• manxu@piefed.social
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    11 天前

    No confirmation of hits in the article. But it sounds like the Russian Black Sea Fleet now only has one safe space, at the bottom of it.

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    And took out civilians and grain silos terminals

    https://www.reuters.com/world/drones-hit-residential-buildings-russias-black-sea-port-novorossiysk-mayor-says-2026-08-12/

    And also going to cause economic issues for the world

    Because Russia is the world’s largest wheat exporter, the strikes on the grain terminals raised fears ​of a disruption to global supplies. Chicago wheat futures rose around 3% on Wednesday after the attack on Novorossiysk.

    Russia’s agriculture ministry said it was working ​to redirect export flows to alternative routes. Russia’s main grain lobby group warned last month that Ukrainian attacks could shut down Black Sea grain exports, pushing up prices and causing hunger in Africa and the Middle East.