[The New York Times: Putin's Russia/Ukraine update / 10/31/2022]

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• Here’s what we know:

  After suspending its participation in a grain deal brokered by Turkey and the U.N., Moscow said it won’t guarantee security for any cargo vessels crossing the Black Sea.

  • Grain ships set sail despite Russia’s decision to suspend participation in the deal.

  • A Russian missile barrage hits infrastructure in Kyiv and other cities.

    

  • Kyiv loses water, forcing residents to line up at the city’s wells.

  • Oleg Tinkov, former banking tycoon, renounces Russian citizenship.

  • Moldova condemns Russian strikes after missile debris lands in its territory.

  • The Ukraine war is slowing the recovery in global employment, a U.N. agency says.

    

  • Africa faces immediate pain from the grain deal’s suspension, but the impact on Ukraine could be delayed.