Odesa port facilities damaged by Russian strike

(ANSA-AFP) - KYIV, JUL 18 - A Russian overnight strike damaged port infrastructure facilities in southern Ukraine's Odesa, Kyiv's military said on Tuesday, hours after Moscow refused to extend a deal allowing the safe export of grain from the region. Six Kalibr missiles launched towards Odesa and 21 Iran-built attack drones approaching Odesa region were "destroyed" by air defences, Ukraine's military southern command said in a statement. "Unfortunately, the debris of the downed missiles and the blast wave from the downing damaged the port infrastructure facilities and several private homes," the southern command said. (ANSA-AFP).