Ukrainian ports handling military cargoes to the Ukrainian armed forces are legitimate targets for the Russian military, Dmitry Belik, a member of the Russian State Duma (lower house of parliament) Committee on International Affairs, told TASS. "The Kiev regime is using Ukrainian ports to deliver military supplies to the armed forces, making them legitimate targets," the parliamentarian said. On operation of portsAccording to Ukrainian Agrarian Policy and Food Minister Taras Vysotsky, as of July 22, foreign cargo ships suspended calls to Ukrainian ports by the decision of carriers. Some vessel activity is observed only in the direction of the Danube ports of Izmail and Reni, however, their cargo handling capacity is significantly lower than that of the Greater Odessa ports. The Russian Defense Ministry regularly reports strikes on Ukrainian ports used for delivering military supplies to the Ukrainian armed forces, as well as on ships carrying cargoes for the Ukrainian army in the Black Sea.