Russia launched a round of missile and drone strikes on the Ukrainian port of Odesa on Wednesday, hours after the U.S. Agency for International Development announced a $750 million humanitarian and agricultural aid package following Moscow’s decision to pull out of a Black Sea grain deal.
The attack, the second in two days, damaged grain elevators and warehouses at the port, nearby residences and shopping centers. At least 10 civilians, including a 9-year-old boy, were wounded in the attack, Ukrainian officials said.
The USAID package will include $500 million for humanitarian assistance and $250 million to help support Ukraine’s farmers. “In Somalia and Ethiopia and Kenya, where much of this grain goes, that region suffered six failed rainy seasons,” Ms. Power said. “In Somalia, that drought has killed as many as 43,000 people last year alone. So this is a life and death decision that [Russian President Vladimir] Putin has made.”
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