Russia hit Odesa for a second night with drones and missiles on Wednesday, according to Ukrainian officials, setting off explosions in the port city in an apparent continuation of what Moscow said was retribution for an attack on a Crimean bridge.
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The U.S. announced $750 million in new assistance to Ukraine on Monday and Tuesday, with $500 million dedicated to humanitarian aid and $250 million to support the country’s farmers after Russia refused to extend a Black Sea grain deal.
Russia’s refusal to extend the grain deal would help drive food prices higher for the poorest nations, experts warned. “The timing of this suspension is nothing short of cruel,” the chief economist of the United Nations’ World Food Program said.