Pro-Russian official says ship carrying tons of grain leaves Ukraine's port
The first grain shipment since the start of the war left from Berdyansk, Zaporizhzhia region
The first grain shipment since the start of the war left from Berdyansk, Zaporizhzhia region
A ship carrying 7,000 tons of grain left from Ukraine's seized port of Berdyansk on Thursday, said the region's Moscow-appointed governor.
“After several months of inactivity, the first merchant ship left the Berdyansk Commercial Sea Port,” Evgeny Balitsky, the head of the pro-Russia administration, said on Telegram. “The safety of the dry cargo ship is provided by ships and boats of the Novorossiysk naval base of the Black Sea Fleet.”
The first grain shipment since the start of the war left from Berdyansk which is a port city in the Zaporizhzhia region of southeastern Ukraine.
“Berdyansk Bay and the port itself are completely safe. And port workers and port equipment are ready for cargo transshipment,” the pro-Russia administrator said.