Russia assaults Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, damages civilian ship, Kyiv says

Throughout almost 4 years of the struggle, the position of Odesa and its two different ports as main buying and selling hubs grew as different Ukrainian ports have been destroyed, occupied, or disrupted by Russia’s forces

KYIV, Ukraine – Russia attacked infrastructure in Ukraine’s Odesa area on Tuesday, December 30, damaging a civilian ship and amenities within the Black Sea ports of Pivdennyi and Chornomorsk, Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba mentioned.

Kuleba mentioned a civilian Panama-flagged ship loaded with grains was broken, and that oil storage tanks have been additionally hit. One individual was wounded, he mentioned on the Telegram app.

“That is yet one more focused assault by Russia on civilian port infrastructure. The enemy is attempting to disrupt logistics and complicate delivery,” Kuleba mentioned.

Regardless of the assaults, each ports continued to function, he mentioned.

Odesa and the broader close by area are dwelling to the Black Sea ports which can be essential for Ukraine’s international commerce and the survival of its wartime financial system.

Ukraine is a significant world producer and exporter of agricultural merchandise. Throughout almost 4 years of the struggle, the position of Odesa and its two different ports – Pivdennyi and Chornomorsk – as main buying and selling hubs grew as different Ukrainian ports have been destroyed, occupied, or disrupted by Russia’s forces.

Prior to now a number of months, maritime warfare between Ukraine and Russia has intensified. Either side have attacked naval and industrial belongings within the Black Sea and past.

Ukraine is more and more utilizing its sea drones for assaults on ships related to Russia’s shadow fleet.

On the similar time, Russia has stepped up its assaults on town of Odesa and its port infrastructure. – Rappler.com