Zelensky: The Russians Targeted Our Grain Trading Infrastructure

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy reported that Russia deliberately attacked Ukraine’s grain trading infrastructure.

Zelenskiy, in a statement on his social media account, said he held a meeting last night about the Russian attacks on Odessa, Zhitomir and other regions. Noting that he received information from the authorities about these attacks at the meeting, Zelenskiy assessed that “Russian terrorists deliberately attacked grain trading infrastructure, and every Russian missile is a blow not only for Ukraine but also for everyone who wants a normal and safe life in the world”.

In the statement made by the Ministry of Food and Agricultural Policy of Ukraine, it was stated that Russia last night shelled the port infrastructure facilities included in the Black Sea Grain Initiative. In the statement, “a significant part of the Chornomorsk port grain export infrastructure was disabled in the overnight attack. The Chornomorsk port also lost 60,000 tons of grain that was supposed to be loaded onto a large-tonnage ship 60 days ago and shipped through the grain corridor.

RUSSIA: WE HIT THE MILITARY INSTALLATIONS

Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov claimed that they attacked the military installations of the Ukrainian army with high-precision missiles at the base near the city of Odessa and in the Kirovograd region.

Konashenkov said: “Tonight, the Russian Armed Forces carried out a group attack against ammunition depots, fuel infrastructure and military industrial facilities of the Ukrainian army, located near the city of Odessa and at the air base of Kanatovo of the Ukrainian Air Force in Kirovograd. region, with high-precision missiles launched from the sea and from the air. “The attacks hit their target,” he said.

Emphasizing that the Russian army “successfully” continued its offensive operations in the direction of Kupyansk, Konashenkov said that throughout the day, Russian troops advanced more than a kilometer in this region and two kilometers in front. “The advancing troops captured the Malchanovo railway station in the Kharkiv region,” Konashenkov said. he said. (AA)