Romania's foreign minister condemns Russian strikes on Ukrainian grain silos

She reported this on the X social media platform (formerly known as Twitter), according to Ukrinform.

"I strongly condemn the continued Russian attacks on innocent people, civilian infrastructure, including grain silos in the Ukrainian ports of Reni & Izmail. By these flagrant violations of int'l law Russia continues to jeopardize global food security & the safety of navigation in the Black Sea," Odobescu wrote.

Reuters, citing the authority of the Romanian port of Constanta, reported that Ukraine had shipped 8.1 million tonnes of grain through this port in the first seven months of the year.

The pace slowed in July when Russia began attacking infrastructure at Ukrainian inland ports.

The Danube River is Ukraine's key waterway for grain exports after access to its own Black Sea ports was closed due to Russia's withdrawal from the Black Sea Grain Initiative in July. Since then, Russia has repeatedly attacked Ukraine's Danube River ports.

Earlier reports said that Russia's overnight drone attacks in the Odesa region had damaged grain silos and warehouses in one of Ukraine's Danube ports.

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