A few hours before a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Russia attacked the Ukrainian port of Izmail on the Danube, which is important for grain exports.
According to the authorities, the Russian airstrike caused extensive damage to the port’s infrastructure. Nearly 20 drones were shot down during the three-and-a-half-hour attack, and some also hit their target, the governor of the Odessa region said via Telegram.
Several buildings damaged
In several cities in the vicinity of the port, warehouses, production buildings and agricultural equipment were damaged. According to initial findings, there are no deaths or injuries, it is said.
The Ukrainian air force called on residents of the port of Izmail to safety after midnight on Monday. Some Ukrainian media reported explosions in the area. The Danube ports in the Odessa region were already the target of Russian air strikes on Sunday.
Meeting of Putin and Erdogan in Sochi
Kremlin bosses Putin and Erdogan plan to meet Monday in Russia’s Black Sea city of Sochi. The main question is how grain exports from Ukraine can be regulated in the future. The Ankara government is trying to convince Putin to return to the deal, which has been extended several times until July.
Putin had set conditions for a return to the agreement negotiated last year through Turkey and the United Nations. For example, the sanctions imposed by the West in the course of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine should be relaxed, so that Russia can also export its own grain and fertilizers without hindrance.
Source: Krone
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