After four-party negotiations with the United Nations and Turkey
4 missiles fired in less than 12 hours
Destruction of Odessa’s import and export facilities
West condemns ‘continue weaponization of food’
Less than a day after a four-way deal between Ukraine, Russia, the United Nations and Turkey’s representatives to export Ukrainian grains via the Black Sea was reached, Russian troops attacked Odessa, a major export port in southern Ukraine. As a result, the prospects for resolving the global food crisis triggered by the Ukraine war became unclear.
“Two Russian Kalibr cruise missiles hit the infrastructure of the Ukrainian port of Odessa, and two others were shot down by air defenses,” the Ukrainian Operations Command in Southern Ukraine said on a telegram on the 23rd (local time).
Around 11 am that day, an air raid warning sounded and explosions sounded throughout the city, foreign media reported. Olesi Honcharenko, a member of the Odessa region, told Telegram that there were six explosions around the port of Odessa and the port was on fire. The Southern Operations Command said there were no casualties. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on the 24th that Russian forces had attacked a Ukrainian warship in Odessasan with missiles.
The Russian attack on Odessa occurred on the 22nd, less than 12 hours after Ukraine, Russia, the United Nations and Turkey’s representatives signed a deal to export grain through the Black Sea. The deal included the cessation of Russian attacks when grain carriers move from Odessaint. Ukrainian ships will guide transport ships to safely pass through mined waters, and Turkiye will inspect import and export ships to prevent smuggling and smuggling of weapons. As a result, it is expected that the food shortage in Africa and the Middle East caused by the war will be resolved by opening up the export route for Ukrainian grains ranging from 20 to 25 million tons.
<img width="700" src="https://img.khan.co.kr/news/2022/07/24/l_2022072501001553800129582.jpg" alt="Odessa port hit by Russian missiles Firefighters are working to put out a huge flame after a missile attack by Russian troops in Odessa, Ukraine, on the 23rd (local time). Odessa | Archyde.com Yonhap News”/>
Odessa port hit by Russian missiles Firefighters are working to put out a huge flame after a missile attack by Russian troops in Odessa, Ukraine, on the 23rd (local time). Odessa | Archyde.com Yonhap News
The four parties were scheduled to start working on the establishment of a joint coordination center that will manage and supervise the overall import and export business, but setbacks were inevitable as the Odessa infrastructure was hit by a missile attack. However, the Ukrainian government said preparations for the shipment of grain would continue.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a telegram video: “This case proves that whatever Russia promises, they will find a way not to keep it.” “President Vladimir Putin spit on a lot of efforts to reach an agreement,” said Oleg Nicholenko, spokesman for Ukraine’s foreign ministry.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued a statement of condemnation through a spokesman, saying: “The full fulfillment of the promises made by Russia, Ukraine and Turkey is essential to alleviating the suffering of millions of people living in poverty.” U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, Bridget Brink, called it a “shocking attack.”
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