Russia Attacks Ukraine’s Food Infrastructure Amid Expanded Drone War

A part of a Russian cruise missile Kalibr inside a building damaged during Russian missile and drone strikes in Odesa, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine on July 18, 2023. Press Service of the Operational Command South of the Ukrainian Armed Forces/Handout via Reuters

Russia is increasing drone strikes against Ukrainian food infrastructure, endangering the nation’s food supply and sending worldwide grain prices upward, according to the U.S. State Department.

The effort is part of a wider campaign by Russia to limit or destroy Ukraine’s ability to feed itself and much of the world, according to U.S. State Department Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel.