Ukraine sees third night of Russian attacks on Black Sea port cities
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Wednesday evening marked the third consecutive night of Russian attacks on Ukrainian port cities on the Black Sea. Mykolaiv was targeted even though it was not a part in the Black Sea Grain deal that Moscow pulled out of three days ago. FRANCE 24's correspondent in Kharkiv Gulliver Cragg reports that Ukraine views these recent attacks as indicating that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to send a clear signal that Kyiv should not export grain via the Black Sea without Russian security guarantees.