Ukraine has requested an urgent meeting of the United Nations Security Council after Russian attacks on civilian shipping brought traffic through Kyiv’s Black Sea maritime corridor to a halt at the height of the agricultural harvest season. Acting Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Wednesday that no vessels passed through the maritime corridor during the day following a series of Russian attacks on civilian cargo ships.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. “Russia is holding global food security hostage,” Sybiha wrote on X. According to the foreign minister, Russia has struck at least three civilian cargo vessels in recent days, leaving dozens of crew members killed or injured. Ukraine has requested that the UN Security Council convene on July 27 to address what Kyiv describes as escalating Russian attacks on freedom of navigation in the Black Sea. Black Sea traffic grinds to a halt The disruption comes during one of the most important periods of the Ukrainian agricultural calendar, when harvested grain is normally moving toward export terminals and international markets. Sybiha described the absence of vessels from the corridor Wednesday as a deliberate attempt to inflict economic and humanitarian damage by targeting Ukraine’s ability to export food. He compared Moscow’s actions in the Black Sea with recent Iranian attacks on energy routes around the Strait of Hormuz, arguing that Russia is applying similar pressure to global food markets.