Russia attacks Ukrainian port before grain deal talks between Putin and Turkey

Spent shells lay piled up on the front line in the outskirts of Lyman, Ukraine (Bram Janssen/AP)

Two people have been admitted to hospital after a Russian drone barrage against port infrastructure in Ukraine’s Odesa region, officials have said.

The attack comes a day before Russian President Vladimir Putin is due to meet his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss the resumption of food shipments from Ukraine under a Black Sea grain agreement Moscow broke off from in July.