“The world must realize that the goal of the Russian Federation is hunger and killing people,” Yermak said. Hunger is a growing threat in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, and high food prices have pushed more people into poverty. Zelenskyy said grain exports by sea and port security topped his meeting Tuesday with senior military commanders and government officials, adding that he received reports on logistics and protection of the coastal regions.Īndriy Yermak, the head of Ukraine’s presidential office, said Russia is endangering the lives of millions around the world who need Ukrainian grain exports. Moscow said the decision was in the works long before the bridge attack. The onslaught also came a day after Russia broke off a deal that had allowed Ukraine to ship vital grain supplies from Odesa during the war. Kyiv has vowed to reclaim it from Russian control, arguing that the peninsula plays a key role in sustaining the Russian invasion and is a legitimate target. Ukrainian forces have been targeting Crimea with drones and other attacks. The Russian military has sporadically hit Odesa and the neighboring region throughout the war, but Tuesday’s barrage was one of the biggest attacks on the area. The railroad bridge that runs parallel to the highway appeared undamaged. Satellite images taken Monday by Maxar Technologies showed serious damage to both eastbound and westbound lanes of the bridge across the Kerch Strait on the part nearest to the Russian mainland, with at least one section collapsed. Ukrainian officials stopped short of directly taking responsibility, as they have done in similar strikes before, but Ukraine’s top security agency appeared tacitly to admit to a role.
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