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| Six vessels with food left the ports of Ukraine in two days |
| 2022-08-09 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [RIA Novosti] Six foreign ships with food left Ukrainian ports on August 7 and 8, Mikhail Mizintsev, head of Russia's National Defense Control Center, said. "As part of the implementation of the Initiative on Mutual Understanding for the Safe Transportation of Grain from the Ports of Ukraine, on August 7, the dry-cargo ship Riva Wind (Marshall Islands, cargo - corn) left the port of Odessa, the tanker Mustafa Nekati ( Turkey , cargo - sunflower oil) , dry cargo ships "Star Helen" (Marshall Islands, cargo - flour) and "Glory" (Marshall Islands, cargo - corn) from the port of Chernomorsk," the general said. In addition, on Monday, the cargo ship Arizona ( Liberia ) with corn left the port of Chernomorsk, and the dry cargo ship Sakura (Liberia) with soybeans left the port of Yuzhny, Mizintsev added. At the same time, 61 foreign ships from 14 countries still remain blocked in six Ukrainian ports, namely in Kherson, Nikolaev, Chornomorsk, Ochakov, Odessa and Yuzhny. It became unprofitable for Ukrainian farmers to grow grain He stressed that Russia strictly implements all agreements to ensure the export of grain, food and mineral fertilizers from Ukrainian ports. Earlier on Monday, the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine informed that the Polarnet vessel, which was one of the first to take part in the initiative for the safe transportation of grain and food, successfully passed the inspection team in Istanbul and arrived at its final destination in Turkey. Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the UN signed a "trade deal" on July 22. The package of these documents provides for the removal of restrictions on the export of Russian agricultural products and fertilizers to world markets, and also determines the algorithm for the safe exit of commercial ships from the Black Sea ports controlled by Ukraine along specially created sea corridors. The humanitarian operation is taking place with the active participation of Russian officers as part of the Joint Coordination Center in Istanbul. |
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