Russia attacks Ukraine’s farm storage after days of hitting port facilities

The attack injured two people and destroyed 100 metric tonnes of peas and 20 metric tonnes of barley, according to the governor.

A warship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet fires while taking part in naval drills in the Black Sea (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Russian cruise missiles have destroyed farm storage buildings in the Odesa region, Ukrainian officials said, as the Kremlin’s forces expanded their targets following three days of bombardment of the region’s Black Sea port infrastructure.

Hours later, seven Russian missiles also damaged what officials described as an “important infrastructure facility” south-west of the port city of Odesa, in what appeared to be part of an ongoing Kremlin effort to cripple Ukraine’s Black Sea food exports.