Russians target grain facilities in Odessa and Danube – Three dead in Ukrainian drone attack in Russia’s Belgorod region
Ports in the southern Odesa region and the Danube region were targeted overnight by Russia with drone strikes, causing at least one grain storage facility to catch fire, Ukrainian military and local authorities said today.
Ukraine’s air defenses announced later today that they had shot down 11 of 20 drones taken off overnight by Russia.
The military released photos showing piles of grain under the burned and damaged shell of the storage facility.
In the #Odesa region, the invaders attacked granaries
A fire broke out there with a total area of ​​​​700m2. It’s already been put out.#Ukrainian Air Defense Forces destroyed 9 Shahed-136/131 drones. pic.twitter.com/jpfE3yHxjK
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) August 23, 2023
An industry source told Reuters that Ukrainian ports on the Danube were the main targets.
Ukraine has two major ports on the Danube, Ismail and Reni.
The attacks are the latest by Russia against port infrastructure on the Danube, which Ukraine uses to ship grain to the Romanian port of Constanta after Moscow pulled out of a UN-brokered deal and allowed Kiev to export grain through the Black Sea.
Three dead in Belgorod, Russia
Three people were killed today in an attack by a Ukrainian drone in the Russian region of Belgorod, on the border with Ukraine, as its governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said in a Telegram post.
“Three civilians were killed in the village of Lavi, Valuysk region. The armed forces of Ukraine launched an explosive device via drone when people were on the street,” he wrote.
According to Reuters, which also cites the governor, the blow occurred at a hospital.
Source :Skai
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