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The drone strike on two tankers of the Russian “shadow fleet” off the coast of Turkey has become yet another signal about the vulnerability of the Kremlin’s oil logistics. At the same time, it has already forced insurers to reassess risks in the Black Sea.

In the first 20 days of August, Moldovan Railways transported 15.7 thousand tons of agricultural cargo in transit.

In the first 15 days of August, Ukraine exported only 641.9 thousand tons of agricultural products, and the projected export volume for the entire month is about 1.33 million tons.

Ukraine has offered Russia a mutual halt to attacks on ships transporting agricultural products through the Black Sea, but Moscow has refused.

Due to the halt in sea exports, Ukraine is now exporting about 300,000 tons of oil per month — about half as much as before.

At the same time, the rate for grain trucks in September will not change and will be 3271 UAH per car per day excluding VAT.

At the same time, the largest alternative destination for Ukrainian agricultural products currently remains Romania.

Ukraine has appealed to the International Maritime Organization due to the sharp deterioration in shipping safety in the Black Sea.

The Romanian Defense Ministry released a video of the operation, which shows a fighter jet hitting a drone with its onboard cannon.

Ukrainian grain is transported in Ukrainian wagons, so its transit does not limit Moldovan farmers’ access to the wagon fleet.

In the Black Sea, two bulk carriers associated with the same Greek business were attacked over the course of several days: ANNA S near Novorossiysk and ANTONIA S near a Ukrainian port.

On the night of August 21, Russian troops attacked the Bolgrad and Izmail districts of the Odesa region with drones.

The closure of the ports of Great Odesa may lead to a reduction in production by the company’s enterprises in August by approximately 30%.

The Ministry of Agrarian Policy will submit to the Cabinet of Ministers a proposal to increase the deadline for the return of foreign exchange earnings from the export of basic grains, oilseeds and vegetable oil from 120 to 150 days.

The Cabinet of Ministers has appointed Ruslan Oliynyk and Kyrylo Fesyk as Deputy Ministers of Reconstruction, Infrastructure and Transport of Ukraine.

The state-owned company “CTO”, owned by the German HHLA, showed an increase in transshipment in the first half of 2026, while the group’s overall container turnover decreased.

Problems with the operation of Ukrainian and Russian ports in the Black and Azov Seas could reduce global grain supplies this year by about 86 million tons.

The Romanian Shipping Canals Administration has completed the modernization and expansion of the capacities of the Luminița port on the Danube-Black Sea canal.

In the first half of August, Ukraine exported 794 thousand tons of agricultural products – about 30% of the potential volume.