
Russia says strike on Ukrainian port hit military targets
Fox News
Russian officials insisted that strikes on Odesa, a critical Ukrainian port, was only to hit military targets despite signing a treaty only the day prior.
A man talks on a phone as smoke rises in the air after shelling in Odesa, Ukraine, Saturday, July 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Nina Lyashonok) Smoke rises in the air after shelling in Odesa, Ukraine, Saturday, July 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Nina Lyashonok)
Speaking late Saturday in his nightly televised address, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the attack on Odesa "destroyed the very possibility" of dialogue with Russia.
Under the grain-shipment agreement obtained by The Associated Press, both Kyiv and Moscow agreed not to target vessels and port facilities involved in the initiative, including the ports of Odesa, Chernomorsk and Yuzhny.




