convoy of

three ships with more than 58,000 tons of grain

, destined for Turkey, the United Kingdom and Ireland, reports Efe.

It is the second operation through the

corridor established under the supervision of Turkey and the United Nations

, after the one carried out last Monday by the Razoni ship with 26,500 tons of grain.

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07.54

Amnesty International maintains accusations against Ukraine

The Ukrainian government had to attend to another front, after the publication on Thursday of an Amnesty International (AI) report accusing the army of putting civilians in danger with its defense against the Russian invasion.

Zelensky rejected the report, saying it "shifts responsibility from the aggressor to the victim."

But the NGO for the defense of human rights reaffirmed that it

"fully maintains" its conclusions,

"based on evidence gathered at the end of extensive investigations," reports AFP.

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07.53

New attack in Mikolaiv

On the ground, Ukraine reported

Russian shelling

of several towns, including

Nikopol

and

Kryvyi Rig

, in the east.

Other bombings were recorded in Mikolaiv (south), leaving 22 injured and numerous houses damaged, according to its mayor, Oleksandr Senkevich, reports Afp.

The governor of this region constantly beaten since the beginning of the war decreed a

curfew in the regional capital until Monday

, to neutralize the "collaborators" of the Russians.

Ukrainian

forces are carrying out a counteroffensive in the south

and claim to have recaptured more than 50 towns that had been occupied by Russian troops.

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Ukraine and Russia accuse each other of bombing near a nuclear reactor

Ukraine accused Russia of having carried out three bombings near a reactor at the

Zaporizhia power plant

in southern Ukraine, in Russian hands since March.

A high-voltage line was damaged,

causing

one of the reactors to shut

down, according to Afp ​​of the Ukrainian state-owned company Energoatom, which manages the country's nuclear power plants.

However,

"there are risks of hydrogen escape and dissemination of radioactive substances

. The danger of fire is high," he warned.

The Russian army

instead attributed responsibility for the

attack to "Ukrainian armed formations"

and called on the international community to act against the

"nuclear terrorism" of Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky.

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Putin and Erdogan reinforce commercial alliance with the unblocking of Russian and Ukrainian cereal

The shipment of grains to world markets was resumed thanks to a mediation by Turkey and the UN, in an attempt to alleviate the food crisis that has triggered food prices, reports Afp.

Presidents Putin and Erdogan say goodbye after their meeting in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia.EFE

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Putin thanks Erdogan for mediation

Five days after the departure of the first ship with grain from Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian invasion, another

three cargoes left Ukraine

this Friday.

With them, a series of

regular rotations begins to supply the agricultural markets

, the Turkish Ministry of Defense announced, reports AFP.

Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, for this mediation, at a

summit held in Sochi

(Russia) during which they agreed to strengthen bilateral energy and economic cooperation, the Kremlin reported.

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