ForMin Odobescu: Russian troops intentionally harming Ukrainian civilians, targeting critical grain export infrastructure
Russian troops are intentionally harming Ukrainian civilians and targeting critical grain export infrastructure, Foreign Minister Luminita Odobescu tweeted on Wednesday, told Agerpres.
She described the actions as war crimes.
The message was sent in the context of the latest attacks on the Ukrainian port of Ismail, which is an essential point in the transport of grain.
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„I am appalled by Russia’s continued attacks on the port of Ismail. Constantly, Russian troops intentionally harm Ukrainian civilians and target critical grain export infrastructure. These are war crimes. Romania and the international community will bring to justice all those responsible,” the Romanian diplomat said on social media.
Repeated Russian shelling of Ukrainian sea and river ports destroyed 270,000 tonnes of grain in a month, Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov said Wednesday, according to AFP.
These large-scale Russian bombings – eight in number, according to the minister – began after Russia withdrew in July from an agreement allowing Ukraine to export its agricultural output, essential for global food security.
During the night, the Russian army carried out a new bombardment of the Danube port of Ismail. „13,000 tonnes of grain were destroyed” in this new attack, Kubrakov lamented.
„Several grain terminals and private warehouses were destroyed, as well as cargo transport infrastructure,” the minister detailed.
On Tuesday, Russia claimed to have „destroyed” two Ukrainian naval vessels in the Black Sea in the latest maritime clashes since Moscow withdrew in mid-July from the agreement on Ukrainian grain exports.
