2023-08-03 07:05:31
Damaged granary
Russia has been waging a war of aggression against Ukraine for more than 17 months.
(Photo: via REUTERS)
Kiev In view of repeated Russian attacks on Ukrainian port infrastructure and grain storage facilities, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has again called for more international support for air defense. Meanwhile, Russia further restricted traffic through the Kerch Strait on the annexed Crimean Peninsula.
“Together with our partners, we are doing our best to increase the supply of air defense systems,” Zelensky said in his evening address on Wednesday. “Every attack is a common problem. Not only for Ukraine, but also for all those in the world whose stability Russia is trying to destroy.”
With its war of aggression, Moscow wants to bring about a “global catastrophe,” said Zelenskiy. The Russian attackers are speculating on crises in the food market and rising prices from which they could then benefit themselves, he added. “These are very, very dangerous hopes.”
Russia, which has been waging a war of aggression against Ukraine for more than 17 months, canceled an agreement on the export of Ukrainian grain in July amid international protests and has been repeatedly bombing Ukrainian ports ever since.
Russia restricts traffic through Kerch Strait near Crimea
Russia further restricts shipping through the Kerch Strait, which connects the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that the airspace over the strait was also closed.
This is how the Handelsblatt reports on the Ukraine war:
In an area marked as “temporarily dangerous”, ships are prohibited from passing through the strait – unless they are traveling in officially recommended fairways during the day, it said. Exceptions apply, for example, to watercraft of the Russian Navy and border guards.
An official reason was not given. However, the Crimean Bridge, which connects the Crimean Peninsula annexed by Moscow and the Russian mainland, crosses the Kerch Strait. The 19-kilometer structure was damaged just a few weeks ago – Moscow attributes this to a drone attack and blames Ukraine.
What will be important on Thursday:
The counter-offensive to recapture occupied areas is continuing in the east and south of Ukraine.
More: All developments in the Ukraine war in our news blog
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