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July 25, 2023

Russia Bombs Grain Hangar in Southern Ukraine After Withdrawal from Black Sea Grain Deal
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Russian drones struck a town on the Danube River in southern Ukraine,
destroying a grain hangar. The drones struck less than 1,000 feet from
Ukraine's border with Romania, a NATO member nation that the U.S. and
others in the military alliance have vowed to defend. The attack
suggests the Kremlin is targeting sites that provide an alternative
route for Ukraine to export food and fertilizer, after Russia pulled out
of a deal allowing Ukraine to ship its grain across the Black Sea. This
follows attacks Sunday on the Ukrainian Black Sea port city of Odesa
that killed one person, injured 19 and damaged an Orthodox cathedral
that's listed as a World Heritage Site. This is a survivor of the
assault.

Survivor: "My child was enrolled here. We regularly attended the
cathedral's services. The priests here are wonderful. People need to
stop being so cruel."



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