They passed 159 days since Russia advanced on Ukrainian soil during the early hours of February 24. The day is marked by the departure of the Razoni ship from the port of Odessa, the first time that a ship with grain on board has left a Ukrainian port since the beginning of the war.

The Razoni, with the flag of Sierra Leone, left with 26 thousand tons of corn on board, around 8:30 am (local time), minus two in Lisbon. As promised by Turkey last week, the ship did indeed leave the Ukrainian port on Monday. after long months of confinement, bound for Lebanon.

“The day of relief for the world,” as Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba described it on Twitter. The Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine argues that a step has been taken to “prevent hunger in the world”.

The reactions to this development, days after the signing of the agreement to unblock cereal exports, on July 21, follow one another. The United Nations also issued a statement in this regard, welcoming “warmly” the departure of this ship.

“The Secretary-General hopes that this will be the first of many commercial vessels, in accordance with the signed agreement, and that it will bring essential stability and assistance for global food security, in particular in the most fragile humanitarian contexts,” the UN considers in a sentence. .

Regarding the strategy, the British Ministry of Defense shared that Russia may be reorganizing its strategy in Donbass, since the plan it has been carrying out since April in this region has not resulted in relevant developments. Back-to-back Russian assaults on the Bakhmut axis northeast of Donetsk were also mentioned, with British Defense noting that these moves have resulted in “slow progress”.

You can also follow the entire evolution of the conflict throughout this Monday on our liveblog.

The first ship with Ukrainian grain has already left the port of Odessa

What happened during sunrise and morning.

• Russia attacked Mykolaiv during the early hours of Monday. Civilian infrastructure, including a hospital, was damaged.
• The Razoni ship left Odessa, bound for Lebanon, with 26,000 tons of corn on board. She is the first ship to leave Ukrainian ports since the beginning of the invasion.
• 300 people were reported missing in the kyiv region. The information was shared by the police chief, on Telegram, also mentioning that there are Ukrainian citizens detained in Belarus. The Ukrainian authorities also have 216 unidentified bodies.
• Documents cited by Ukrinform reported that Belarus, seen as an ally of Russia, will install electronic combat systems at some border points with Ukraine.
• An attack in Kharkiv will have wounded two people. The population of the second largest city in Ukraine is encouraged to stay in the shelters.

Cereals. “The export should not last long”