Ukraine war: Russian drone strikes on Odesa port to disrupt grain export
India TV NewsUkraine-Russia war: According to the Ukrainian military, Russian troops targeted port infrastructure in Ukraine's Odesa region with Shahed drones overnight. The drone attack damaged a grain elevator and triggered a fire at facilities that transport Ukraine's crucial grain exports, said the Ukrainian military officials on Wednesday. Ukrainian ports on Russia's hit list Since leaving a deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain to world markets through the city of Odesa, Russia has hammered the country's ports with strikes. Ukraine's South operational command wrote in an update on Facebook that "The goal of the enemy was clearly the facilities of the ports and industrial infrastructure of the region.” Russia halts participation in Ukraine grain deal Since July 17 - the day Moscow halted its participation in the grain deal, Russian forces have fired dozens of drones and missiles at the port of Odesa and the region's river ports, which are being used as alternative routes, stated reports.