Russian grain export terminals hit in Ukrainian strike on Black Sea port

Frigates are medium-size warships which can protect other ships or launch long-range weapons.

But its fallback routes run overland through EU countries, including Poland, Hungary and Slovakia, where previous waves of Ukrainian grain left governments facing a fierce domestic backlash.

Kyiv and Moscow are trading heavier and heavier blows.

The developments underscore a growing battle at sea: Ukraine is hitting one of Russia’s most important Black Sea naval and export hubs, while Moscow is warning it could seize European vessels and flexing its naval power in the Pacific.