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Odesa port damaged in Russian attack, eight wounded, Zelenskiy says

Odesa port damaged in Russian attack, eight wounded, Zelenskiy says
Ukraine’s Odesa port sustains damage from Russian attack, Zelenskiy says · theprint.in

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.

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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