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Russia’s Attack on Ukraine’s Port of Chornomorsk Causes Severe Damage to Grain Export Facilities

Ukraine’s Agriculture and Food Minister Sorsky said on the 19th that the port of Chornomorsk in the southern Odesa province on the coast of the Black Sea was attacked by Russia at night, and grain export facilities were severely damaged, and a large amount of stored grain was destroyed. revealed to be lost. Image provided (2023 Reuters)

[キーウ 19日 ロイター] – Ukrainian Agriculture and Food Minister Solsky said on the 19th that the port of Chornomorsk in the southern Odesa province on the Black Sea coast was attacked by Russia at night, and grain export facilities were severely damaged, and a large amount of grain stored was damaged. revealed to be lost.

Russia said on Thursday it would not extend and suspend implementation of the Black Sea Initiative brokered by Turkey and the United Nations. Ukraine has accused Russia of deliberate and premeditated airstrikes on its port facilities.

Agriculture Minister Sorsky said 60,000 tonnes of grain had been lost in the nighttime airstrikes. According to the Black Sea Grain Export Agreement, the grain was supposed to be shipped 60 days in advance.

It said it would take at least a year for the damaged facilities to be fully repaired, adding that the Russian attack on grain export facilities was “not an act of terrorism against Ukraine, but an act of terrorism against the whole world. Global food security is once again endangered.” I am,” he accused.

Sorsky said the damage was extensive, including at Kernel, Ukraine’s largest sunflower oil producer and exporter.

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2023-07-19 13:45:00

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