Two grain ships have docked in an Odesa port city as Ukraine single-handedly pushes ahead with trying to end Russia’s blockade of its Black Sea coast.
| The first cargo vessels to arrive at a Ukrainian port since Russia terminated a deal under which Kyiv was able to export food crops across the Black Sea were moored on Sunday in Chornomorsk, offering early signs of hope that Ukraine could open an alternative route for grain shipments., particularly for countries in Africa and the Middle East that are facing hunger.APthat had allowed Kyiv to export grain by sea, a deal that was seen as essential to keeping the world’s food prices stable.
The bulk carrier Aroyat and the cargo vessel Resilient Africa are expected to be loaded with about 22,000 tons of wheat destined for countries in Africa and Asia, Ukraine’s infrastructure minister, Oleksandr Kubrakov, said on the weekend. Data from the Marine Traffic website showed the vessels moored in Chornomorsk on Sunday morning.“First civilian vessels use the temporary corridor to reach Ukrainian ports,” Mr Kubrakov said on social media.
Underlining the risks, Russia launched a drone and missile attack early Sunday on the Odesa region of southern Ukraine. A granary and farmland north of the port city of Odesa were hit, according to Oleh Kiper, the head of the regional military administration. Russia has also struck Ukraine’s Danube River ports at Izmail and Reni, which are increasingly used as an alternative to the main ports along the Black Sea.
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