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Ukraine ‘Blocks Off Russia’s South’ as Deep Strikes Expand
Kyiv Post • • world
Key Points:
- Ukraine has successfully blocked Russia's southern access and is expanding military operations in response to Russian attacks on Ukrainian ports and cities, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky.
- Ukrainian strikes target Russian oil refineries and facilities in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to reduce Moscow's capacity to sustain the war, described as part of a "long-range sanctions" campaign combining military, economic, and legal pressure.
- Zelensky signed new sanctions against individuals, companies, and vessels involved in the illegal export of Ukrainian grain from Russian-occupied territories and prepared additional sanctions targeting Russia’s military-industrial sector and financial networks.
- The Ukrainian president urged major international jurisdictions to adopt similar sanctions and called for the use of frozen Russian assets to benefit Ukraine.
- Zelensky emphasized that ongoing Ukrainian strikes aim to pressure Russia toward peace by continuously targeting the infrastructure supporting Moscow's war efforts.
