"The advantage of the Danube is that there are many places to load and the infrastructure is distributed. This also means that Ukraine does not dance to Russia's tune," Andrii Vadaturskyi, CEO of Nibulon, a Ukrainian agrarian company.However, the Russian blockade of Ukrainian ports and kamikaze drone attacks make it increasingly risky to transport grain via the Danube ports in the Odesa Oblast. Russia has been carrying out drone and missile attacks on Ukrainian cities and civilian infrastructure far behind the frontlines, especially Black Sea and Danube ports, almost daily. Related:
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