Russia and Ukraine say ammonia pipeline was damaged, in potential blow to grain deal

“A Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group“ blew up the Togliatti-Odessa ammonia pipeline in Kharkov region on Monday night, the Russian Defense Ministry said on June 7. According to Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, it would take one to three months to repair the damaged pipeline. The facility, running from the Russian city of Togliatti to the Ukrainian port of Odessa, is one of the world's longest pipelines for ammonia transportation. The resumption of operations on this ammonia pipeline was one of Russia's conditions for the recent extension of the Black Sea grain deal with Ukraine. Moscow has said it will limit the number of ships allowed to travel to Ukraine's Pivdennyi port near Odesa under the deal until the pipeline is restarted. Editor: FU __________________ ShanghaiEye focuses on producing top-quality contents. Nobody knows SHANGHAI better than us. Please subscribe to us ☻☻☻ _______