Russia wants to cause starvation, food crisis by attacking Ukrainian ports - Shmyhal

Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said this at a government meeting, according to Ukrinform.

"The enemy has been conducting massive missile attacks for a week. First of all, the enemy is attacking the south: the Odesa and Mykolaiv regions, they are attacking civilian objects, residential buildings, and infrastructure. First, Russia disrupted the "'grain deal', and now it is destroying Ukrainian ports, from where grain was going to dozens of countries around the world. Russia wants to cause famine and a food crisis. We are doing everything to prevent this," the Prime Minister said.

As reported, Russia has been attacking the southern regions of Ukraine for several days in a row, attacking Odesa and Mykolaiv with Russian missiles, which hit ports, berths, residential buildings, and retail chains.

On July 19, Russia launched a targeted air attack on grain terminals in Ukrainian ports. The grain infrastructure of international and Ukrainian traders and carriers was damaged.

In the port of Chornomorsk, 60 thousand tons of grain were destroyed as a result of Russian shelling of the port infrastructure involved in the 'grain deal'.