Did President Zelensky and the Ukrainian armed forces not listen to US Vice President JD Vance's warnings and request after all?On Wednesday a "massive" Ukrainian drone and missile strike was unleashed on Russia's port city of Novorossiysk, which badly damaged grain export terminals at what also constitutes the the last major Russian naval base on the Black Sea.via RetuersThree were killed, including an eight-year-old child, and also 24 people were injured in the Wednesday nighttime attack.Zelensky acknowledged the rocket and underwater drone attack in what he hailed as a "unique operation" to strike the Russian naval base at Novorossiysk.It seems Zelensky is distinguishing this instance as a hit on a purely 'military target' given he did not mention the grain export terminal aspect to the destruction."The occupying fleet and all the infrastructure that supports it will not be safe as long as Russian aggression continues," Zelensky said.Many Russian assets previously docked at the longtime Russian fleet's home base of Sevastopol were forced to vacate during earlier phases of the war, given the frequent prior targeting of the historic Crimean naval hub. Some ships have even been relocated as far away as the Caspian Sea in order to protect them.The attack could seriously impact global food supplies, particularly in the African continent.Reuters has said shutdowns resulted: "Two of Russia's biggest grain terminals at the southern port of Novorossiysk have suspended operations as a result of overnight Ukrainian drone strikes, four industry sources told Reuters on Wednesday.""Russia is the world's ​largest wheat exporter and most of those exports are shipped via its Black Sea ​ports like Novorossiysk. Russia's main grain lobby group warned last month that Ukrainian ⁠drone attacks could shut down grain exports via the Black Sea in the near future, ​pushing up prices and causing hunger in Africa and the Middle East," the report added.Novorossiysk is also home to vital oil export ​infrastructure. Kiev has essentially declared open season on Russian oil exports, arguing that proceeds fuel Russia's military machine.A state of emergency has been declared in Novorossiysk after a Ukrainian drone attack