Russia targets Ukraine’s farm storage sites after days of hitting Black Sea port facilities

By FELIPE DANA
Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian cruise missiles have destroyed farm storage buildings in the Odesa region. Ukrainian officials said three missiles hit early Friday. The Kremlin’s forces are expanding their targets following three days of bombardment of the region’s Black Sea port infrastructure. Other Russian missiles also damaged what officials described as an “important infrastructure facility” southwest of the port of Odesa. It appeared to be part of an ongoing Kremlin effort to cripple Ukraine’s food exports after Moscow abandoned a wartime deal allowing the shipment of grain via the Black Sea. In Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Western countries should address Russia’s demands to restore the Black Sea grain corridor.