Russian bulk carrier with stolen grain unloaded at Turkish port
8.12.2025 - 15:40
Two ships that the Russians implicated in the theft of Ukrainian agricultural products have taken grain from temporarily occupied Mariupol and Crimea.
This was reported by Kateryna Yaresko, a journalist for the SeaKrime project of the Peacemaker Center.
Thus, the ship Victoria V (IMO:9454125) is unloading in the Turkish port of Tekirdag.
The bulk carrier delivered 6,000 tons of stolen wheat from occupied Mariupol, then plans to go for loading in occupied Sevastopol.
Another ship Mikhail Nenashev (IMO:9515539) from December 2 to 5 loaded 27,500 tons of wheat at Avlit in occupied Sevastopol, mainly from the occupied territories of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions.
“Exporter: PALLADA (TIN 6161095847) from Rostov. The vessel indicates the destination port of Alexandria in AIS, but it is possible that it will appear in Syria. We are watching,” said Kateryna Yaresko.
The Defense Intelligence War&Sanctions portal notes that the Victoria V vessel was also involved in the export of coking coal from the temporarily occupied Ukrainian port of Mariupol, using the following scheme: the vessel officially enters the Russian port of Temryuk; turns off the automatic identification system (AIS); goes to the port of Mariupol for loading; returns to Temryuk with the cargo; turns on the AIS; goes to the port of destination.
As previously reported by USM, the Victoria V vessel also transported stolen grain by the “Egyptian Express” from Berdyansk to the port of Alexandria.
