Russia hits Ukrainian grain depots again as a cargo ship tries out Kyiv’s new Black Sea corridor

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Ukraine on Wednesday said Russia had attacked its grain storage facilities overnight, but a cargo ship left the Black Sea port of Odesa on the same day despite Moscow’s threat to target shipping after it abandoned an export deal. In the Russian capital, officials said authorities were considering reimposing stringent capital controls as the rouble showed the strains of Russia’s invasion of its neighbour, which has brought huge military spending and Western sanctions. The departure from Odesa of the Hong-Kong-flagged Joseph Schulte, trapped in the port since the day before Russia invaded Ukraine on February. 24 last year, followed he...