Russia Attacks Port Infrastructure In Ukraine's Odesa

The aftermath of a Russian attack on Ukrainian port infrastructure in the Odesa region (file photo)

Russia on July 10 attacked infrastructure targets in Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa and seven other Ukrainian regions, the Ukrainian Air Force said. Ukrainian air-defense systems shot down three of the five missiles and 14 of 20 drones launched by Russia at targets in the Odesa, Mykolayiv, Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, Khmelnytskiy, Cherkasy, Vinnytsya, and Rivne regions, Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk said in a message on Telegram. Three cruise missiles and three drones were downed over the port of Odesa, Oleshchuk added. Odesa, a critical port for Ukraine's grain exports, has been repeatedly targeted by Russia. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service, click here.