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Boxer Vasiliy Lomachenko returned from military service in Ukraine and beat Jamaine Ortiz by unanimous decision in New York to restart his quest to get another shot at the lightweight titles, .
Lomachenko returned to his country after it was invaded by Russia in February and joined a territorial defense battalion, patrolling the streets to enforce a 10 p.m. curfew. Now he’s back fighting and hoping for a shot at Devin Haney, the undisputed lightweight champion who was sitting ringside and joined him in the ring after the fight.
In his , Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukrainian forces had repelled a "fierce offensive" by Russian troops in the eastern Donetsk region.
Zelenskiyy said a military unit from Chop in western Ukraine had undertaken the action but did not say where the clash had occurred, Reuters reports.
"Today they stopped the fierce offensive actions of the enemy," Zelenskiyy said. "The Russian attack was repelled."
The president also said Ukraine's "exchange fund" had been replenished, meaning Russian servicemen had been taken prisoner. The fiercest fighting in Donetsk region has been around the towns of Bakhmut and Avdiivka.
The United Nations, Turkey and Ukraine agreed on Sunday on an Oct. 31 movement plan for 16 vessels that are in Turkish waters, a day after Russia suspended its participation to the Black Sea grain initiative that allowed food exports from Ukrainian ports, Reuters reported.
In a statement, the Joint Coordination Centre (JCC) in Istanbul, where Russian, Ukrainian and Turkish and U.N. personnel are working, said the three delegations had also agreed for inspections to be provided on Monday to 40 outbound vessels.
JCC said the Russian delegation was informed of both plans.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday expressed "deep concern" as Ukraine's maritime grain exports were halted after Russia suspended its participation in a deal that allowed the vital shipments, Agence France-Presse reported.
"The Secretary-General is deeply concerned about the ongoing situation regarding the Black Sea Grain Initiative," his spokesman said.
"He has decided to delay his departure for the Arab League Summit in Algiers by a day to focus on the issue."
Russia has suspended its participation in the inspection of cargo ships carrying Ukrainian grain, the Joint Coordination Centre, the body overseeing the deal, said late Sunday, according to Agence France-Presse.
The announcement came a day after Russia suspended its participation in a landmark agreement that allowed vital grain exports to resume.
Tens of thousands of Czechs have gathered in Prague to demonstrate their solidarity with Ukraine and support for democratic values, reports.
Sunday's rally took place in reaction to three recent anti-government demonstrations where other protesters demanded the resignation of the pro-Western coalition government of conservative Prime Minister Petr Fiala for its support for Ukraine. Those earlier rallies also protested soaring energy prices and opposed the country's membership in the European Union and NATO.
On Sunday, those turning out in Prague waved Czech, Ukrainian and EU flags and displayed banners that read "Czech Republic against fear" and "We will manage it."
is warning of the catastrophic consequences of Russia suspending its participation in the UN-brokered grain deal. With the war in Ukraine altering the global patterns of food production and supply, the inflation in low-income countries has surged to almost 90%, with 345 million people estimated to experience acute food insecurity this year.
According to the IRC, as tens of millions of people continue to experience extreme hunger in East Africa and Somalia teeters on the brink of famine as a result of the worst drought in 40 years, the renewed blockade will continue to impede the import of 80% of grain imported from the Russia-Ukraine region, thereby driving further hunger.
Shashwat Saraf, IRC’s East Africa Emergency Director warned “the renewed blockade is prompting grave concerns about the growing global hunger crisis, especially in East Africa where over 20 million people are experiencing hunger or in places like Yemen which relies on Russia and Ukraine for almost half its wheat import and where over 19 million people need food assistance.”
Wheat futures are expected to leap on Monday as Russia's withdrawal from a Black Sea corridor agreement puts Ukrainian exports at risk, .