<p>Russian missiles on Saturday struck Ukraine's Odessa port, key to the grain deal signed on Friday.</p>.<p>Russia and Ukraine signed an agreement in Istanbul on Friday to free more than 20 million metric tons of grain stuck in blockaded Black Sea ports in Ukraine, a deal aimed at bringing down soaring grain prices and alleviating a mounting global hunger crisis.</p>.<p>The deal makes provisions from attacksRussia stri for the safe passage of ships.</p>.<p>The plan, known as the “Black Sea Initiative,” would open a path for significant volumes of commercial food exports from three key Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea: Odessa, Chernomorsk and Yuzhny."</p>.<p><em>(With agency inputs)</em></p>
<p>Russian missiles on Saturday struck Ukraine's Odessa port, key to the grain deal signed on Friday.</p>.<p>Russia and Ukraine signed an agreement in Istanbul on Friday to free more than 20 million metric tons of grain stuck in blockaded Black Sea ports in Ukraine, a deal aimed at bringing down soaring grain prices and alleviating a mounting global hunger crisis.</p>.<p>The deal makes provisions from attacksRussia stri for the safe passage of ships.</p>.<p>The plan, known as the “Black Sea Initiative,” would open a path for significant volumes of commercial food exports from three key Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea: Odessa, Chernomorsk and Yuzhny."</p>.<p><em>(With agency inputs)</em></p>