# Ukraine: Russia kills eight in latest attack on Odesa port

> Russian missiles hit a civilian container ship at a port in Ukraine's Odesa region, killing eight people according to local officials. It was the third attack on a civilian vessel in four days, and Russia targeted port infrastructure during a week of strikes on Black Sea ports.

- Date: 2024-10-10 · published 2024-10-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Black Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14261-ukraine-russia-kills-eight-in-latest-attack-on-odesa-port
- 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

Repeated strikes on Black Sea ports raise shipping risk and war-risk insurance costs, which can disrupt grain export flows and support wheat and corn prices.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-03-09 | [USDA Factors Russia-Ukraine War in Latest WASDE Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13738-usda-factors-russia-ukraine-war-in-latest-wasde-report.md) | -3.1% | +3.6% |
| WHEAT | 2026-08-25 | [Grain exports stall as Ukraine steps up attacks on Russia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14094-grain-exports-stall-as-ukraine-steps-up-attacks-on-russia.md) | +1.7% | +4.5% |
| WHEAT | 2026-01-01 | [Russian attacks on Ukrainian ports cause drop in food exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14155-russian-attacks-on-ukrainian-ports-cause-drop-in-food-exports.md) | +0.7% | +3.4% |
| WHEAT | 2022-02-24 | [Export issues ahead as Russia invades Ukraine: Analyst’s insight \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6308-export-issues-ahead-as-russia-invades-ukraine-analyst-s-insight-ahdb.md) | +6.8% | +25.3% |
| WHEAT | 2023-05-04 | [Russia's war on Ukraine latest: Zelenskiy visits war crimes court in The Hague](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7382-russia-s-war-on-ukraine-latest-zelenskiy-visits-war-crimes-court-in-the-hague.md) | -1.4% | -5.5% |
| CORN | 2026-08-01 | [Russian attack on corn ship off Ukraine's Odesa kills 10](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14102-russian-attack-on-corn-ship-off-ukraine-s-odesa-kills-10.md) | -0.1% | +8.6% |
| CORN | 2022-03-09 | [USDA Factors Russia-Ukraine War in Latest WASDE Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13738-usda-factors-russia-ukraine-war-in-latest-wasde-report.md) | +3.3% | +10.3% |
| CORN | 2026-01-01 | [Russian attacks on Ukrainian ports cause drop in food exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14155-russian-attacks-on-ukrainian-ports-cause-drop-in-food-exports.md) | +0.6% | -0.9% |

## Sources

- bbc.com: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy4d1xrep1ko

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