Two people were hospitalized after a 3\u00bd-hour drone attack by Russia on a port in Ukraine\u2019s Odesa region, news agency AP reported citing officials. The assault took place in the Reni seaport on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The attack comes a day before Russian President Vladimir Putin is due to meet with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss the resumption of food shipments from Ukraine under a Black Sea grain agreement that Moscow broke off from in July.<\/p>\n
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russian forces fired 25 Iranian-made Shahed drones along the Danube River in the early hours of Sunday, 22 of which were shot down by air defenses, reported to AP.<\/p>\n
Describing the assault, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy\u2019s chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, said that it was part of a Russian drive \u201cto provoke a food crisis and hunger in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n
As per AP, Russia\u2019s Defense Ministry said in a statement that the attack was aimed at fuel storage facilities used to supply military equipment.<\/p>\n
Putin and Erdogan\u2019s long-awaited meeting is due to take place in Sochi on Russia\u2019s southwest coast on Monday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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