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VIDEO: Women at war -- life on Ukraine's eastern front.

Whether offering psychological support or driving tanks, the women of the Ukrainian army have essential roles on the battlefield in the war against Russia. Karina and Kateryna open up about their lives on the front line

#BREAKING First shipment of Ukraine grain to leave Odessa at 0530 GMT Monday: Turkey

#UPDATE The first shipment of Ukrainian grain will leave the port of Odessa at 0530 GMT Monday, the Turkish defence ministry says.

The ministry says other convoys will follow "along the (maritime) corridors because the "procedures are completed"

#BREAKING Ukraine says first ship carrying corn leaving port at 0615 GMT: minister

#BREAKING First shipment of Ukrainian grain has left port of Odessa: Turkey

#UPDATE The first shipment of Ukrainian grain has left the port of Odessa under a deal aimed at relieving a global food crisis following Russia's invasion of its neighbour, the Turkish defence ministry says.

Ukraine says the vessel is carrying 26,000 tonnes of corn

The first shipment of Ukrainian grain has left the port of Odessa, Turkey says, as Kyiv condemns the "brutal" shelling by Moscow of the southern city Mykolaiv

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VIDEO: The first shipment of Ukrainian grain leaves the port of Odessa under a deal aimed at relieving a global food crisis following Russia's invasion of its neighbour.

#UPDATE The first shipment of Ukrainian grain since the Russian invasion in February left the port of Odessa on Monday morning under a landmark deal to lift Moscow's naval blockade in the Black Sea
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#UPDATE The European Union and NATO on Monday welcomed the departure of a grain shipment from Ukraine as a "first step" towards easing the food crisis caused by the Russian invasion
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