Russia on Tuesday issued a veiled warning over the future of grain exports via the Black Sea, after Moscow refused to extend a key agreement to allow safe passage for cargo ships from Ukrainian ports. READ:
The caution came hours after Ukraine said a Russian strike overnight had damaged facilities at the Odesa port in southern Ukraine, a transit hub key to grain pact signed with the UN and Turkey.
Russia later told Turkey that the coordination centre overseeing the deal would be disbanded in the wake of Moscow's exit, and that Moscow was lifting security guarantees in the Black Sea. "Unfortunately, the debris of the downed missiles and the blast wave from the downing damaged the port infrastructure facilities and several private homes," Ukraine's military southern command said in a statement.
The Kremlin said it was exiting the deal on Monday, after months of complaining that elements of the agreement allowing the export of Russian food and fertilisers had not been honoured. Kyiv's navy and SBU security service were behind the bridge attack, using seaborne drones to strike the key link between Russia and annexed Crimea, a security service source told AFP.While Kyiv has launched a counteroffensive to punch through the Russian lines, Moscow's forces have also sought to make their own gains, pounding Ukrainian positions close in the eastern town of Lyman.
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