Russia says Ukrainian attacks on its Black Sea grain infrastructure are pushing up global food prices and exacerbating grain shortages. In comments attributed to Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Russia points to a recent wave of strikes that follows attacks near ports used for grain exports.
Zakharova’s statement says the strikes disrupted major grain terminals in Novorossiysk, causing them to stop working. Russia links those disruptions to wider market effects, arguing that reduced export capacity contributes to higher international prices and tighter supply.
Other outlets reporting the same account repeat Russia’s position without adding separate assessments or independently verified figures. The coverage largely reflects Moscow’s stated rationale, while providing no corresponding detail in the cited reports on Ukraine’s stated objectives, the extent of damage, or how export volumes and prices are changing compared with prior trends.
