On Oct. 5, Russian forces reportedly struck three civilian vessels docked in Ukrainian ports likely as part of intensified Russian military, political and economic pressure to undermine confidence in Ukraine’s grain corridor, Western support for Ukraine and push Ukraine into premature negotiations. (ISW, 10.10.24)
A bulker loaded with Ukrainian grain for export was damaged during a Russian missile barrage in Odesa region over the weekend, according to the Infrastructure Ministry in Kyiv. The Paresa, which sails under the flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis, had 6,000 tons of corn on board and was near one of docks at the Black Sea port of Pivdennyi when it was struck, the ministry said. (Bloomberg, 10.07.24)