Ukraine Latest: Grain Talks Start in Istanbul, More Aid Expected
Ukrainian soldiers return to the base in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on May 9.
Photographer: Vincenzo Circosta/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
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A two-day meeting on the Black Sea grain deal between United Nations officials and deputy defense ministers from Turkey, Russia and Ukraine started in Istanbul, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency reported.
Ukraine said troops pushed back Russian forces near Bakhmut in the eastern Donetsk region, though the Russian Defense Ministry said its units were advancing in the west and northwest of the devastated town.