Russia damages 23 civilian vessels, destroys over 100,000 tons of agricultural products since February 2022

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said this at a briefing with the foreign ministers of the Nordic-Baltic Eight countries in Odesa, Ukrinform reports.

"Here, in Odesa, the Russian air terror is especially noticeable. During the full-scale invasion, more than 50 Russian attacks on ports took place, more than 300 port infrastructure facilities and 23 civilian vessels were damaged. More than 100,000 tons of agricultural products were destroyed," he said.

The Ukrainian Foreign Minister emphasized that over the past month, four ships have been damaged: one carrying grain for Egypt, one carrying corn for Italy, and one carrying humanitarian cargo from the UN Food Program for Palestine.

"Amid intensified Russian terror, Ukraine has officially appealed to the International Maritime Organization to immediately send an international monitoring mission to the ports of Greater Odesa to record every crime for further bringing Russia to justice," emphasized Sybiha.

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  On October 14, the Russian army attacked the port infrastructure of Odesa with a ballistic missile. As a result, one person was killed and 8 were injured. Two civilian vessels were also damaged.

• On October 15, the ISW said that Russia was striking at Ukraine's port infrastructure to undermine international support and push the country to early negotiations.