Russian Strike on Grain Vessel: A Blow to Global Food Security

Ukraine's foreign minister condemned a Russian missile strike on a grain-carrying vessel in the Black Sea, labeling it a serious attack on navigation and global food security. The civilian cargo ship was hit in Romania's maritime economic zone.

Ukraine's foreign minister Andrii Sybiha labeled Thursday's Russian strike on a grain-carrying vessel in the Black Sea as a 'brazen attack' on freedom of navigation and global food security.

Earlier that day, Kyiv officials reported that a civilian cargo ship transporting grain from Ukraine was struck by a Russian missile within Romania's maritime economic zone.

(With inputs from agencies.)