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President Putin’s unjustified war against Ukraine puts millions around the world at risk of increasing food insecurity. The Kremlin’s all-out invasion of Ukraine, one of the world’s largest food exporters, has resulted in the damage or complete destruction of many of the country’s arterial roads, railways, ports and storage facilities. -food of Ukraine which are essential for its agricultural products to enter. international markets. These actions guarantee that the pain of this war is also felt by the most vulnerable populations of the world.

Today the Conflict Observatory, which is supported by the US State Department, released an independent, first-of-its-kind and detailed assessment of the devastating impact of Russia’s war on the sites of food storage in Ukraine. An estimated 15.7% of Ukraine’s crop storage facilities were affected during the conflict – either due to seizure by Russian and Russian-aligned forces, or because facilities have been destroyed, damaged, or degraded to the point of compromising the stocks contained within. The report notes that the intentional destruction of such facilities may constitute a war crime and a violation of Additional Protocol I of 1977 to the Geneva Conventions of 1949; the United States calls for further investigation through appropriate mechanisms. This report and other analyzes are available online at the Conflict Observatory website.

Russia has exacerbated a global food security crisis, contributed to significant increases in the cost of grain, and forced a scramble to keep hungry and vulnerable populations fed. This summer, the United Nations and Turkey brokered a deal with Russia and Ukraine to allow safe grain exports from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports. As of August 1, that agreement has reduced global food prices and brought more than 2.7 million metric tons of grain to global markets. But if the agricultural infrastructure within Ukraine continues to be damaged in the war, this progress in global food security will be jeopardized.

In 2022, Ukraine became the scene of the worst mass violence that Europe has seen in eight decades. Local suffering is compounded by the enhanced capacity of its farmers to operate in wartime, replenish depleted food supplies, and prepare for the coming planting seasons. The ramifications of Russia’s aggression extend beyond Europe, and now affect the health and well-being of tens of millions of people around the world. Since February, the United States has provided over $5.7 billion in humanitarian assistance to augment emergency food security operations in food-insecure countries.

The United States will continue to stand firmly with Ukraine as it defends its freedom, for the good of its own people and the people around the world who depend on the harvest from Ukraine’s agricultural lands. Our support for Ukraine remains unwavering.

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