Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and his Polish counterpart Radosław Sikorski discussed Russia’s escalating attacks on civilian shipping in the Black Sea on Thursday, warning that the strikes threaten not only Ukraine but global food supplies. Sybiha described the conversation with Poland’s deputy prime minister and foreign minister as productive, with the two officials focusing on Russia’s intensifying campaign against civilian vessels and Ukrainian port infrastructure.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. “We discussed Russia’s intensified attacks on civilian vessels in the Black Sea and the implications of this terror for global food security,” Sybiha wrote on X. The conversation comes as Russian attacks increasingly threaten Ukraine’s main maritime export route. Between June 20 and July 20, Russian forces attacked 28 civilian vessels in the Black Sea, killing 21 people, according to regional prosecutors. Some shipowners have since halted calls at Ukrainian ports amid mounting security concerns, disrupting agricultural exports. On July 20, a Russian missile strike hit the Guinea-Bissau-flagged Golden Leo, which was carrying corn near Odesa, killing 10 people. A day later, a Liberian-flagged vessel sailing toward Ukraine was struck off the Romanian coast, further highlighting the growing risks to international commercial shipping in the region. Russia acknowledged on Wednesday that its forces had struck ports and vessels in Odesa and Chornomorsk, claiming the targets were supporting Ukraine’s military.