Russia launched a missile attack on Ukraine’s Odesa port in violation of an agreement reached on Friday regarding grain exports to Ukraine.
According to the statement issued by the Southern Division of the Army of Ukraine:
The port of Odessa was attacked on Saturday by Russia’s two Kalibr cruise missiles.
Apart from this, Ukraine’s air defense missiles intercepted and destroyed two more missiles fired at the port, the statement said.
However, the report did not mention any damage caused by the missile attack.
Speaking about the attack, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko said:
After signing the grain export agreement, Russia took less than 24 hours to attack a Ukrainian port in violation of the agreement. Through this attack, the UN And Russia has broken its promise to Turkey.
If Russia fails to fulfill the agreement reached in Istanbul, it will be responsible for the world’s food shortage crisis.
The missile fired at the port of Odesa, the United Nations, which had been working hard to establish a grain export agreement. Orlech Nikolenko said that the faces of Secretary General Antonio Guterres and President Erdogan of Turkey are charcoal smeared with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24 last year in protest against Ukraine joining NATO. As part of the war, Russia has grounded warships in the Black Sea, blocking the transit of Ukrainian goods to other countries through that sea.
Due to this, the international food supply will be blocked and the UN will cause a food shortage crisis in the countries of the world. Accused.
However, Russia claimed that the severe economic sanctions imposed by the European Union and the United States on Russia over the war in Ukraine were the reason for the food shortage.
In this context, an agreement was reached in the months-long talks between Russia and Ukraine, with the efforts of Turkey and the UN regarding Ukraine’s grain exports.
The resulting grain export agreement was signed on Friday by Russian Defense Minister Sokei Shaigu and Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov.
At the signing ceremony held in Istanbul, Turkey, the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and Turkish President Erdogan attended.
Speaking at the event, Antonio Guterres said, ‘Through this agreement, the light of hope has been lit in the Black Sea region. With this agreement, the poor people of the developing countries who are facing food shortage crisis will be relieved,’ he said.
In that agreement, Turkey, Ukraine, the UN agreed to allow the loading of food grains at Ukrainian ports. A joint team of UN, Russian, Ukrainian and Turkish officials agreed to inspect and monitor grain ships crossing the Black Sea through Turkey’s Bosphorus Strait.
In addition, Russia and Ukraine agreed not to attack ports or cargo ships for the duration of the agreement.
In this situation, the day after the signing of the agreement, Russia attacked the port of Odesa, Ukraine, causing a stir.
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Guterres condemned
New York, July 23: Antonio Guterres strongly condemns the attack on Odesa port in violation of the terms of the grain export agreement. General Secretary’s office said.
A statement issued by the office said:
All parties made a clear commitment on Friday to ensure safe transportation of grain and other agricultural products from Ukraine to foreign markets.
Those agricultural commodities are vital to averting the crisis of international food shortages and ending the hunger of millions of poor people around the world.
It is essential that Russia, the United States and Turkey fully implement the agreement, the statement said.
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~ ~A building leveled to the ground by Russia’s missile attack on Ukraine’s Odesa port on Saturday.