Ukraine war: Russia attacks grain stores at River Danube ports
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Ukraine war: Russia attacks grain stores at River Danube ports
Subject : International Relations
Section: Places in news
Context: Russian drones have attacked Ukrainian ports on the River Danube, destroying grain storage infrastructure
Details
- A grain depot was also destroyed in the Black Sea port city of Odesa, which has come under almost nightly attack.
- The facilities are just across the river from Nato-member Romania.
- The Danube is a key export route for Kyiv since Russia pulled out of a deal allowing Ukraine to ship wheat, corn and other products via the Black Sea.
Impact of attack:
Prices of food grains have gone up.
Danube River
- Danube is the second longest river in Europe after the Volga. It rises in the Black Forest mountains of western Germany and flows for some 2,850 km to its mouth on the Black Sea.
- Along its course it passes through 10 countries: Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, and Ukraine.
