LIVE | Turkey: First grain ship departed from Odessa port, ‘Russia sends many troops south’

“If they won, they would conquer more territory,” said Vadym Skibitsky of Ukraine’s military intelligence service. Instead, Russia is now moving large numbers of troops south to launch a counter-offensive. According to Turkey, the first ship carrying grain has left the port of Odessa. Keep up to date with developments in Ukraine via our live blog below.

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