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War zone villagers flee after massive Ukraine dam destroyed

6 June 2023, 12:00 am
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Destroyed Antonivskyi bridge is seen over the flooded Dnipro river after the Nova Kakhovka dam breached, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near Kherson, Ukraine June 8, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer

Reuters was hours ahead of competition reporting on the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine. Chicago wheat climbed over 3% on Tuesday to a near three-week high as the breaching of the dam heightened worries about escalation in the war between major grain exporters Ukraine and Russia.