THE Russo-Ukraine, having recently clocked its 1,000th day has resulted in much destruction of maritime infrastructure in the Odesa area, reports Fort Lauderdale's Maritime Executive.
Speaking at the recent Grain from ukraine Summit in the Kiev, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russian drone and missile strikes have damaged 321 Ukrainian port facilities since July last year.
Ukraine's Ministry of Restoration has also estimated that at least 20 civilian cargo ships have been damaged by Russian attacks in the Black Sea region. In addition, more than 60 targeted attacks were aimed at food storage.
Russia has been targeting Ukrainian grain exports, primarily by blockading and attacking ports. This comes with a massive food security cost, since Ukraine is a major global supplier of grain (wheat and corn) on the global market.
Before the Russian invasion, Ukraine would regularly export around six million tons of grain every month from its Black Sea ports.
Currently, Ukraine exports grain through a secured corridor, which passes through the waters of Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey. Since July, Ukrainian grain exports have seen 70 per cent year-on-year growth. Ukraine exported around 16 million tonnes of grain by mid-November, compared to about 11 million tonnes in the same period last year.
According to government data, Ukrainian seaports handled 86.8 million tonnes of cargo between January 1 and November 17, with more than half of this volume (53.5 million tonnes) representing grain exports.
Meanwhile, pro-Russian authorities in Zaporizhzhia reported that on Saturday, the Ukrainian army attacked the Russian-occupied port of Berdiansk in the Sea of Azov with missiles.
This is the third time in the last month that Ukraine has targeted the port as it intensifies attacks on Russian assets in Zaporizhzhia. No casualties were reported at the port during this attack, and the fire from the impact has since been extinguished.
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Speaking at the recent Grain from ukraine Summit in the Kiev, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russian drone and missile strikes have damaged 321 Ukrainian port facilities since July last year.
Ukraine's Ministry of Restoration has also estimated that at least 20 civilian cargo ships have been damaged by Russian attacks in the Black Sea region. In addition, more than 60 targeted attacks were aimed at food storage.
Russia has been targeting Ukrainian grain exports, primarily by blockading and attacking ports. This comes with a massive food security cost, since Ukraine is a major global supplier of grain (wheat and corn) on the global market.
Before the Russian invasion, Ukraine would regularly export around six million tons of grain every month from its Black Sea ports.
Currently, Ukraine exports grain through a secured corridor, which passes through the waters of Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey. Since July, Ukrainian grain exports have seen 70 per cent year-on-year growth. Ukraine exported around 16 million tonnes of grain by mid-November, compared to about 11 million tonnes in the same period last year.
According to government data, Ukrainian seaports handled 86.8 million tonnes of cargo between January 1 and November 17, with more than half of this volume (53.5 million tonnes) representing grain exports.
Meanwhile, pro-Russian authorities in Zaporizhzhia reported that on Saturday, the Ukrainian army attacked the Russian-occupied port of Berdiansk in the Sea of Azov with missiles.
This is the third time in the last month that Ukraine has targeted the port as it intensifies attacks on Russian assets in Zaporizhzhia. No casualties were reported at the port during this attack, and the fire from the impact has since been extinguished.
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