Ukraine Alleges Russian Missiles Hit Odesa Port Day After Landmark Grain Deal

Turkey’s defense minister said Russians told him they 'had absolutely nothing' to do with the attack

A combine harvests barley in a field in Odesa Region, Ukraine, on June 23, 2022. Igor Tkachenko/Reuters

The Ukrainian military said that Russian missiles on July 23 hit the port of Odesa, a major trade hub in Southern Ukraine, just a day after a landmark deal was signed on Friday by Moscow and Kyiv meant to resume grain exports to ease a global food crisis as the Russia–Ukraine war approached the 150th day.

Two Russian Kalibr cruise missiles hit the port’s infrastructure and Ukrainian air defenses stopped two others, the Ukrainian military’s Southern Command said on Telegram. Odesa regional governor Maksym Marchenko said an unspecified number of people were injured in the attack.