Russia launched attacks on Ukraine's Black Sea ports of Pivdennyi and Chornomorsk, hitting oil storage tanks and damaging a civilian Panama-flagged grain ship, according to Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba. Kuleba stated the strikes targeted civilian port infrastructure to disrupt logistics and shipping, calling it a war crime. Despite the attacks, both ports reportedly continued to operate. This escalation intensifies maritime warfare in the Black Sea, impacting Ukraine's crucial agricultural exports and global food security.