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Odesa port damaged in Russian attack, eight wounded, Zelenskiy says
At night, the country of Russia attacked a city in Ukraine called Odesa.
The attack hurt Odesa's port, where big ships come to load and unload things.
Eight people got hurt during the attack.
Ukraine's leader, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, told people about what happened.
He said Russia is fighting against food safety for the whole world.
That is because Ukraine grows lots of food and sends it to other countries.
Most of that food leaves Ukraine through the seaports in Odesa.
When the port is damaged, it is harder for food to reach countries that need it.
So the attack hurts people in many countries, not just Ukraine.
Russia launched an overnight attack that damaged Ukraine's Odesa seaport.
Eight people were wounded in Odesa, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said.
Zelenskiy said Russia is 'at war with the world's food security.'
Odesa's seaports are the main artery for Ukraine's vast agricultural exports.
The statement was reported on Sunday, August 9.
- Who
- President Volodymyr Zelenskiy reported the attack; Russia carried it out, wounding eight people in Odesa.
- What
- A Russian overnight attack damaged Ukraine's Odesa seaport and wounded eight people.
- Where
- Odesa, Ukraine.
- When
- Reported on Sunday, August 9.
- Why
- Zelenskiy said the attack targets the world's food security, since Odesa's seaports handle Ukraine's agricultural exports.
Key facts
- Location
- Odesa, Ukraine
- Date
- Sunday, August 9
- Attacker
- Russia
- Target
- Odesa seaport
- Casualties
- 8 people wounded
- Damage
- Seaport sustained damage
- Context
- Odesa's seaports are the main artery for Ukraine's agricultural exports
Quotes
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy
President of Ukraine
“In this way, the Russians are at war with the world’s food security.”
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