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The Since the campaign began on 12 July 2026 when Russian forces struck the Ukrainian Black Sea ports of Odesa and Chornomorsk, targeting military cargo facilities, fuel tanks, cargo ships and a rail ferry. Over the following weeks the with strikes intensified, halting maritime traffic on Odesa and prompting Maersk to suspend operations at the Chornomorsk terminal. By 26 July, sustained ports, Russian missile and drone attacks had virtually stopped have escalated, halting sea‑borne trade through the Odesa region; Ukrainian officials reported continuous daily raids on port facilities, civilian infrastructure and commercial vessels, and shutting grain shipments from Odesa were halted, threatening Ukraine’s share Odesa. The violence has claimed the life of global grain supplies. New details confirm that a Syrian sailor was killed and sailor, injured an Indian seafarer injured, seafarer, and that damaged civilian cargo vessels were also struck. Ship vessels, prompting ship owners temporarily barred to bar foreign commercial ships from entering Ukrainian ports, leaving Odessa’s export capacity virtually shut. and forcing Maersk to suspend operations at Chornomorsk. The UN‑brokered Black Sea Grain Initiative collapsed, prompting leading Ukraine to open a unilateral humanitarian corridor along its western coast to keep limited commercial traffic moving. Insurance firms such as coast. Lloyd’s of London raised hull and cargo insurance premiums, and daily air‑raid alerts persisted for three weeks, underscoring weeks. On 29 July, the ongoing threat Russian Defence Ministry reported hitting two vessels carrying weapons and military equipment to shipping Ukrainian ports near Odesa, a fuel storage facility in the city, two more ships in the neighboring port of Pivdennyi, and further jeopardising grain deliveries a vessel northwest of Snake Island. Russia said all targets were used to Africa ship military supplies to Ukraine. The attacks, part of the broader intensification of strikes on Black Sea and Azov shipping, have lifted global wheat prices and prompted President Zelenskyy to stress the Middle East. need for allied air‑defence systems.