"Russia launched a massive air attack on the Ukrainian port of Odesa for a second night in row, which one Ukrainian official on Wednesday described as ‘hellish,’ but authorities vowed not be intimidated and to continue work to export grain.The attack was ‘very powerful, truly massive,’ Serhiy Bratchuk, spokesperson for the Odesa military administration, said in a voice message on his Telegram channel on Wednesday. ... The attacks on Odesa, one of Ukraine’s main ports for exporting grain, followed a pledge of retaliation by Russia after a blast on a bridge linking Russia to the Crimean Peninsula on Monday that Moscow blamed on Ukraine. Shortly after the bridge was hit on Monday, Moscow withdrew from a year-old Black Sea grain agreement that allowed for the safe export of Ukraine’s grain, a move the United Nations said risked creating hunger around the world. ...”
Firefighters work at storage facilities hit during Russian missile and drone strikes in Odesa, Ukraine, July 19 2023, in this screenshot
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