Vladimir Putin aiming for ‘global catastrophe’, says Volodymyr Zelenskiy

Russian drone attacks hit Ukrainian port, halting loading of ships for food exports and causing spike in grain prices

The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has accused Vladimir Putin of trying to trigger a global catastrophe" and the collapse of global food markets after Russian night strikes against a grain silo and loading facilities at an inland port on the Danube River.

Drone attacks early on Wednesday hit Izmail, Ukraine's main inland port which is across the Danube from Romania, triggering a spike in global grain prices.