The Russians are again taking stolen Ukrainian wheat to the Houthis

The ship Zafar, which is probably loaded with Ukrainian grain, is again sent to the port of Yemen.

Currently, the ship has left the port of Djibouti and is on its way to the port of Salef, which is located in Yemen,SeaKrime project journalist Kateryna Yaresko reports.

Yaresko also noted that the route of the ship “Zafar” resembles the past, when it transported Ukrainian grain to the Houthis.

It will be recalled that the bulk carrier “Zafar”, which has already appeared in numerous investigations due to the smuggling of Ukrainian grain, took out wheat from the “Avlita” terminal in Sevastopol on October 8, 2024. The ship left the port after almost two months of waiting.

This is Zafar’s second illegal flight to Yemen. It will be recalled that the first flight took place in May this year, when a shipment of wheat was delivered to the Yemeni port of Salif, controlled by the Houthis.

Despite the theft of Ukrainian grain, the delivery of wheat from occupied Sevastopol to Yemen was allowed by the UN Verification and Inspection Mechanism for Yemen (UNVIM). The case was covered by Lloyd’s List and Belingcat.

At the time, security analysts called it a worrying development that should raise alarms about the UN-led verification mechanism.

Earlier, USM reported that the Russian bulk carrier “Zafar” again transported stolen Ukrainian wheat to the Houthis.