Romania is deeply concerned, latest! Udanube Port Bombed Danube River | Ukraine | Romania
According to a report on the website of Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao on July 25, Ukraine said that the Russian army launched a new round of air strikes on the 24th, which blew up Ukraine's grain warehouse on the Danube River, injuring at least 6 people, and nearly 30 ships were docked near Izmel Port.
Reuters reported that after Russia announced its withdrawal from the Black Sea Food Agreement on July 18th, it launched airstrikes almost every night on Ukrainian food facilities along the Black Sea coast.
The Ukrainian military stated that the Russian air raid has expanded to include infrastructure along the Danube River. The statement stated, "The grain warehouse was destroyed, and storage tanks for other goods were also damaged. One of the production workshops caught fire, but the fire was quickly extinguished."
It is understood that the Danube River is a smaller export route, and some Ukrainian grain companies have used this transportation line as an alternative route to the Black Sea. According to data released by the Ship Tracking Intelligence website, about 29 ships only dock near Izmir, including chemical tankers.
Insurance industry sources say they have suspended Ukrainian port war insurance as part of previous grain trading. After the Russian military expanded its air raid range, three other sources said on the 24th that some suppliers are reviewing whether to continue providing insurance for the Danube port, and it is expected that insurance premiums will continue to rise.
Odessa local media quoted local officials as saying that most of the damaged infrastructure was located in the port of Leni on the banks of the Danube, with about 15 Russian drones involved in the attack.
According to Agence France Presse on July 24th, after Russia bombed the infrastructure of the Danube port near the border between Romania and Moldova, Romanian President Klaus Johannes condemned Russia's actions as "posing a serious security risk to the Black Sea" on July 24th.
According to the report, he wrote on Twitter, "I strongly condemn Russia's recent attack on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure on the Danube River near Romania."
Earlier that day, Romanians posted pictures on social media showing an explosion on the opposite bank of the Danube River. Ukrainian authorities have reported that Russian drones have launched a four hour attack on port facilities in the Odessa region of southern Ukraine.
The Romanian President expressed concern, "The recent escalation of the situation has affected Ukraine's food transportation, thereby affecting global food security."
A spokesman of the US State Department announced that Secretary of State Antony Blinken had a discussion on this topic with Romanian Foreign Minister Luminica Odobescu. The spokesperson said, "From the beginning of the conflict, we have made it clear and will continue to reiterate that we will defend every inch of NATO territory. The Secretary of State emphasized this in a phone conversation."
