The Ukraine military accused Russia of firing on civilian vessels transporting grain near a southern Black Sea port last night, a day after Moscow said it was pulling out of a deal to guarantee the safe passage of grain exports.
Ukraine’s southern command said two crew members were killed in the incident at Ochakiv, a port near Mykolaiv that is not covered by the deal.
The area has been shelled throughout the war but the fatal attack, coming so soon after Russia threatened Kyiv, will further stoke tensions over the agreement, which is intended to address a global food crisis caused by the Russian invasion.
Ochakiv is the port from which the Kremlin claims that British naval specialists helped to launch drones that attacked its