In Ukraine, one person was killed and more than two dozen others were injured as Russia’s military launched a third straight night of attacks on the Black Sea port cities of Mykolaiv and Odesa. The attacks came as Russia’s Defense Ministry warned ships against sailing into Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, saying they will be considered parties to the Ukrainian conflict. The threat followed the Kremlin’s withdrawal from the Black Sea grain deal, which allowed safe passage of food and fertilizer from Ukraine. On Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of directly targeting grain silos at Black Sea ports.

President Volodymyr Zelensky: “This terrorist attack proves that their target is not only Ukraine and not only the lives of our people. In the ports that were attacked today, there were about a million tons of food stored. It is precisely that amount that should have already been delivered to consumer countries in Africa and Asia.”