War in Ukraine: What happened this week?

Grain ships depart from Ukrainian ports via a safe maritime corridor and the UN calls for military action threatens Ukraine 's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.

Here, Chamerblink Daily rounds up the week 's events:

Monday 8 August

Four more grain ships carrying grain and sunflower oil leave Ukraine ports via a safe maritime corridor. Under a deal brokered by Turkey and the UN last month, Russia agreed not to target ships in transit, while Ukraine said it would guide vessels through mined waters.

The UN 's nuclear watchdog calls for an immediate end to any military action near Ukraine 's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, warning of a 'very real risk of a nuclear disaster '.

Tuesday 9 August

Russia notifies the US that it will temporarily suspend inspections under the START nuclear weapons treaty.

Wednesday 10 August

Russia requests an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss the situation at the Zaporizhzhia power plant in Ukraine. Russia 's representative, Mikhail Ulyanov, accuses Kyiv of creating 'artificial obstacles and difficulties to a potential International Atomic Energy Agency mission to the nuclear power plant.

Foreign ministers of the G7 nations call on Russia to immediately hand back full control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to Ukraine.