Every night this week, Russia has bombarded cities along Ukraine’s southern Black Sea coast. With these attacks, the Russian military has tried to disrupt Ukraine’s ability to export grain abroad. The attacks follow Russia’s exit from the Black Sea Grain Initiative, the deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain and other agricultural products. The World’s Daniel Ofman reports.
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