CNN —Russian forces attacked Ukrainian port facilities on the Danube River used for food exports on Sunday, a day before Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to discuss reviving a grain export deal with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Ukraine’s Air Force said 25 drones were used in overnight attacks on the Odesa region, 22 of which were shot down.
Russia’s Ministry of Defense said in a statement that it was targeting fuel storage facilities in the Ukrainian port of Reni used to supply Ukraine’s military.
An aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused the Kremlin of trying to create a “food crisis” with the attacks.
He will likely to discuss reviving the deal while meeting with Putin in the Black Sea resort city of Sochi on Monday.
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