Tensions Rise as Ukraine Grain Deal Nears Expiration

Fighting positions are changing dynamically along the eastern front in Ukraine, with Russia advancing near the city of Kupyansk and Ukrainian forces gradually moving forward around Bakhmut. Two children were badly wounded by an explosive device they found in the southern Kherson region. The Black Sea grain deal allowing the export of grain from Ukrainian ports is set to expire unless Russia agrees to an extension. The US will allow European countries to start training Ukrainian fighter pilots to use F-16 fighter jets. Russia has pounded the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia with rocket attacks, leaving several people wounded. The US is running low on ammunition in its own stockpile as it provides military aid to Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin said the Ukrainian counteroffensive has been unsuccessful so far, while warning that Russia will use more cluster munitions if Ukraine deploys them. Russian authorities in Sevastopol claim to have repelled a "massive" Ukrainian drone attack.