Grain ships sail despite Moscow’s pullout from deal

KYIV — Ships brought grain from Ukrainian ports on Monday, suggesting Moscow had stopped short of reimposing a blockade that might have caused world hunger, despite suspending its participation in a UN program to safely export grain from the war zone.

Air raid sirens blared across Ukraine and explosions rang out in Kyiv, sending black smoke into the sky as Russia rained missiles down in renewed air attacks. Ukrainian officials said energy infrastructure was hit including at hydroelectric dams, knocking out power, heat, and water supplies.

Ukraine’s military said it had shot down 44 of 50 Russian missiles. But strikes left 80 percent of Kyiv without running water, authorities …

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