The report says those who do not seek Russian citizenship "are subjected to threats, intimidation, restrictions on humanitarian aid and basic necessities, and possible detention or deportation – all designed to force them to become Russian citizens." Researchers at Yale University say residents in the Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions are being targeted in a "systemtic effort to strip them of Ukrainian identity." Ukrainians in Russian-occupied territory are facing detention or deportation unless they agree to take Russian citizenship, according to a new report. See our 7.18pm post for our international correspondent John Sparks' take on why the Izmail port was a target. That's just shy of the 50,000 tonnes of free grain President Putin promised to six African countries at a summit in St Petersburg last week. Ukraine claims last night's attack destroyed almost 40,000 tonnes of grain that had been destined for China, Israel and parts of Africa. Not only for Ukraine, but also for all those in the world whose stability Russia is trying to destroy by attacking our ports and infrastructure." Mr Zelenskyy added: "It is very important for the world not to get used to this Russian terror. Most of those have been aimed at ports around Odesa, but last night's attack hit the port city of Izmail, within a kilometre of the Ukraine-Romania border. Russia has launched a number of missiles at Ukraine's Black Sea ports in the past fortnight, ever since it pulled out of a key grain deal on 17 July. They need a price crisis, they need disruptions in supplies," he said.
"In their madness, they need world food markets to collapse, He's accused Russia of "waging a battle for a global catastrophe" by targeting grain storage facilities. President Zelenskyy's nightly addresses have become a fixture since Russia launched its invasion - and his latest one covers Moscow's repeated attacks on Ukrainian ports.
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