The Ukrainian sea ports authority said in a statement that the new cargoes would include wheat, corn and sunseed oil
Thanks to the framework agreement brokered by Turkey and the United Nations, Ukraine managed in early August to resume exports from its Black Sea ports, which had been stalled for five months because of Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion.
“Today we expect 5 vessels to enter at the port of Chornomorsk – this is the largest figure during the operation of the ‘grain corridor’,” it said. Moscow calls its action in Ukraine a “special military operation” to demilitarize its neighbour and protect Russian-speaking communities. Ukraine calls it an imperial-style war of conquest.
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