Russia disrupts Ukraine's Black Sea grain exports

Russian military attacks on ports and merchant vessels in the Black Sea have forced shipowners to halt calls at Ukrainian ports, significantly reducing Ukraine's grain export capacity and threatening global food security. Ukrainian officials accuse Russia of deliberately targeting the civilian export corridor established in 2023 to block agricultural shipments.

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