Strikes kill total of 16 and come after leak suggested Ukraine air defence missiles would run out this week

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Russia has launched a wave of missile and drone attacks on Ukraine, killing 16 as Moscow tested the strength of the country’s air defences in intensified fighting, including eight people after hitting a supermarket in the southern city of Kherson.

The strikes early on Wednesday, the latest in a string of attacks over the last week, come after leaked Pentagon documents suggested Ukraine would run out of missiles for its S-300 primary air defence system on Tuesday unless Kyiv could urgently find replacements.

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Russia has claimed that the Black Sea grain initiative has not allowed it to export agricultural products. State-owned news agency Tass outlines this morning what Russia is looking to achieve with any extension of the deal. It writes:

The Russian foreign ministry indicated that a further decision to extend the deal would depend on the reconnection of Rosselkhozbank [Russian state-owned agricultural bank] to the Swift payment system, the resumption of supplies of agricultural machinery, spare parts and services, the lifting of restrictions on insurance and reinsurance, the lifting of the ban on access to ports, the resumption of operation of the Togliatti-Odesa ammonia pipeline, [and] unblocking foreign assets and accounts of Russian companies associated with the production and transportation of food and fertilisers.

During the meeting, some issues starting with the grain initiative will be discussed. In this regard, we can say that the sides are looking warmly at the extension of the duration. Our wish is that this initiative is extended without any trouble.