situation to get definitive answers as to whether it has happened. absolutely. we have talked a lot about the ukrainian counter offensive stalling, or not, being successful. claims like this suggest that ukraine is building up its capacity to target russian assets further and further away. for example ukraine claims to have basically pushed the russian black sea fleet out of the black sea because it apparently has extended its capability to target ships there. ., ., ., ., ~ there. from bbc monitoring, thank ou ve there. from bbc monitoring, thank you very much there. from bbc monitoring, thank you very much for there. from bbc monitoring, thank you very much forjoining there. from bbc monitoring, thank you very much forjoining us. - there. from bbc monitoring, thank you very much forjoining us. we i you very much forjoining us. we will keep you updated on any further developments on that. i want to stay with the war in ukraine as a major appealfrom the united nations for huma
market? has it been replaced, or are prices going up? is a market? has it been replaced, or are prices going pp? prices going up? is a very important cuestion. prices going up? is a very important question- from prices going up? is a very important question. from what prices going up? is a very important question. from what we prices going up? is a very important question. from what we are - prices going up? is a very importanti question. from what we are seeing, the prices have increased, for example, in egypt, the price of wheat is as high as it has ever been. when russia pulled out of the black sea green initiative a few weeks ago we saw up rise in wheat prices of about 10%. corn prices, about eight or 9%. clearly, de escalation in prices is adding to inflation, and it is adding to globalfood insecurity. you have to realise that agricultural supply chains, they are complex. it is not just a matter of farmers doing their hard work and producing the food that we all need to, it
supporters celebrate in the aftermath of mass killings and sweep of ethnically targeted attacks. a spokesperson for rsf told cnn that they deny the assertions that we ve put forward in our reporting without though denying any of the specifics that we shared with them. it is also important to note that the rsf had previously denied the findings of an investigation where we uncovered evidence that rsf troops had engaged in rapes before subsequently the leader of the rsf stating that those who had been implicated in violations were to be prosecuted. one month after russia pulled out of the black sea grain deal with ukraine the first cargo ship to leave odesa
warning shots. the ship didn t respond to a request. the owner of theship, extraordinary, really. you can see the helicopter approaching the vessel. the russians said that contains service men and it seems to bear out from the account from the owner as well. the serviceman then boarded the ship and according to the owner, the crew there, the turkish crew carried out an inspection. it took an hour. apparently no threats or injuries to the crew there and then they left. the ship has been able to continue on its way. just outside the romanian port of selina at the mouth of the danube. it is headed to a ukrainian cargo port there. we don t know what kind of cargo but this is crucial because it s now about a month since russia pulled out of the black sea grain deal. they warned any ship approaching
of piracy after a russian warship opened fire and boarded it by force earlier today in the black sea. ukraine calling that a deliberate attack on a civilian carrier. russia pulled out of the black sea grain deal, vowing to attack any ship headed to ukraine. seven people were killed by russian shelling today. those attacks in the kherson region killing an entire family in that region, including a 23-day-old baby girl. joining us now to discuss this is retired air force colonel, cedric layton. always great to have you here. thank you for being here. let s talk first. we just walked through the current state of play. we know that ukraine has been struggling a little bit in this counteroffensive to find some momentum. why do you think that is, and can you walk us through it?