Moscow has been bombarding Ukrainian ports with kamikaze drones and anti-ship missiles, the British defense ministry said.
's border, with Moscow sending drones against docks on the Danube river close to Romania's frontier on Monday, while continuing its use of anti-ship"carrier killer" missiles in Odesa.
The British defense ministry on Tuesday released an update on Moscow's bombardment of Ukraine's shipping operations, which began anew last week after the Kremlin withdrew from the. The accord came into force in July 2022 to safeguard the export of vital foodstuffs through the Black Sea. "On 24 July 2023, Russia extended one way attack drone strikes to the docks on the Danube river, approximately 200 metres [600 feet] from the Romanian border," the ministry said in its bulletin published onThe target of the attack was the Ukrainian port of Reni, located around 70 miles inland of the Black Sea up the river Danube.reported that Iranian-supplied Shahed-136 drones destroyed a warehouse storing grain and damaged tanks used to hold other goods.
The remains of a Shahed-136 Iranian-made kamikaze drone on May 12, 2023. Moscow has been using Shaheds to attack Black Sea port infrastructure.Oleh Kiper, the head of the Odesa Oblast military administration, said four port workers were admitted to hospital after the attack, one of whom was in a moderate to serious condition.NewsweekThe attack prompted condemnation from abroad.
State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller, meanwhile, said the attacks targeted"a vital export route for grain since Russia has effectively blocked Black Sea ports." He added:"The United States strongly condemns Russia's escalatory attacks...These vicious strikes further illustrate Russia's willingness to use food as a weapon in its illegal war against Ukraine."
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