A new drone attack by the Russian invasion army killed one man and damaged port infrastructure in the region of Odessa, southern Ukraine, the international media quoted local authorities as saying. The Russian forces attacked for „almost two hours” the Izmail district, very close to the border with Romania, according to the head of the regional administration, Oleg Kiper. The „port infrastructure” on the Danube was targeted and a warehouse, an industrial elevator and trucks were destroyed by fire. Vital for the export of Ukrainian grain, the river ports of Izmail and Reni are located in southern Bessarabia, a former Romanian territory annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940, following an ultimatum, and then taken over by Ukraine in 1991, as a successor state.
Eugen Cojocariu, Radio Romania Internațional
