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Ukraine stopped Russian cruise missiles from taking out a cargo ship in the Black Sea as Putin tries to 'weaponize food,' UK says
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Ukraine thwarted a Russian missile attack on a cargo ship in the Black Sea last month, the UK government revealed on Monday, citing new intelligence.
The attempted strike, though ultimately foiled, marked perhaps the most serious attack on a civilian vessel since Russia withdrew from the crucial Black Sea grain deal several weeks earlier and began ramping up threats against ships transiting the region, recklessly warning that they would be considered potential carriers of military cargo.
It’s unclear what time, exactly, the attack took place, although Ukraine’s air force said on August 25 that it destroyed missiles targeting the Odesa region during the previous night.
After Russia killed the grain deal in mid-July, it warned that all vessels transiting the Black Sea would be treated as potential carriers of military cargo, operating on behalf of the Ukrainian government, and would not be offered any safety guarantees.
Moscow appeared to follow through on its threat for the first time several weeks later, when its forces fired warning shots at a Palau-flagged cargo ship and the carried out a helicopter raid of the vessel.
Since Russia withdrew from the grain deal, it has also increasingly targeted Ukrainian cities, ports, and food storage buildings along the Black Sea with relentless missile and drone strikes, killing and injuring scores of civilians.
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