Blockade
Slovak carriers threaten to block the border with Ukraine
The Union of Motor Carriers of Slovakia (UNAS) threatens to block the border to Ukrainian carriers.
Ukraine and Poland will hold negotiations to unblock the border
Representatives of Ukraine and Poland will hold negotiations at the border regarding the unblocking of checkpoints.
More than 20,000 vehicles are blocked at the border with Poland
On both sides of the Ukrainian-Polish border, more than 20,000 transport units are idle.
50 ships are blocked in Ukrainian ports
Of the 100 vessels blocked in Ukrainian ports since February 24, 2022, 50 vessels remain.
Two blocked vessels left the port Pivdennyi with a cargo of iron and ore
Two ships, which had been blocked there since the beginning of the full-scale war, left the Southern port.
“Breakthrough of the grain blockade” is actually not the first attempt- an expert
As of July 31, at least 16 vessels are anchored near Zmiinyi Island (mostly in Romanian territorial waters).
Because of the Russians, 50 million people were at risk of starvation
As a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the blockade of the Black Sea ports, more than 50 million people were at risk of starvation. USM tells how the Grains Agreement was able to postpone the world food crisis.
Zelenskyy: more than 1.5 million tons of agricultural products are stored in the Port of Pivdennyi
All the maritime countries of the world now see what could threaten their ports and water areas if Russia gets away with blocking navigation in the Black Sea.
Kim: 29 foreign ships are blocked in the ports of Mykolaiv
Since the beginning of the full-scale war, there have been 29 foreign ships with cargo waiting to go to sea in Mykolaiv ports.
Turkey is ready to mediate the evacuation from Ukraine of more than 40 foreign ships blocked by the Russian Federation
Turkey agrees to become a mediator in the evacuation from Ukraine, in addition to 6 Turkish, 38 other ships blocked by Russia since the beginning of the full-scale war.