Ukrainian authorities on Wednesday accused Russia of new nighttime drone strikes in the Odessa region, which damaged grain stores in one of the Danube ports in the Black Sea region.
The Russian army attacked the port of Odeshchyna with drones on two occasions, according to regional sources quoted by Ukraine’s Ukrinform news agency.
Russia strikes Odessa port infrastructure again with attack drones. Several grain stores are destroyed. Russia’s grain blackmail continues. pic.twitter.com/uRrAmiuXKQ
– UNITED24media (@United24media) August 16, 2023
Instead of a thousand words.
The aftermath of yet another drone strike on the Odessa region last night.
Food terrorist destroys the grain that could have fed so many in the world.
: “South” OC pic.twitter.com/Ol6Y4U6oKq
– Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) August 16, 2023
According to this source, warehouses and granaries suffered damage, although emergency services were able to extinguish the fires quickly.
The attacks caused no casualties or injuries, according to Ukrinform.
In early August, Kiev had already blamed Russia for a series of attacks on a grain warehouse in Izmail. [região de Odessa]on the Danube, which would affect the transport of these foodstuffs through Romania.
According to the Ukrainian authorities, successive attacks by Russia on port and industrial infrastructure in the Odessa region have affected the alternative route across the Danube.
Russian attacks on the southern region of Ukraine have increased with the end of the agreement on the export of Ukrainian grains via the Black Sea in July, which is crucial for the world’s food supply.
Source: DN
