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  • Amnesty International's head of Ukraine, Oksana Pokaltchouk, has resigned following the NGO's report accusing the Ukrainian armed forces of endangering civilians, which angered kyiv

  • Ukrainian grain exports are gradually finding a regular rhythm.

    Five cargo ships will set sail this Sunday from the ports of Chernomorsk and Odessa with a total of more than 161,000 tonnes of corn and food products

  • The IAEA judged on Saturday "more and more alarming" the information coming from the nuclear power plant of Zaporijjia, the largest in Europe, the day after strikes nearby.

    There is "real real risk of nuclear disaster that could threaten health and environment in Ukraine and beyond", according to the director general of the Agency

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8:35 am: Five new grain cargo ships departing from Ukraine this Sunday

Five cargo ships loaded with grain will set sail this Sunday from the Ukrainian ports of Chernomorsk and Odessa to continue the export of grain, the Joint Coordination Center (JCC) which oversees operations announced on Saturday evening.

In total, these boats are transporting more than 161,000 tonnes of corn and food products to Turkey, China and Italy, according to the CCC, which will follow their progress until Istanbul, where they will be inspected offshore before taking the Bosphorus.

8:26 am: A Russian occupation official injured in an attack

An official of the Russian occupation administration in the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson was injured in an attack, local authorities announced on Saturday.

Quoted by the Russian news agency TASS, an anonymous spokesman for this administration said that the attack had targeted Vitali Gour, the deputy head of the Nova Kakhovka district.

He “was the victim of an attack at his home.

He is in hospital with multiple gunshot wounds, his condition is serious, ”continued this source, without further details.

The locality of Nova Kakhovka, on the Dnieper and under Russian control, is located about 80 km east of the city of Kherson.

On Telegram, the Russian Investigative Committee, responsible for the main criminal cases, confirmed that an "attack" had targeted this official.

8:15 am: Turkey will pay for Russian gas in rubles

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has confirmed that Russian gas deliveries to Turkey will be paid for in rubles, Turkish media reported on Saturday.

“A positive aspect of our visit to Sochi is our agreement with Mr. Putin on the ruble.

God permitting, our ruble trade will ensure benefits for Turkey and Russia,” the Turkish head of state told reporters on board his return flight from Sochi on the shores of the Black Sea. where he met Vladimir Putin on Friday.

Erdogan, on the other hand, did not specify the volume of future transactions in rubles.

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The day of this Sunday will be marked in particular by the new departures from Ukraine of boats transporting cereals.

On the ground, there is great concern about the situation of nuclear power plants.

The IAEA is thus doing everything to convince Russia and Ukraine to let it lead a mission of experts to the Zaporijjia power plant, the largest in Europe.

It must be said that the strikes on Friday are "the latest in a long list of increasingly alarming information", denounced the Director General of the Agency, considering that they demonstrate a "real real risk of nuclear disaster that could threaten health and the environment in Ukraine and beyond”.

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