𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐔𝐤𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐬.

Russian air strikes and shelling have killed six persons in Ukraine and severely damaged infrastructure at the Black Sea port of Odesa as well as grain storage facilities. The strikes are part of a strategy to make it more difficult for Ukraine, a key grain producer, to export its products since Moscow pulled out of a pact in mid-July that authorized Black Sea shipments and helped address a global food crisis. The strikes have intensified as Kyiv continues its counteroffensive in the south and east, which has achieved gradual gains but could be strengthened by the delivery of US-built Abrams tanks, which President Volodymyr Zelenskiy confirmed on Monday. The latest air attack, according to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, was a “pathetic attempt” to revenge for a raid on the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea navy on Friday. Ukraine has relied heavily on Western armaments to defend itself against Russia before launching a counteroffensive in early June.

source:Reuters

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