Russian oil and grain exports halted after Ukraine drone strike near Black Sea port

• Ukraine launched a sea drone strike on a Russian naval ship near the port of Novorossiysk.
• The commodities shipping hub shut down for a few hours, halting exports of oil and grain.
• It follows a wave of Russian attacks on Ukraine’s ports and export facilities.

A Ukrainian drone strike damaged a Russian ship near the port of Novorossiysk, forcing the key export hub for Moscow’s oil and grain to temporarily halt traffic.

With help from the Ukrainian navy, security services sent two sea drones to carry out the attack, sources told the Financial Times, though Kyiv officially did not take responsibility.