Districts of kyiv are deprived of electricity and water Monday, October 31 “following Russian strikes” on the Ukrainian capital, announced the mayor of the city, Vitaly Klitschko. At least five explosions were heard there between 8 a.m. and 8:20 a.m. (6 a.m. and 6:20 a.m. French time), by AFP journalists. They come three days after an attack on the Russian fleet in Crimea, which Moscow blamed on Ukraine with the help of London. Follow the situation in our live.
The US Secretary of State and his Chinese counterpart met. Antony Blinken and Wang Yi discussed Sunday during a call the rivalry between their two countries and the war in Ukraine. “The Secretary of State discussed the need to keep lines of communication open and responsibly manage relationships” between the United States and China, said the spokesman of the American diplomacy, Ned Price.
Cereals produced in Ukraine can no longer circulate in the Black Sea. “Because of the blockade of the grain corridor by Russia, exports are impossible”, confirmed on Sunday the Ukrainian Minister of Infrastructure. Russia announced on Saturday that it would no longer apply the international grain export agreement, concluded in July and crucial for the global food supply. According to the Ukrainian minister, a ship loaded with 40 tons of grain should have left Ukraine for Ethiopia sunday. He finally had to give it up.
Moscow says it suffered a past attack through the export corridor. Russia, which announced on Saturday that it had repelled a drone attack on its fleet, said on Sunday that these maritime drones “moved within the security zone of the ‘grain corridor'”. This drone attack is presented by Moscow as the reason why it suspended its participation in the grain agreement.