Regarding exports of wheat and other items from ports in southern Ukraine, where the timing of reopening was the focus, the Ukrainian Minister of Infrastructure announced on the 1st that the first ship loaded with grain left the port of Odesa in the south.
Regarding the issue of wheat exports from Ukrainian ports facing the Black Sea being stagnant due to the blockade by the Russian military, the "joint coordination" established based on the agreement between Russia and Ukraine with Turkey and the United Nations as mediators has been established. We have continued to discuss the resumption of exports through the Center.
Ukraine's infrastructure minister Kubrakov said on Facebook on Monday that the first ship loaded with grain had left the southern port of Odesa.
A video posted on Facebook shows a large cargo ship being guided through the harbor by a smaller vessel.
According to the Turkish defense ministry, following the agreement, the first ships will be loaded with corn and bound for Lebanon in the Middle East.
With this departure, exports of Ukrainian grains and other items, which had been delayed due to the Russian military invasion, resumed, but as the Russian military intensifies its attacks in the south, the focus is on whether exports will continue to proceed smoothly. is.