Russian missiles hit infrastructure in Odesa in the south of Ukraine on Saturday, breaking an agreement signed on July 22 to unblock grain exports from Black Sea ports.
Source: Operational Command “South” and the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Oleg Nikolenko
“The enemy attacked the Odesa sea trade port with Kalibr cruise missiles. Two missiles hit infrastructure facilities of the port, while another two were shot down by air defense forces”, the Operational Command “South” said.
“It took less than 24 hours for the Russian Federation to launch a missile attack on the port of Odesa to question the agreements and promises it made to the UN and Turkey in the document signed yesterday in Istanbul. The Russian missile is Vladimir Putin’s spit in the face of UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Turkish President Recep Erdogan, who made enormous efforts to reach the grain agreement, and to whom Ukraine is grateful,” said Oleg Nikolenko.
He stressed that Ukraine emphasized the need to strictly implement the agreements regarding the restoration of safe export of Ukrainian agricultural goods through the Black Sea from three ports: Odesa, Chornomorsk, and Pivdennyi.
“We call on the UN and Turkey to ensure that Russia complies with its obligations within the framework of the safe functioning of the grain corridor. In case of non-fulfilment of the agreements reached, Russia will bear full responsibility for the deepening of the global food crisis.”
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