Ukraine's Marine Corp said Friday that their forces had carried out a series of attacks on the Russian-occupied east bank of the Dnipro river near the southern city of Kherson.
Over six months since Russia invaded Ukraine in what Moscow calls its "special military operation", the war has thrown global financial markets into severe turmoil as the charts below show.
China's coal imports from Russia jumped 14% in July from a year earlier to their highest in at least five years, as China bought discounted coal while Western countries shunned Russian cargoes over its invasion of Ukraine.
Russia said it will cut gas supplies to Europe from Wednesday in a blow to countries that have backed Ukraine, while missile attacks in Black Sea coastal regions raised doubts about whether Russia will stick to a deal to let Ukraine export grain.
Russia and Ukraine will sign a deal on Friday to reopen Ukraine's Black Sea ports to grain exports, Turkey said, raising hopes that an international food crisis caused by Russia's invasion could be eased.
Oil prices fell below $100 per barrel in early Asian trading on Wednesday as US inventory data showed buildups in crude oil and refined products amid rising fears of a global economic slowdown.
Oreo cookie maker, Mondelez International Inc, plans to reopen a potato-chip plant on the outskirts of Kyiv next week which was closed following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a spokeswoman said.
Germany will enter Phase 2 of its three-stage emergency gas plan on Thursday but a clause that would allow utilities to pass on soaring energy costs to customers will not be triggered yet, sources familiar with the matter said.
The already-elevated India's crude oil basket price is rising, with the average based on daily costs for June jumping to over $115 per barrel, compared to $109.51 in May and $102.97 in April.