Russia hits farm storage installations

Russian warships during naval drills in the Black Sea. Pic/AP

Russian cruise missiles, flying low and hugging the terrain to dodge Ukrainian air defenses, destroyed farm storage buildings in the Odesa region early on Friday, Ukrainian officials said, as the Kremlin's forces expanded their targets following three days of bombardment of the region's Black Sea port infrastructure.

Two missiles struck the storage facility, starting a fire, and while workers fought to put it out another missile hit, destroying farm and firefighting equipment, the southern Odesa region's Gov. Oleh Kiper said. The attack injured two people and destroyed 100 metric tonnes of peas and 20 metric tonnes of barley.

The attack was small-scale in comparison with barrages that have kept people in Odesa on edge in recent days. Russia targeted Ukrainian critical grain export infrastructure after vowing to retaliate for an attack that damaged a crucial bridge between Russia and the Moscow-annexed Crimean Peninsula. Both Russia and Ukraine have said they will treat ships traveling to each other's Black Sea ports as potential military targets.

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