Zelenskiy says Ukraine to help farmers hit by Russian attacks

Ukraine will provide assistance to farmers hit by Russian attacks on shipping and port facilities, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday.



Zelenskiy, speaking in his nightly video address, said the measures had been elaborated at a government meeting and would focus on farmers "who are now in a difficult situation because of Russian strikes on our ports and the maritime corridor".



He said the measures, including subsidised credits and other assistance with financing, would "begin to be implemented in the coming days".



Russia, the world's largest wheat exporter, and Ukraine, also a major agricultural exporter, have struck each other's agricultural export facilities and commercial vessels in the Black Sea area in recent weeks.