World News Today Live Updates: Russian strikes set ablaze Ukraine’s Izmail port infrastructure, say authorities
Russia launched strikes on Ukraine's largest Danube port city of Izmail overnight, according to regional authorities. The attack resulted in damage to the port infrastructure and triggered a fire in the area. Izmail, a crucial grain and commodities port situated near Romania in Ukraine's Odesa region, was targeted on the same day Ukraine launched an attack on Novorossiysk in Russia.
Romania, a member of NATO and the European Union, promptly scrambled two fighter jets. The defense ministry of Romania reported that one of the jets remained in national airspace for approximately 10 minutes before departing towards Ukraine.
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