On the 1,635th day of a war that has long since outgrown its borders, the Black Sea has become a chokepoint for the world's bread. Ukraine's grain corridors to Egypt and Africa are under siege by Russian naval strikes, and the hunger that follows war is beginning to travel farther than the missiles themselves. While Zelenskyy reaches across the Mediterranean with warnings and ceasefire proposals, Moscow closes every door — and the consequences ripple outward into Polish elections, NATO airspace, Russian fuel pumps, and the quiet grief of a mother and her child killed in the night.
Zelenskyy warns Egypt of food crisis as Russia rejects Black Sea ceasefire
At least 437 Ukrainian civilians killed and 2,610 wounded in July 2024, the deadliest month since invasion's early weeks; recent drone strike killed a 29-year-old woman and her 9-year-old son.