{"id":1977197,"date":"2023-07-19T11:03:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T15:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kyiv-says-russia-targeting-grain-infrastructure-after-pulling-out-of-export-deal\/"},"modified":"2023-07-19T11:07:51","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T15:07:51","slug":"kyiv-says-russia-targeting-grain-infrastructure-after-pulling-out-of-export-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kyiv-says-russia-targeting-grain-infrastructure-after-pulling-out-of-export-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyiv accuses Russia of attacking grain infrastructure after exiting export agreement."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkyiv-says-russia-targeting-grain-infrastructure-after-pulling-out-of-export-deal%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1977197&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Ukraine \u200bAccuses Russia \u200dof Targeting Grain Export \u200cInfrastructure<\/h2>\n<p>Ukraine \u200dhas \u2063accused Russia \u2062of \u200dlaunching overnight strikes \u200con\u200d its grain export\u2062 infrastructure at two \u200dBlack\u2062 Sea ports. \u2063This \u200bcomes\u200b after Russia \u200cended \u200dits cooperation\u2063 in an \u2064agreement \u200cthat allowed\u2063 vital Ukrainian \u200cgrain exports to leave\u2064 port. \u2062The Odesa region was targeted \u2063for\u2064 the \u200dsecond consecutive\u200d night, with \u2062Ukraine&#8217;s air force \u2062reporting that \u200bRussia\u200c launched \u206263 missiles and \u200cdrones \u200dacross the\u2064 country. \u200cFortunately, \u2062they\u2063 were able to shoot down 37 \u200cof \u200dthem, although \u2063this \u200cis a\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kyiv-says-russia-targeting-grain-infrastructure-after-pulling-out-of-export-deal\/\" title=\"Kyiv accuses Russia of attacking grain infrastructure after exiting export agreement.\">lower \u200dsuccess\u200d rate compared<\/a> \u200dto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fed-found-economy-is-recovering-much-faster-than-officials-expected\/\" title=\"Fed Found Economy Is Recovering Much Faster Than Officials Expected\">recent months<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Russian\u2063 terrorists absolutely deliberately targeted \u2064the infrastructure \u2062of the \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russian-gas-cut-to-europe-hits-economic-hopes-after-ukraine-grain-deal\/\" title=\"Russian gas cut to Europe hits economic hopes after Ukraine grain deal\">grain deal<\/a>,&#8221; said Ukrainian President Volodymyr\u200c Zelensky.\u200b &#8220;Every Russian missile is \u200da\u2062 strike \u200dnot \u200donly on Ukraine\u2064 but \u2063on everyone in \u200dthe \u2064world who\u2064 wants a normal\u200c and safe \u2062life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Serhiy Bratchuk, a\u2064 spokesman for \u2062the Odesa military, \u2064described \u200dthe attack as\u2064 &#8220;very\u200d powerful,\u200b truly massive,&#8221;\u200c and \u200breferred to it \u200cas &#8220;a \u200bhellish\u200b night.&#8221; \u2062The \u200bChornomorsk\u2064 port \u200dsouthwest \u200bof \u2063Odesa\u2064 suffered damage\u2063 to \u2063its grain \u2064export \u200binfrastructure,\u2063 and approximately\u2064 60,000 tons \u200cof \u200dgrain were\u200d destroyed, according to \u2062Agriculture \u2063Minister Mykola\u200c Solsky.<\/p>\n<p>The Black\u200b Sea\u2063 agreement, brokered\u200c by the \u2062United Nations \u200dand Turkey last\u200d July, \u200caimed\u2064 to address a\u200b global food shortage exacerbated\u2062 by\u2063 Russia&#8217;s \u2063refusal to \u200ballow Ukrainian exports to leave.\u2062 However, Russia \u2062withdrew \u2062from the \u200cdeal, claiming \u2062inadequate benefits in exchange for their participation. \u2062This withdrawal now threatens \u2064to disrupt the\u2063 export corridor \u200bthat has facilitated the shipment\u2062 of \u2064over 32 \u2062million \u2063metric tons of\u2062 grain\u2062 since\u200b the\u200d agreement was \u2063established.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200d United \u200bNations is\u2063 currently exploring \u200coptions to \u200censure Ukraine&#8217;s exports\u2063 continue\u200d despite Russia&#8217;s \u2063withdrawal. \u2063One\u2064 proposal is\u200c to provide\u2063 maritime \u200cmilitary\u200d escorts \u2064for cargo\u200c ships \u2064transporting \u200bgrain \u200bfrom Ukrainian \u200cports. Ukrainian and\u2063 U.N. \u2064officials\u200d have\u200d discussed this idea \u2064with\u2064 Secretary-General\u200b Antonio \u2064Guterres.<\/p>\n<p>Russia&#8217;s \u200bdecision to\u2063 withdraw from the agreement \u2062was\u2062 in \u2062response \u200cto \u2062an attack\u200c on\u2064 the Kerch \u2062Bridge, a \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/charles-lipson-russias-brutal-strategy-of-war-is-failing\/\" title=\"Charles Lipson: Russia\u2019s Brutal Strategy of War Is Failing\">vital link<\/a> between\u200d Russia \u2063and\u200c occupied\u200b Crimea.\u200d This\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-dept-launches-probe-into-deadly-erbil-rocket-attack\/\" title=\"State Dept. launches probe into deadly Erbil rocket attack\">recent attack<\/a> \u200bwas \u200bthe second time \u200bthe bridge was\u2063 targeted,\u2063 presumably by Ukrainian\u200b forces.<\/p>\n<p><a\u200c href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click \u200bhere<\/a> to read more from The \u200cWashington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukraine claims Russia attacked its grain export infrastructure in overnight strikes at two Black Sea ports. This occurred in the Odesa region for the second night in a row, following Russia&#8217;s termination of a crucial agreement enabling Ukrainian grain exports. 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