ports
The Russians attacked the ports of Odesa Region with drones
On the night of August 16, Russian troops attacked the port infrastructure of Odesa region with Shahed-136/131 type UAVs.
Zelenskyy: the Russian Federation will be left without any ships if it continues to attack Ukrainian ports
If Russia continues to block the export of Ukrainian grain, Ukraine will find ways to stop it.
Three ports will be given a concession in Odesa Region
The three ports of Odesa (Odesa, Izmail and Chornomorsk) are planned to be transferred to a concession as early as 2024.
Humenyuk: Ukraine is repurposing air defense systems to protect ports
All Ukrainian ports are now ready to ship grain under the Grain Agreement, if this issue is resolved politically.
Inspection of Ukrainian cargoes can be transferred to the Baltic ports
Poland positively evaluates the idea of the Lithuanian government to transfer the inspection of Ukrainian agricultural cargo from the Polish-Ukrainian border to the ports of the Baltic Sea.
Russia is dumping the market and attacking the Danube. Does Ukrainian grain have back-up options?
It is increasingly difficult for Ukraine to maintain its share in the world market of agricultural products. After withdrawing from the Grain Agreement and shelling the Ukrainian port infrastructure, Russia began dumping the grain market.
The ports of the Mykolaiv Region are not yet planned to be demined
Vitaliy Kim, the head of Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration, said that there are currently no plans to start demining the ports in Mykolaiv Region.
Humenyuk: Ukraine will remain without any ports if it does not receive enough air defense systems
Ukraine may be left without ports in two to three months if Russia continues to attack the infrastructure and the partners do not provide appropriate weapons.
Romania closed access to its ports to ships with Russian cargo
Since July 24, Romania has introduced a ban on the entry of ships that can carry goods of Russian origin into its ports.
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.
