Ukrainian armed forces are fighting hard in the face of a massive Russian artillery bombardment of infrastructure facilities, an adviser in President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s office said on Thursday.
Zelenskiy’s spokesman said their was no panic in the presidency.
Russian President Vladimir Putin authorised “a special military operation” against Ukraine on Thursday to eliminate what he called a serious threat, saying his aim was to demilitarise Russia’s southern neighbour. Russia, the world’s largest wheat exporter, mainly ships its grain from ports in the Black Sea.
Russian military says it knocked out Ukraine air defences
The Azov sea is home to shallow water ports of smaller capacity. “All ships are on ‘stop’ (in the Azov sea),” a grain industry source told Reuters on condition of anonymity.
