Following an agreement between the two countries, Turkey and the United Nations, the first grain-laden ship to leave Ukraine and head to Lebanon in the Middle East over the issue of agricultural exports from Ukrainian ports on the Black Sea being blocked by Russian military blockades. heading to
After this, the ship is expected to undergo inspections such as cargo at the transit point off the coast of Turkey.
The first ship loaded with grain left the port of southern Odesa on the 1st.
According to the Turkish Ministry of Defense, which is responsible for coordination, the ship will be loaded with corn and headed for Lebanon in the Middle East. I think it's a forecast.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that another 16 ships are waiting to depart from the port, and while expressing hope that exports will continue smoothly in the future, he said, "I have the illusion that Russia will not hinder Ukraine's exports. Don't," he warned.
Regarding the war situation in Ukraine, the US think tank "War Research Institute" analyzed on the 1st that "Russian troops continue to move troops from eastern Donetsk province to defense positions in southern Ukraine", and the British Ministry of Defense also said that Russia He pointed out that the military is trying to strengthen the front in the southeastern part of the country.
The Ukrainian military is aiming to recapture the controlled area in the south by utilizing the high-mobility rocket artillery system (Himaas) provided by the United States, and the offense and defense between the two sides is expected to become even more intense.