Major Russian grain export terminals hit in Ukraine Black Sea port attack

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Ukraine launched drone attacks on Russian port facilities in the Krasnodar region, damaging infrastructure and causing an emergency water supply situation. The attacks occurred overnight, with hundreds of drones striking the area and causing damage to buildings. This follows a pattern of escalating strikes by both Ukraine and Russia on each other's shipping and port infrastructure in the Black Sea since the summer. Russia has also conducted aerial strikes, killing at least 11 civilians in Zaporizhzhia. These attacks have significantly impacted grain exports from both nations, with Ukraine reporting a 23% decrease in July due to Russian strikes on its port of Odesa. Ukraine's recent strikes on vessels in the eastern Black Sea have also disrupted Russian grain shipments.

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A man was killed by drone debris in the Krasnodar region.

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An emergency situation was declared in the city after drone strikes damaged pipelines, suspending water supply.

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Major Russian grain export terminals were hit in a Ukraine Black Sea port attack.

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Ukrainian attacks on vessels in the eastern Black Sea have disrupted Russia's grain shipments.

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Moscow launched aerial strikes that killed at least 11 civilians, with most killed in Zaporizhzhia.

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An emergency situation was declared in the city on Wednesday, after the barrage of drones struck areas around the port and damaged pipelines, suspending water supply for the city. Elsewhere in the region a man was killed by drone debris, Regional Governor Veniamin Kondratyev said. Several locations in the surrounding Krasnodar region were also struck by "several hundred drones" overnight, Kondratyev added, with dozens of buildings damaged, including homes. For its part, Moscow launched aerial strikes which killed at least 11 civilians overnight between Tuesday and Wednesday. The majority were killed when Russia hit the city of Zaporizhzhia with ballistic missiles and glide bombs.Russia launched its full-scale Ukraine" class="entity-link entity-event" data-entity-id="129729" data-entity-type="event">invasion of Ukraine in 2022. After a period of relative calm in the Black Sea, over the course of this summer Kyiv and Moscow resumed striking one another's ports and shipping. The last remaining sea route out of Ukraine has been badly affected by several deadly Russian strikes on cargo ships and the port of Odesa, through which Moscow seeks to put off foreign companies from trading with Ukraine. In July, the Ukrainian Agribusiness Club (UCAB) reported a 23% decrease in exports.Meanwhile, Ukraine has grown increasingly adept at carrying out long-range strikes on Russian territory. Its recent attacks on vessels in the eastern Black Sea have disrupted Russia's grain shipments, too.

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