Attacks on Russian related shipping in the Azov and Black Sea were likewise mirrored by Russian re3talitory strikes.
Attacks on Russian related shipping in the Azov and Black Sea were likewise mirrored by Russian re3talitory strikes.
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All ships trying to exit or reach Ukrainian harbors, [[Odessa]], [[Mykolaiv]], and Ismail came under attack. A missile and bombing campaign destroyed Ukrainian [[grain]] export terminals and other harbor installations. For all practical purpose the country is now land locked.
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All ships trying to exit or reach Ukrainian harbors, [[Odessa]], [[Mykolaiv]], and Ismail came under attack. A missile and bombing campaign destroyed Ukrainian [[grain]] export terminals and other harbor installations. For all practical purpose the country is now land locked, strangling its agricultural and metallurgical sectors. Import and exports earnings through the Greater Odessa ports funded two-thirds of the [[Kyiv regime]]'s budget not covered by Western assistance.