Kuleba spoke about the consequences of Russian attacks on ports, ships and grain storage facilities over the past three months
Over the past three months, Russia has carried out nearly 60 attacks on Ukrainian ports, civilian vessels and grain storage facilities, causing significant damage to the country’s critical infrastructure.
This was announced by Oleksiy Kuleba, Vice Prime Minister for Reconstruction of Ukraine, Minister of Communities and Territories Development, emphasising the scale of the destruction caused by the enemy.
According to Kuleba, these attacks resulted in the destruction or damage to almost 300 port infrastructure facilities, including warehouses, transport mechanisms and technical structures. As many as 177 vehicles and 22 civilian vessels involved in the transport of grain were damaged.As a result of the shelling, 79 civilians were injured, including port workers, logistics companies and ship crews.
Kuleba stressed that the aggressor deliberately targets the port infrastructure of the southern regions of Ukraine, aiming not only to physically destroy these facilities but also to undermine Ukraine’s export potential. This, in turn, has global implications, as Russia is provoking a food crisis that will affect countries that are critically dependent on Ukrainian grain supplies.
“For its part, the world must respond appropriately to these attacks, as the consequences of the shelling are felt not only in Ukraine. First of all, it affects the countries of the Global South and Europe. More than 40 countries receive our grain today, including Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Spain, Turkey, and the Netherlands,’ Kuleba said.
It is worth noting that the European Union has already expressed concern about the growing number of Russian attacks on civilian ships transporting Ukrainian grain. The EU has called on international partners to put pressure on Moscow to immediately stop such actions, which have far-reaching consequences for global food security.
