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Ukraine said any ships heading to Russian ports may be military targets, a tit-for-tat response to a threat from Moscow that escalates the war’s risk to global food markets.

Since Moscow halted the Black Sea agreement that allowed Ukraine to export part of its grain harvests, Russia has attacked Ukrainian grain storage facilities and warned that all vessels heading to Ukrainian ports would be considered potential carriers of military supplies.

The escalating threat to vital Black Sea trade steps up the risk of turmoil on global markets for everything from oil and food staples to fertilisers. Russia’s attack on its neighbour has already severely disrupted exports from Ukraine, a major producer of grains and vegetable oils.

Ukraine has previously attacked Russian ships in the Black Sea, sinking the flagship Moskva cruiser with a Neptune anti-ship missile soon after Russia’s invasion.

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[–] avater 33 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

it's not sunken it's on a special underwater deep sea operation...Putin remains a strategic mastermind!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

Moskva has been promoted to Submarine!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Making preparations to recover the next drone that goes down by setting up a forward base, manned by a skeleton crew. eh?

[–] mawkishdave 25 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I don't see this ending well for Russia. You have a few things that can happen. 1. They get called out and they are bluffing, making them look even weaker. 2. They attack and Ukraine sinks more ships making them look weaker. 3. They attack a cargo ship and this escalates one or more countries to take military action against them. 4. Nato works with Ukraine to find another way to export grain and sunflowers so Russia no longer has this as a bargaining chip. 5. They attack a ship from a major country (USA, UK, France, China) and all hell breaks out.

[–] Gradually_Adjusting 22 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I didn't know Russia was planning on downsizing their fleet. Good on them.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You know Putin, he is very conscious about Russias ecological footprint /s

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Donating more coral reef starter kits to the world. What a country!

[–] DaCrazyJamez 13 points 11 months ago (2 children)

The US should send a carrier group to escort a grain vessel and see if Russia dares...

(I know theres no way this would happen, but it should)

[–] Drewsteau 13 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Just finished a book about the Lusitania sinking in WW1, this situation (very vaguely) reminds me of that, given that Germany was publicly threatening to sink vessels headed to Britain under the assumption they could be transporting supplies. They went so far as to take an ad out in the paper warning the ship not to sail, as it would be a target.

Would highly recommend it by the way, it was called Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of The Lusitania and it was meticulously researched and very well written. There is a lot more to the story than what I said here and is well worth the read.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Weren't the germans right though?

[–] HappycamperNZ 4 points 11 months ago
[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Supposedly, Turkey wouldn't let them pass the Bosphorus.

The "good guys" need to send more of those Neptune missiles & a few ATACMS for good measure. Sink the Black Sea fleet for good.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Neptune missiles are Ukrainian-designed and Ukrainian-made.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 11 months ago

Well that makes sense, seeing as I'd never heard of them until the Moskva got turned into an artificial reef.

[–] 314r8 2 points 11 months ago

Behold the wrath of Neptune!

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