Russia attacks Izmail port for fourth time in a week as Blinken visits Ukraine

Russia’s fourth attack on the Ukrainian port of Izmail in a week overshadowed a visit by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (Brendan Smialowski/Pool/AP)

Russia has attacked the Ukrainian port city of Izmail for the fourth time in five days, Ukrainian officials said on Thursday, in what has become a sustained campaign to target the country’s ability to export grain.

The River Danube port area was attacked with Shahed drones aimed at civilian and port infrastructure, the governor of the Odesa region, Oleh Kiper, said.