Moscow reveals target of strike on key Ukrainian port.
The Russian Ministry of Defense has confirmed striking targets in the major Ukrainian port of Odessa on Saturday, revealing that its missiles hit military infrastructure and arms stockpiles.
“In the seaport of Odessa, on the territory of a shipyard, a docked Ukrainian warship and a warehouse of Harpoon anti-ship missiles, supplied by the US to the Kiev regime, have been destroyed by sea-based high-precision long-range missiles,” the ministry said on Sunday.
The attack also crippled a repair facility where vessels of the Ukrainian navy have been fixed, it added.
The strike on the target in Odessa, which is a major trade hub in the southwest of Ukraine, came a day after the signing of a UN-brokered deal to unblock grain exports from Ukrainian ports.
During the conflict that has been underway since February 24, Moscow has insisted that its troops only fire at Ukrainian forces and military infrastructure, not civilian facilities.
According to Kiev officials, four cruise missiles were used in the attack on the port of Odessa, allegedly targeting grain silos located there. Two of the missiles were intercepted and two made it through, but failed to inflict significant damage, they said.
Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky described the strike as “barbarism” and insisted “Russian Kalibr missiles destroyed the very possibility of statements” on the need for dialogue and any agreements with Moscow.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres “unequivocally condemns” the attack on the port of Odessa, his spokesman said. According to Guterres, “the full implementation [of the deal] by Russia, Ukraine and Turkey is imperative” because the products that are covered by it are “desperately needed to address the global food crisis and ease the suffering of millions of people in need around the globe,” he added.
The Russia-Ukraine agreement, which had been agreed on Friday with the mediation of Turkey and the UN, sets out a framework for resuming Ukrainian grain exports via the Black Sea ports, which had been disrupted by the fighting.
In addition, Russia and the United Nations signed a memorandum providing for the UN’s involvement in lifting international sanctions on the export of Russian grain and fertilizers to world markets.
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The reason? Russia destroyed imported caches of arms.🔥
Agreement between $Zelinsky under US command and Russia was about grain export, did not mean Ukrainian military azov and their equipment was protected in Odessa region from Russia attacks.
Agreement was about grain export, nothing else.
Stupid to believe Ukraine could getting weapons shipped to Odessa, and store military weapons because it was a grain export agreement ??
Talking about stupid statement from a tragic comedian…
1) I can't believe anything that is said in a robot voice.
2) I will never believe anything that the UN criminals say.
3) Would the moaning wimps (Zelensky et al) find it terrible if weapons of the other side were targeted and destroyed? … didn't think so.
Well done Russia for destroying the weapons..What did Zelenskyy expect to happen with a warship and weapons in the Port?This is a major Propaganda tool they are using..that Russia is using food as a weapon.What would Russia have to gain by not being able to export food and fertilizer?
Fleet kkkkkk a old tug kkkkkk
Sounds like the Russians hit vital targets. That's why Washington is spewing rhetoric.
You can never putin and russians in general… it will be a bad face on edrogan as well as he tried to believe all countries that he signed a deal with putun… turkey should block the black sea from russia
go on Russia…..Odessa is Russia,everybody speak russian in odessa…..
Good! Go Russia go!!!
Stop crying sis
zelensky is so incredibly handsome ,especially in olive drab
I'm sure he gets mobbed in the mens room all the time
If mf Russia claims to have targeted military facilities in port of Odessa??…What was the signed deal about?? Once again a big fat lie from Russia
What about HIMARS
What you won't see on here is the aid lorries sent by Russia to Ukrainians
lol guterez
Good one
The images of the explosion suggest that there was nothing military hit, the explosion would have been much more violent.
good job Russian military
bring war on Russian soil.
……….Guterres is so naive and unwise jumping to decisive conclusions without full judicial consideration . The UN is now so obviously bias and corrupt .