Ukraine war: First grain ship leaves port city since Ukraine war began – as grain tycoon ‘killed…

A blockade by Russia’s Black Sea fleet since it invaded its neighbour had cut off supplies to markets around the world and sent grain prices soaring. News reporter @alexxaphillips Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player A ship loaded with grain has left the port of Odesa for the first time since the war began, the Ukrainian infrastructure minister has said. “The first grain ship since Russian aggression has left port,” Oleksandr Kubrakov wrote on Twitter. “Thanks to the support of all our partner countries & UN we were able to fully implement the agreement signed in Istanbul.” Russia and Ukraine signed a deal in July to reopen Black Sea ports to resume grain exports – shipments needed to alleviate a growing global food crisis. Russian navy to receive hypersonic missiles – follow live Ukraine updates Meanwhile, one of Ukraine’s richest men, a grain merchant, was killed in what Ukrainian authorities said was a carefully targeted Russian missile strike on his home. Ol