Russia shells two ports: oil tanks and a grain ship damaged
Photo: Oleksiy Kuleba / Facebook

On Tuesday, December 30, Russian troops attacked the Ukrainian ports of Pivdennyi and Chornomorsk, reported vice Prime Minister, Minister of Community and Territorial Development Oleksiy Kuleba.

"Oil storage tanks of an industrial enterprise were damaged. A civilian vessel carrying grain under the Panamanian flag that was in the port was also damaged," he said of the consequences.

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One person was injured.

According to Kuleba, Russia is trying to disrupt Ukraine's logistics and complicate shipping, but despite the shelling, the ports continue to operate.

  • Russia has recently been regularly attacking the energy and port infrastructure of Odesa and the region. On the night of December 26, Russia launched a massive attack on Ukraine's logistics, damaging three vessels at once.
  • On Christmas night, as a result of an attack on the port and industrial infrastructure of Odesa region one person was killedtwo others were injured.
  • On the night of December 22, the occupiers hit at the largest port in Ukraine, located north of Odesa. 30 containers of flour and oil caught fire.