# Russian missile strike on Odesa port infrastructure kills two, Kyiv says | Reuters

> A Russian missile strike on Odesa port infrastructure killed two people, according to Kyiv. The article notes that since August 2023, 101 Mt of food cargo, including 78.5 Mt of grain, has moved by sea from Odesa ports.

- Date: 2025-07-03 · published 2025-07-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Black Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14193-russian-missile-strike-on-odesa-port-infrastructure-kills-two-kyiv-says-reuters
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Attacks on Odesa port infrastructure threaten Ukrainian grain export capacity through the Black Sea corridor, which can lift wheat and corn prices on supply risk.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-10-13 | [Russia destroyed 300,000 tons of grain since July in port, ship attacks, Kyiv says \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14354-russia-destroyed-300-000-tons-of-grain-since-july-in-port-ship-attacks-kyiv.md) | +0.7% | -1.6% |
| WHEAT | 2026-02-19 | [Ukraine's grain, iron ore exports hit by Russian strikes on ports this winter \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14135-ukraine-s-grain-iron-ore-exports-hit-by-russian-strikes-on-ports-this-winter.md) | +1.8% | +3.6% |
| WHEAT | 2024-10-10 | [Ukraine: Russia kills eight in latest attack on Odesa port](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14261-ukraine-russia-kills-eight-in-latest-attack-on-odesa-port.md) | -0.5% | -1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2024-11-25 | [Russia’s Renewed Attacks on Ukraine’s Grain Infrastructure: Why Now? What Next?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14254-russia-s-renewed-attacks-on-ukraine-s-grain-infrastructure-why-now-what-next.md) | -0.0% | +2.3% |
| WHEAT | 2026-07-31 | [EXCLUSIVE: Russian grain lobby says Kyiv's attacks threaten Black Sea exports, global food security \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14097-exclusive-russian-grain-lobby-says-kyiv-s-attacks-threaten-black-sea-exports.md) | -1.0% | +5.5% |
| CORN | 2023-10-13 | [Russia destroyed 300,000 tons of grain since July in port, ship attacks, Kyiv says \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14354-russia-destroyed-300-000-tons-of-grain-since-july-in-port-ship-attacks-kyiv.md) | +0.2% | -3.5% |
| CORN | 2026-02-19 | [Ukraine's grain, iron ore exports hit by Russian strikes on ports this winter \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14135-ukraine-s-grain-iron-ore-exports-hit-by-russian-strikes-on-ports-this-winter.md) | +0.6% | +7.4% |
| CORN | 2024-10-10 | [Ukraine: Russia kills eight in latest attack on Odesa port](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14261-ukraine-russia-kills-eight-in-latest-attack-on-odesa-port.md) | -2.6% | +0.4% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/russian-missile-strike-odesa-port-infrastructure-kills-two-kyiv-says-2025-07-03/

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