Ukraine war: US and NATO 'trying to destroy' Russia, more Moscow drone strikes, Wagner recruitment

All the latest developments from the Ukraine war.

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00:00 Ukraine and Croatia have agreed on the possibility of using Croatian ports on the Danube and

00:07 the Adriatic Sea for the export of Ukrainian grain. The deal was part of talks between

00:12 the two countries` foreign ministers in Kiev.

00:15 Russian airstrikes have destroyed an estimated 180,000 metric tons of grain crops in the

00:21 space of nine days this month. Two weeks ago, Moscow pulled out of a grain deal that had

00:26 allowed safe passage of food exports through the Black Sea. Ukraine is a major exporter

00:32 of grain and the deal brokered by the United Nations in Turkey last year kept people fed

00:38 all over the world.

00:39 We have agreed on the possibility of using Croatian ports on the Danube and the Adriatic

00:46 Sea for the export of Ukrainian grain. We will now work to implement as many routes

00:53 as possible to these ports on the Danube to maximize the use of this opportunity. But

01:00 every contribution to the unblocking of exports, every open door is a real active contribution

01:07 to the food security of the world.

01:15 The death toll from Monday`s Russian attack on an apartment building in Krivyi Rih rose

01:20 to six with dozens injured. The U.N. says Ukraine`s humanitarian needs are increasing.

01:27 Our humanitarian response plan is only 30 percent funded. It`s almost first of August,

01:33 but it gets cold very early in Ukraine. We have thousands and thousands of damaged houses,

01:39 apartment blocks since last winter, right? So, this is additional damage on top of what

01:44 we had to deal with last winter.

01:48 The U.S. is to attend August Ukraine peace summit in Saudi Arabia, although Russia has

01:53 not invited its hope China will send a delegation.

01:57 (whooshing)