Turkey continues to receive Russian ships with stolen Ukrainian grain

The bulk carrier Matros Pozynich, which previously transported grain from the occupied territories of Ukraine to Syria, entered the occupied Sevastopol on May 25 after a voyage from the Turkish port of Gullyuk.

Matros Pozynich (IMO: 9573816) entered the Sevastopol Bay on May 25, 2026 and moored at berth No. 20 opposite the Avlita grain terminal, reports Kateryna Yaresko, a journalist for the SeaKrime project of the Myrotvorets Center.

Previously, the bulk carrier transported grain from the occupied territories of the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as Crimea, to Latakia, Syria. After the voyage to Syria, the ship entered the Turkish port of Gullyuk, where it took on a new cargo, which it later delivered to the occupied Sevastopol.

According to Yaresko, the ship Matros Shevchenko (IMO: 9574195) also uses a similar route. The bulk carrier previously delivered grain from occupied Sevastopol to the Turkish Iskenderun, after which it also called at the port of Gullyuk. The ship is currently at anchor.

The journalist notes that the occupation authorities are trying to “increase the profitability” of illegal voyages between the occupied Crimea and the Middle East, combining the transportation of stolen Ukrainian grain with commercial cargo from Turkey.

“Such sea traffic between Turkish and Crimean ports violates Ukrainian sovereignty and contradicts Circular No. 635/2017 of the Chamber of Shipping of the Turkish Chamber of Commerce and Industry,” summarizes Kateryna Yaresko.

Earlier it became known that a Russian ship with grain from occupied Berdyansk is heading to Turkey.