Major Russian grain export terminals hit in Ukraine Black Sea port attack
Grain exports from both Russia and Ukraine are falling as both countries attack each other's shipping facilities and ports.
Ukrainian forces have launched a powerful drone and missile strike on Russia's Novorossiysk port, damaging two major grain export terminals and hitting the nation's sole remaining Black Sea naval base. Three people, including an eight-year-old child, were killed and 24 injured in the overnight assault. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed it was a 'unique operation', though he did not specifically mention damage to the grain terminals.
Ukraine's military reported that four Russian warships, including two frigates, were destroyed during the attack. Russian President Vladimir Putin has not commented on the incident. This attack follows a surge in strikes in the Black Sea this summer, following a period of relative calm. The Russian agriculture ministry has begun redirecting cargo to ports in the Baltic, Caspian, and land routes, but has not mentioned the Ukrainian strikes.
The Russian Black Sea fleet has been anchored in Novorossiysk, the largest port in Russia, since it had to abandon Sevastopol in the Crimean Peninsula, which was too vulnerable to Ukrainian attacks.
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