"The container ship JOSEPH SCHULTE under the flag of Hong Kong, which has been in the port of Odessa since February 23 last year, went beyond the Vorontsov lighthouse and is heading for the Bosphorus," the STRANA newspaper reports.
It is specified that on board the ship there are more than 30 thousand tons of cargo, including food. What is on the ship in addition to food is not specified.
Earlier, the Ukrainian Navy announced the opening of temporary corridors in the Black Sea for the passage of merchant ships.
It is specified that we are talking about such ports as Chernomorsk, Odessa and Yuzhny.
The Russian Defense Ministry had previously warned that from July 20, all ships that sail through the Black Sea to Ukrainian ports will be considered by Russia as potential carriers of weapons and considered involved in the conflict on the side of the Kyiv regime.
The Russian Defense Ministry clarified that this is due to the termination of the grain deal and the curtailment of the maritime humanitarian corridor.