infrastructure shelling

Yesterday, August 4, Russian troops attacked the port infrastructure of the Mykolaiv region with Shahed drones.

The suspension of ship calls to the ports of Great Odesa could cause direct losses to the Ukrainian agricultural sector of $1.5 billion to $3 billion this year.

Due to the port shutdown, Kernel is preparing new conditions for grain storage, which will come into effect in September.

Agricultural producers will be able to attract affordable financing secured by the harvested crop in order to conduct autumn sowing and not sell grain at low prices.

Since the start of the full-scale war, Russian troops have struck 232 ships in the Black Sea and destroyed over a thousand Ukrainian port infrastructure facilities.

The actual suspension of ship calls to the ports of Great Odesa is already leading to losses for port terminals, the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority, and agricultural producers.

The Danube and Romanian ports can accept part of the cargo flow from Great Odesa, but no alternative route can fully replace the capacity of deep-sea ports.

On July 28, Russian forces struck a civilian vessel under the flag of Liberia for the third time, which was at anchor on the approaches to the port of Odesa.

The increase in freight rates in the Black Sea is associated with an increase in insurance, fuel and operating costs, as well as risks for crews.

After the sinking of the Golden Leo dry cargo ship, services are checking the Black Sea water area for possible pollution and preparing to eliminate the consequences of the fuel leak.