The White House has confirmed that the counteroffensive uses cluster munitions
A new Russian attack last night on the Ukrainian port city of Odessa left two civilians wounded and hit a farm’s grain terminal, destroying 120 tons of grain, including 100 kilos of peas and 20 kilos of barley .
According to the governor of the region, Oleg Kiper, this was the fourth attack on the site in a week: in the early hours of Wednesday to Thursday, shelling of Odessa and Mykolaiv killed three people and injured 20.
“At dawn, the Russians launched Kalibr cruise missiles from an aircraft carrier in the Black Sea,” he reported via Telegram.
The Ukrainian Air Defense Forces also reported firing of supersonic Onix missiles towards the same city.
Authorities have urged residents of Odessa to remain in safe places until the air raid alarm has ceased, and urged them not to film air defense work “so as not to help the enemy”.
Russia, on the other hand, said it carried out military exercises and destroyed “a target ship in the combat training area in the northwest Black Sea”.
Analysts at the US think tank Institute for the Study of War (ISW) say Moscow is trying to create “a sense of urgency” for the West to make concessions that will lead Russia to revive the grain deal with Ukraine.
The pact for the maritime export of Ukrainian grains, considered essential for balancing global prices and fighting world hunger, was suspended by Russia on the 17th, based on allegations of failure to respect the part of the agreement that would have favored exports Russian.
ISW noted that Ukraine harvests most of its grain between July and August and that attacks on Odessa’s port and agricultural infrastructure could further complicate Kiev’s ability to handle already harvested grain.
“Prolonged disruptions to grain logistics will have ever greater knock-on effects on supplies. Russia is stepping up attacks and threatening to target civilian shipping in the Black Sea,” the analysis reads.
Also this Friday (21st), the White House confirmed that Ukraine has begun using US-delivered cluster munitions, “striking Russian formations.”
According to the strategic communications coordinator of the US National Security Council, John Kirby, the application of cluster projectiles will give impetus to the counteroffensive. .
Source: Terra
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