Russia struck Ukraine’s largest Danube grain shipment port overnight, causing damage and setting off a fire, authorities said on Thursday.
The port of Izmail, near the Romanian border in the southern region of Odesa, handles exports of Ukrainian grain and other commodities. The Izmail regional state administration said the strikes caused damage to port infrastructure and took out power in the southeast of the city.
Ukrainian President’s Request
Late on Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told CNN that Ukraine needs at least 5% of the current U.S. stockpile of Patriot interceptor missiles to ward off surging Russian ballistic missile attacks.
Zelenskiy said a 10% share of the current U.S. stockpile of Patriots would be enough to stop all Russian ballistic missile attacks. He also mentioned that the air force would stop announcing daily figures on downed and suppressed Russian ballistic missiles, and would present them monthly.
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