EU: Russian port attacks will cause 'huge food crisis'
STORY: "It is the third night that massive aerian attacks against Odessa port and infrastructure is causing not only civilian casualties but a big destruction of the grain storage there... What we already know is that this is going to create a big, a huge food crisis in the world."
Russia attacked Odesa and Mykolaiv on Thursday (July 20) in a third successive night of air strikes, wounding at least 21 people, Ukrainian officials said.
Moscow did not comment on the latest air strikes, but said attacks on Ukrainian port cities on Tuesday were retaliation for blasts on a bridge used to transport Russian military supplies which it blamed on Kyiv.
Russia has stepped up missile and drone attacks on the Black Sea ports and surrounding areas since withdrawing from the year-old deal allowing the safe passage of Ukrainian grain shipments.
