Ukraine is working with partners "as extensively as possible" for additional air defense systems that can provide security to Odesa and other cities, he said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia has used almost 70 missiles of various types and almost 90 Shahed drones over four days in assaults on southern cities, including Odesa. Odesa attacks: One person was killed in strikes on the city Thursday, officials said.Moscow has said the attacks on Odesa are retaliation for a Ukrainian strike Monday on the bridge linking occupied Crimea to Russia. About 725,000 tons of food was supplied to people living in countries that "desperately need that food assistance," including Afghanistan, Yemen, Ethiopia, Somalia and Sudan, he said. Matthew Hollingworth, the UN World Food Programme Ukraine representative, told CNN Thursday that of the 33 million tons of food that was shipped out of Ukraine through the grain initiative since last July, 20% went to the Global South. The UN Secretary-General has warned that attacks on port cities will have an impact "well beyond Ukraine" when it comes to food prices. Two people were injured in the attacks he added.įood security: Russia's sustained attacks on Odesa this week come after Moscow pulled out of a critical grain deal that allowed Ukrainian grain exports a safe way out of the country's Black Sea ports. The enemy destroyed 100 tons of peas and 20 tons of barley," he said. "Unfortunately, there are hits on the grain terminals of an agricultural enterprise in Odesa region.
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