Razoni ship docks at port of Mersin in Turkey - ambassador
The Razoni, the first ship to leave the port of Odesa, carrying a cargo of corn bound for Lebanon, has finally docked at the port of Mersin in Turkey.
10 August 2022
The Razoni, the first ship to leave the port of Odesa, carrying a cargo of corn bound for Lebanon, has finally docked at the port of Mersin in Turkey.
In July 2022, Ukraine exported 2.66 million tonnes of agricultural products, which is 22.7% more than in the previous month.
09 August 2022
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky in a phone conversation with President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Felix Tshisekedi emphasized the need to overcome a global food crisis caused by Russia’s military aggression.
In Kherson region, one person was killed and other civilians were injured in Russian shelling of villages and settlements.
Ukraine has already exported more than 370,000 tonnes of agricultural products since the "grain corridor" started operating.
On Tuesday morning, two more dry cargo ships left the port of Chornomorsk along the "grain corridor". OCEAN LION ship loaded with corn heads for South Korea, while RAHMİ YAĞCI ship transports sunflower cake to Istanbul.
08 August 2022
International partners should prevent any attempts by the Russian Federation to disrupt food exports by sea.
The agreement on unblocking ports does not restrict Ukraine in terms of exports by sea, and they may fully resume if Russia adheres to the agreement terms.
If Russia fulfills its obligations regarding the ‘grain corridor’, Ukraine will continue to guarantee the stability of food exports to the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
On Monday, August 8, the Sacura bulk carrier, loaded with Ukrainian agricultural products, left the Pivdennyi port and is headed for Italy.
The dry cargo ships MV Arizona and MV Sacura with export grain are scheduled to leave ports “Chornomorsk” and “Pivdenne” today, August 8.
07 August 2022
Following the Razoni dry cargo ship loaded with corn, which was the first to leave Ukraine along the "grain corridor", 20 more ships are ready to leave Odesa.
The general cargo ship Fulmar S has arrived at Chornomorsk port and is ready for loading.
Ukraine's Armed Forces destroyed 23 Russian military personnel, a radar for an anti-aircraft missile system, a Pantsir-S1 air defense missile system and two military vehicles in southern Ukraine.
In a phone call, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and President of the European Council Charles Michel discussed the situation on the battlefield, namely at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP).
The second sea caravan carrying Ukrainian foodstuffs left the ports “Odesa” and “Chornomorsk” – three ships from Chornomorsk and another one from Odesa.
Turkey’s National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar in a phone call with Ukraine’s Minister of Defense Oleksiy Reznikov and Minister of Infrastructure Oleksandr Kubrakov discussed the issue of accelerating grain exports from the ports of Ukraine.
The Joint Coordination Center in Istanbul has authorized the departure of four more vessels from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports.
Next week Ukraine’s port of Pivdennyi will start operating within “grain initiative”.
06 August 2022
Turkey’s dry cargo ship FULMAR S is approaching the port of Chornomorsk to load grain, being the first such ship set to export agricultural produce from Ukraine since February 24, the day Russia invaded.
05 August 2022
The more Ukrainian grain will be on the global market, the smaller will be the harvest of political chaos.
The first vessels loaded with the new-harvest Ukrainian wheat may depart from the unblocked sea ports as soon as this August.
The first ship to be loaded with Ukraine’s grain has left Turkey. The vessel is expected to arrive in Ukraine’s port of Chornomorsk tomorrow evening.
Ukrainian farmers have already harvested 17.5 million tonnes of early grain and leguminous crops from 4.8 million hectares (41% of the area).
Odesa Region’s farmers completed the harvesting of early grain crops, having threshed 2.5 million tonnes of grain and leguminous crops.
Three vessels with grain left Ukrainian ports this morning
This morning the first convoy of vessels loaded with Ukrainian grain has left the so-called Great Odesa ports.
04 August 2022
Canada will resume the UNIFIER military training mission by sending military trainers to Britain to help teach Ukrainian soldiers.
Ukraine seeks to expand ties with African countries.
The whole world, in particular the countries of the African continent, cannot take a neutral position regarding Russia's war against Ukraine, as Russian aggression will have consequences for them as well.