Von der Leyen accuses Russia of ‘hoarding its own food exports as a form of blackmail’
Daniel Mclaughlin
Kyiv’s forces still plagued by lack of equipment in war with Russia’s vast military
Sappers have already dealt with 100,000 shells, mines and other explosives left by the war
Moscow suggests steelwork defenders be treated as terrorists and subject to death penalty
People begin to return to formerly vibrant city disfigured by scarred buildings and shell craters
US warns Moscow preparing for ‘prolonged conflict’ with western-allied neighbour
The journey to Odesa takes two or more days via scores of checkpoints manned by unpredictable Russian troops on backroads that snake through minefields and trenches
Call for powerful international response to attack while Russia takes ‘colossal losses’