Russia launches new airstrikes as deal to move exports out of Ukraine is extended4-month extension of deal to allow ships to export needed grain, fertilizer through Black Sea announcedKherson residents receive humanitarian aidRussia pounded Ukrainian energy facilities and a huge rocket booster factory on Thursday in a new wave of missile strikes that Ukrainian officials denounced as terrorism.WATCH | Context of Przewodow missile tragedy important, says Polish ambassador to Canada:Missile strike on Poland is ultimately Russia's fault: ambassadorMoscow had denied responsibility, and Russia's Foreign Ministry said the "mayhem" around accusations of Russian involvement in the missile were "part of a systematic anti-Russian campaign by the West."Interfax Ukraine news agency quoted the minister, Denys Monastyrsky, as telling national television: "The search has only just started, so many more dungeons and burial places will be uncovered."The agreement, initially reached in July, created a protected sea transit corridor and was designed to alleviate global food shortages by allowing exports to resume from three ports in Ukraine, a major producer of grains and oilseeds.I welcome the agreement by all parties to continue the Black Sea Grain Initiative to facilitate the safe navigation of export of grain, foodstuffs and fertilizers from Ukraine.

The initiative demonstrates the importance of discreet diplomacy in finding multilateral solutions."