A Turkish government official, who acted as an intermediary regarding the resumption of exports of Ukrainian wheat and other products, predicted that a ship loaded with grain would depart from a port in southern Ukraine on the 1st.
In Ukraine, the Russian army seems to be conducting a fierce attack in the south, and the focus is on when exports will resume.
Regarding the problem of stagnant exports of wheat and other items from ports in southern Ukraine, US Secretary of State Brinken told Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov on the 29th of last month that Turkey and the United Nations could intervene to resume exports. and called on Russia and Ukraine to comply with the agreed deal.
Turkey's chief adviser to the president Karun told local media on the 31st that the loading work on the cargo ship had already been completed, and "the first ship is likely to leave the port on the morning of the 1st." He said he expected a ship loaded with grain to depart on the 1st.
Ukrainian President Zelensky posted on Twitter on the 31st, ``Ukraine's harvest this year may be halved, but the main goal is to prevent a global food crisis caused by a Russian invasion.'' He expressed hope for the resumption of exports.
Under these circumstances, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed on the 31st that it carried out airstrikes in Kherson and Mikolaiv provinces in southern Ukraine and destroyed weapons of the Ukrainian army.
Meanwhile, the mayor of Mikolayiv posted on social media on the 31st that "the most severe attacks have been recorded and many houses have been damaged," while the head of the Ukrainian president's office, Yermak, said that the management of a major grain export company A couple posted on social media that they were killed by Russian artillery shelling at their home in Mikolaiv.
In the south, while the Ukrainian army is on the offensive, the Russian army seems to be carrying out a fierce attack, and the focus is on when wheat exports will resume.