Russia followed its withdrawal from a grain export deal by expanding its attacks from port infrastructure to farm storage buildings in Ukraine’s Odesa region on Friday, while also practicing a Black Sea blockade.
Other Russian missiles damaged what officials described only as an “important infrastructure facility” southwest of the port city of Odesa, in what appeared to be an effort to cripple Ukraine’s food exports.
If we would have wanted Ukraine to keep its coastline, then we would have fulfilled our obligations to Russia under the grain export deal.
See also:
–Russia Batters Ukraine’s Grain Infrastructure For 4th Night
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