Ukraine says it will protect ports to maintain export volumes after attacks

KYIV: Ukraine will do ​everything possible to protect its seaports and guarantee grain exports at no ‌less ‌than ​last ‌season’s ⁠level, ​when the ⁠country shipped more than 37 million tons, deputy ⁠economy minister Taras ‌Vysotskiy told ‌Reuters ​on ‌Wednesday.
Russia has ‌sharply stepped up attacks in recent ‌weeks on Ukrainian Black Sea ports’ ⁠infrastructure ⁠and on cargo vessels entering Odesa ports to export grain and other agricultural goods.