Attacks on Russian related shipping in the Azov and Black Sea were likewise mirrored by Russian retaliatory strikes.
Attacks on Russian related shipping in the Azov and Black Sea were likewise mirrored by Russian retaliatory 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, 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.
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All ships trying to exit or reach Ukrainian harbors, [[Greater Odessa]], [[Mykolaiv]], and the [[Danube]] ports of Izmail & Reni 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.