Russian Drone Strikes in Odesa Damage Key Ukraine Port on Danube

Russian troops hit port infrastructure in Ukraine's Odesa region with Shahed drones overnight, the Ukrainian military reported Wednesday, damaging a grain elevator and causing a fire at facilities that transport the country's crucial grain exports.

Since leaving a deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain to world markets through the city of Odesa, Russia has hammered the country's ports with strikes. Since July 17, Russian forces have fired dozens of drones and missiles at the port of Odesa and the region's river ports, which are being used as alternative routes.

“The goal of the enemy was clearly the facilities of the ports and industrial infrastructure of the region,” Ukraine's South operational command wrote in an update on Facebook. Ukraine’s air force intercepted 23 Shahed drones over the country overnight, mostly in Odesa and Kyiv, according to a morning update.

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[macane]

O yes!!! The main stream media can't report on this!!!

[chrysteller]

Home Depot parking lot ...
I was told by a repairman in Milford, the Odessa Ukrainians were the ones who made the damages already done by someone else to my car, even worst ....

[josephlyons]

Very good at taking out civilians and resedentual property, but on the battle field they are found out for the cowards they are. Slava Eukraine please God it all ends well.