This hit was only the latest, says the security guard, waving at a scorched(烧焦的) patch on the lawn where a week ago a rocket struck the depot(仓库，储存库) in Odessa port where he works. He hears a strike “almost every day”. A moment later sirens go off(响起，爆炸), followed by an earth-shaking thump, anti-aircraft fire and the high-pitched whine(嗡鸣声，哀鸣) of an interceptor drone.
保安指着草坪上一块烧焦的地方说，这次袭击只是最近的一次。一周前，一枚火箭击中了他工作的敖德萨港仓库。他几乎每天都能听到袭击声。片刻后，警报响起，接着是震耳欲聋的撞击声、防空炮火声和拦截无人机的高频嗡鸣。
Russia has stepped up(加强，增加) its attacks on Ukraine’s ports in recent weeks, with potentially dire(极其严重的，可怕的) consequences for agricultural exports. Fully 90% of Ukraine’s grains and oilseeds(油籽（含油作物种子）) go through Odessa and the nearby ports of Chornomorsk and Pivdenne. Russia is hitting infrastructure and shipping with missiles and drones from Crimea. There have been at least 56 attacks this month, killing 26 port workers and sailors. Some facilities have suspended operations, including a sunflower-oil terminal at Chornomorsk set ablaze(着火的，燃烧的) on July 14th.
最近几周，俄罗斯加大了对乌克兰港口的攻击力度，可能对农产品出口造成严重后果。乌克兰90%的谷物和油籽通过敖德萨以及附近的切尔诺莫尔斯克和皮夫登内港口出口。俄罗斯从克里米亚发射导弹和无人机，打击基础设施和航运。本月至少发生了56次袭击，造成26名港口工人和水手死亡。一些设施已暂停运营，包括7月14日被纵火焚烧的切尔诺莫尔斯克葵花籽油码头。
Ukraine’s armed forces do their best(尽力而为). Commander Dmytro Pletenchuk explains that some air defences have moved out to sea, with heavy machineguns mounted on patrol boats. A naval helicopter, he says, recently downed(击落) seven Shahed drones(伊朗制造的沙希德无人机) on a single mission. But Russia is burying them with numbers(用数量压倒). On July 19th the Golden Leo, a Turkish-owned grain carrier, was hit by cruise missiles within sight of holidaymakers on Odessa’s beaches. Ten sailors were killed. On July 29th VesselFinder, a tracking service, showed no arrivals at the ports in the previous 24 hours, though it misses ships that turn off their transponders(应答器，转发器).
乌克兰武装力量尽了最大努力。德米特罗·普列滕丘克指挥官解释说，一些防空力量已转移到海上，巡逻艇上架设了重机枪。他说，一架海军直升机最近在一次任务中击落了七架沙希德无人机。但俄罗斯用数量优势压倒了他们。7月19日，土耳其籍运粮船“金狮号”在敖德萨海滩度假者的视线内被巡航导弹击中，十名船员丧生。7月29日，船舶追踪服务VesselFinder显示，过去24小时内没有船只抵达港口，尽管它无法捕捉到关闭应答器的船只。