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9 August, Russian occupiers attacked Odesa region, damaging the bridge at Mayaky on highway M-15, which connects southern Ukraine with Moldova and Romania. The aim of the Russian occupying forces was to disrupt the export of Ukrainian grain and other goods via the overland corridor.
This was reported by ISW. Since July 2026, Russian forces have increasingly intensified attacks on Ukraine’s export capabilities.
"Russian forces likely attacked the Mayaky bridge to disrupt the export of Ukrainian grain and other goods via the alternate overland corridor that Ukraine has used since Russian strikes disrupted Ukrainian maritime exports," the piece says.
Russian occupying forces have been especially active in destroying grain that Ukraine exports since July 2026. For example, former Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Mykola Solskyi reported that on the night of 19 July the Russians destroyed 60 000 tons of grain at the Chornomorsk port in Odesa region, and Navy spokesperson Captain 3rd Rank Dmytro Pletenchuk on 31 July said that Russian strikes damaged more than 20 vessels near the Black Sea and significantly slowed cargo flows in the maritime corridor.
In addition, the All-Ukrainian Agrarian Council stated on 15 July that Ukraine had lost about one-third of its grain export capacity due to Russian missile and drone strikes on Ukrainian port infrastructure.
Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Taras Vysotskyi recently reported that because of Russian strikes Ukraine has been forced to seek alternative routes via the Danube River to export grain and other cargo.
The report emphasizes that the purpose of such actions by Russia is to hinder the export of Ukrainian grain and generally worsen the condition of the Ukrainian economy.
"Russian forces are likely shifting the focus of their strikes from the Ukrainian maritime corridor to the overland one in order to hinder the export of Ukrainian grain and, more broadly, worsen the Ukrainian economy," the publication noted.
The publication also noted that Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on 9 August said Turkey had offered Russia and Ukraine a moratorium on strikes against commercial vessels in the Black Sea. He said Russia and Ukraine had received the proposal, and Turkey is awaiting a response.
Document: PDF proof of the original version of the news item "Російські війська завдали удару по стратегічному експортному шляху України, що веде до Молдови та Румунії, повідомляє ISW". It records the publication content at the moment of the first scan, the preservation date and the source: Rozsliduvach.