Strikes by Russia on Odessa, Chornomorsk, and civilian ships will lead to a further increase in freight rates and a decrease in export prices.

As a result of strikes by the Russian Federation on December 12 with missiles and drones on the civilian port infrastructure of Odesa, the Odessa and Chornomorsk ports were damaged, and all of Odesa was left without electricity and water. In the Odessa port, an employee of a private company was injured (he received medical assistance) and port infrastructure was damaged. In the Chornomorsk port, a ferry under the flag of Turkey was damaged, and a fire broke out on board one of the ships, but according to preliminary data, there were no casualties. According to the spokesperson for the Ukrainian Navy, on Friday, as a result of Russian attacks on the ports in the Odesa region, three Turkish vessels were damaged. It is worth noting that on December 12, during these attacks, the President of Turkey Erdogan met with Putin in Turkmenistan at an international peace and security forum. And already on December 13, the Russian Federation, using a drone, attacked the Turkish ship VIVA, which ...