Russia-Ukraine war live: EU says conflict an existential threat to the bloc

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The Russian defence ministry said that Russian forces had taken control of the settlement of Lozuvatske in the Donetsk region of Ukraine, Interfax news agency reported.

The Ukrainian maritime corridor transported 60 million tonnes of cargo, mainly from the Greater Odesa ports, in the last 11 months, the Ukrainian sea ports authority said, despite attacks on port infrastructure. 40.6 million tonnes of this total amount were grain exports delivered to 46 countries.

India's prime minister, Narendra Modi, is scheduled to travel to Kyiv in August, marking his first visit to Ukraine since Russia launched its full-scale invasion two years ago.

The air force of the armed forces of Ukraine said Russia has increased the number of ballistic" strikes over the past few months, forcing Ukrainian forces to think more about passive defence" tactics such as camouflage and using false positions".

The governor of the Bryansk region in southern Russia, Alexander Bogomaz, reported a massive" drone attack on the region yesterday evening and overnight. No casualties were reported. 22 unmanned aircraft-type aerial vehicles have been intercepted and destroyed," Bogomaz wrote on Telegram.

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