Category: Odesa

Drones Target Moscow and Crimea as Russia Continues Bombing Odesa

Central Moscow came under drone attack—for the third time in as many months—in what Russian officials are calling an “act of international terrorism” by Kyiv. “Drone attacks on two non-residential buildings occurred at roughly 4 a.m. [Moscow time], causing no major damage or casualties,” Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin wrote on Telegram on the morning of…


Russian Attack Hits Chinese Consulate in Ukraine’s Odesa

Russia launched overnight missile and drone strikes on Ukraine damaging Chinese consulate building and infrastructure of Odesa port that has a million tons of grains to be shipped to Asia and Africa, including 60,000 tons to China. The Chinese communist regime has not condemned Russia for the attacks. Russia has launched its attacks on the southern…


Ships En Route to Ukrainian Seaports to Be Considered Hostile, Moscow Warns

As of July 20, Russia will consider all maritime vessels en route to Ukrainian Black Sea ports as potentially carrying military cargoes, the Russian Defense Ministry has said. The announcement comes two days after Moscow withdrew from the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which had allowed Ukraine to export grain—despite ongoing hostilities—through the Black Sea. “Given…


Russia Hits 2 Ukrainian Seaports in Response to Crimea Bridge Attack

Russia has struck multiple targets in two Ukrainian port cities in response to an earlier attack—for which it blames Kyiv—on a bridge linking Crimea to the Russian mainland. “Last night, the Russian Armed Forces delivered multiple retaliatory strikes by seaborne high-precision weapons against sites where terrorist attacks were being plotted,” the Russian Defense Ministry said…


Russia Uses Drones to Disrupt Power in Ukraine’s Odesa

The Ukrainian port of Odesa was hit by Russian drone attacks that damaged all non-critical infrastructure in the region, leaving 1.5 million people without any power. According to Ukraine’s prosecutor general’s office, two power facilities in Odesa were targeted by Russia using the Iran-made Shahed-136 drones. In the southern regions of Odesa and Mykolaiv, Russia…


Wheat Prices Surge After Russian Missiles Strike Odesa Following Grain Deal

Wheat prices rose on Monday shortly after Russian forces struck the southern Ukrainian port of Odesa. Chicago wheat futures surged as much as 4.6 percent, before dropping to trade 3.1 percent higher at $7.82 1/4 a bushel by 3:21 p.m. in Singapore. Corn futures rose as much as 2.8 percent on Monday before seeing a decline in gains…


Ukraine Says Russian Missiles Hit Odesa Port; Landmark Grain Deal at Risk

KYIV—Russian missiles hit the major port of Odesa in southern Ukraine on Saturday, the Ukrainian military said, dealing a blow to a deal signed on Friday to unblock grain exports from Black Sea ports. The landmark deal signed by Moscow and Kyiv on Friday is seen as crucial to curbing soaring global food prices, easing…