Kiev (EFE) of cereal.
“Due to the fall of fragments from the downed drones, a fire broke out in two terminals near the port, including one for cereals,” the head of the Military Administration of the oblast (province) explained on Tuesday in his Telegram account. from Odessa, Oleg Kiper.
Ukraine repels the attack
Kiper added that Ukrainian air defenses thwarted “the enemy’s plan to attack the grain terminal.” Two port administration buildings were damaged in the attack, Kiper added.
Russia frequently attacks the port of Odessa with the alleged aim of destroying key infrastructure for the Ukrainian economy.
Under the auspices of the UN and Turkey, Ukraine and Russia signed an agreement a year ago to open a corridor to once again make it possible to export grain from three Ukrainian ports, including Odessa.
The agreement made it possible to partially restore navigation in the Black Sea after Russia completely blocked it with its military aggression against Ukraine, but it has been working for months at a minimum as the Russian side has refused to carry out the necessary verifications on ships entering through the Bosphorus.