Kyiv, 16 August 2023 (dpa/MIA) — New Russian drone strikes targeted Ukraine's ports on the mouth of the Danube river near the border with Romania, Ukrainian authorities said.

Warehouses and grain silos were damaged in one port overnight, the regional administration of Odessa said, without naming the exact location.

The fires were extinguished by the fire brigade, Governor Oleh Kiper wrote on Telegram. No one was killed or injured, he said.

A total of 13 Iranian-made combat drones were shot down overnight over the Odessa and Mykolaiv regions, in the south of the country, the Ukrainian Air Force said.

Russia has been blocking Ukrainian grain exports via Odessa and other Black Sea ports since mid-July, following its withdrawal from the internationally-backed grain deal with Ukraine.

The ports on the Danube, some of which are located only a couple hundred metres from NATO member Romania on the opposite bank of the river, have been attacked from the air several times.

Night-time drone attacks were also been reported from the Kharkiv region in the east.