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Russia Attacks Ukraine’s Odesa One Day After Ending Black Sea Grain Export Deal

HeadlineJul 18, 2023

Russia’s military launched an early-morning drone and missile attack on the Ukrainian port city of Odesa, a day after the Kremlin walked away from the Black Sea agreement. Ukraine’s military says one person was injured by debris after it shot down all six missiles and 25 drones fired at Odesa. The attack came just hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine of launching what he called a “cruel” and “senseless” attack Monday on a key bridge connecting Russia’s mainland to the Russian-annexed Crimean Peninsula.

President Vladimir Putin: “What has happened is yet another terrorist act by the regime in Kyiv. This crime is senseless from a military standpoint, because the Crimean bridge has not been used for military logistics for a long time. It is also cruelty, because innocent civilians have been killed. Of course, there will be a response from the Russian side.”

In Belarus, a large convoy of Wagner mercenary forces arrived at a military field camp on Monday — the first redeployment of the group’s fighters since their failed mutiny in late June. On Friday, the Belarus Ministry of Defense said Wagner troops were training some of its security forces.

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