Ukraine latest updates: UN hopes grain shipments begin soon

Ukraine news from July 28: ‘Crucial’ details for the safe passage of vessels still being worked out, UN aid chief says.

Grain is loaded on a truck at the Mlybor flour mill facility in Chernihiv region, Ukraine.
The UN has said it hopes the first shipment of grain from Ukraine can take place as early as Friday [File: Edgar Su/Reuters]
By Sasha Petrova, Federica Marsi and Dalia Hatuqa
Published On 27 Jul 2022
  • The UN has said it hopes the first shipment of grain from Ukraine could take place as early as Friday, but “crucial” details for the safe passage of vessels are still being worked out.
  • Five people have been killed and 25 wounded in a Russian missile attack on a flight school in the central Ukrainian city of Kropyvnytskyi, the regional governor said.