The missile strike came less than 24 hours after Moscow and Kyiv signed a landmark deal intended to avert an international food crisis.
While Moscow has not addressed or acknowledged the strikes, Turkey's defence minister said Russian officials had told Ankara that Russia had"nothing to do" with the attack in Odesa.Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video playerSky's Alex Rossi explains the significance of Russia and Ukraine's deal to allow exports of grain from Black Sea ports
On Friday, delegates from Russia and Ukraine signed a deal which would allow grain exports to resume after they were blockaded by Vladimir Putin's forces. Representatives from both countries declined to sit at the same table and the display of the two countries' flags were adjusted so that they were no longer next to one another.
The deal, which was also signed by the UN and Turkey at the ceremony in Istanbul, raises hopes that an international food crisis aggravated by the Russian invasion can be eased.Sky News correspondent Alistair Bunkall explains why Ukraine's grain is stuck and why that matters
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