“As part of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Grain from Ukraine program, 25,000 tons of Ukrainian humanitarian wheat was sent to Ethiopia,” he said.

Earlier, the Joint Coordination Center reported that five dry cargo ships with corn, wheat and barley left Ukrainian ports.

Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry, head of the secretariat of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum Oleg Ozerov announced the country's readiness to replace Ukrainian grain.