Russian invasion Global food crisis

Russian invasion Global food crisis  

Ukraine: The grain harvest is 40 percent less this year  

Ukraine estimates that this year's grain harvest is 40 percent less than last year's because of Russia's invasion, writes TT.  

Sergiy Ivashchenko, who heads Ukraine's trade association for grain farmers, believes the harvest will land at around 65-66 million tonnes this year.  

Exports could resume this summer after an agreement was reached between Russia and Ukraine. 

- But the occupation of several regions, battles in the fields and the destruction of infrastructure still affected production, says Sergiy Ivashtjenko.  

Staff at iva in Stockholm. Staffan Löwstedt/SvD/TT 

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Health care under pressure - reduced opportunity to assist Ukraine  

The pressured situation in Swedish care means that Swedish hospitals have less opportunity to receive and care for patients from Ukraine. This is what the National Board of Health and Welfare's crisis preparedness manager Taha Alexandersson says to DN. 

- It affects to the greatest extent Sweden's ability to assist other countries, says Alexandersson.  

Since the war began, Sweden has received 60 patients from Ukraine, and offered space for a total of 220. Initially, it was mainly about the chronically ill, but gradually the care has mainly concerned war injuries.  

 

Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his speech last night. TT  

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Zelenskyy: Russian terrorists may become active during Christmas  

Volodymyr Zelenskyy warns in his nightly speech that Russia may go on the offensive during the Christmas holidays. 

- The Russian terrorists may become active again. They defy Christian values and all values in general. Therefore, be ready for alarm signals, help each other and always take care of each other, says the president.  

Many Ukrainians celebrate Christmas during the day, although it is hotly debated whether Christmas should be celebrated on December 25 or January 7. The latter date is linked to the Eastern Orthodox Church, which in turn is strongly linked to Russia, says American NPR in a short special podcast.  

In the feature, interviewees say that the date issue has become increasingly hot since the annexation of the Crimean Peninsula in 2014 and has intensified further ahead of this year's celebrati